Passion or getting passionate is the ability to seamlessly connect to an infinite energy that has created us, however we are finite. It’s one’s ability how he she uses his / her passion to create run get fulfil his her needs wants & fantasy. For own self for family society region country or go global. I don’t understand passion, how can I use it? Well how many of you understand electricity? The way Volta, Ampere, Galvani did? We use it every day? Don’t we? Since passion is energy we can use it like electricity, to “cook a man’s food” and or “cook the man”!! Passion can be used to love and hate, you can generate it switch it off or on. We can create a Taj Mahal (Passion) in 20 years(dedication) or 60 hours of intense, engaging gun battle in Taj Hotel (Mumbai) pushing up TRP of all major channel, challenging men in uniform to become fediyan a martyr . We are not born in the best of best society we can definitely do something to make it better. Again we are getting into the realm of perception, judgment, good, bad, ego supremacy. Passion well channelized (dedication) in a person is a genius a hero a villain (Hitler, he spoke of German blue blood, nothing wrong or right had he kept it to himself, what he did with his understanding of his countrymen destroyed his country and he himself had to put a bullet in his head). In the same period Einstein a Jew who migrated to USA was unknown till his late 30’s became famous for his General theory of relativity. They are particles that move faster than light, but does not crash the theory instead extend our understanding of the Universe and how it operates .
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Joydeep Dasgupta, Business Development, New Horizon
| 04 15 2012 04:30:05 +0000
Let's keep it very simple.... Where there is passion, dedication automatically comes in. Regards, Shruth & Smith Foundation. Banshankari, Bangalore. http://www.shruthandsmithfoundation.org
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Shruth & Smith Group, Owner, Shruth & Smith Foundation
| 12 20 2011 05:09:34 +0000
Thanks Joydeep for referral. Nicely explained and I ditto your comments.
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Rathin Deb, Advisor and retail consultant, currently as Branch Manager, Tower Infotech Ltd
| 10 21 2011 08:32:18 +0000
Passion relates to hobbies and interests like 'passion for sports car', 'passion for painting' etc. Dedication refers to the sincerity and honesty against a specific job alloted to you even though you are not interested on it but have to do it for the sack of professionalism.
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Biswajit Sarma, Project Manager - Construction of Raddison 5 Star Hotel, DS Group
| 10 20 2011 04:28:20 +0000
Passion is something you require to start with,it may be energy or an idea that drives us.Dedication without passion is a compromise.
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Uday B.Mhatre, Proprietor, MIPL
| 10 19 2011 16:47:32 +0000
Like everything which is not the involuntary result of fleeting emotion but the creation of time and will, any marriage, happy or unhappy, is infinitely more interesting than any romance, however passionate.
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Seema , Partner/Principal/VP, Angel Associates
| 10 19 2011 12:33:06 +0000
Passion is permanent and natural, dedication is only temporary against a specific activity.
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Biswajit Sarma, Project Manager - Construction of Raddison 5 Star Hotel, DS Group
| 10 17 2011 07:01:01 +0000
yes i agree with joyedeep sir & prgati. passion should come first & then dedication afterward.
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manish , My a/c is not showing ..help toostep
| 10 17 2011 04:31:39 +0000
passionate come first then dedicated comes which result to love or hate.thanks for sharing sir.
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pragati parihar, MBA/PGDM student, banasthali university,jaipur
| 10 15 2011 14:03:05 +0000
Difference : Both Dedication and Passion co-relate with each other!! its like Two brother from the same Mother.. I found Mr. Jayagopal answer best for this debate!!
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Rohit Thakur, Electrical Engineer-Industrial, Quality Engineering and Software Technologies
| 10 15 2011 05:05:42 +0000
When there is no passion, dedication becomes difficult and then you have to stretch yourself in order to do things. Passion should come first.
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Kavitha Shankar, Sr/Principal Coresspondent, ABC
| 10 14 2011 04:44:27 +0000
Thanks sir for nice explanation.
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Virag Shah, Confidential
| 10 14 2011 03:52:32 +0000
According to me its the passion that comes first leading on to dedication. In simpler words, you need passion to go after something and then dedication to sustain your pursuit. To understand this further, we can get inspired by the Tom Hanks movie where he is chased throughout. The police chief had the passion to catch him and the dedication to continue his pursuit looking for clues and learning from each mistake where he missed catching Hanks. Its actually a catch 22 situation here. Having the passion doesnt necessarily mean you have the dedication or vice versa. I feel it differs from person to person and is situational !
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Jaygopal Raghavan, Marketing Manager, Landmark Group
| 10 13 2011 18:06:08 +0000
brief passion is sth you like and dedication is sth that you want or must do ..you might have dedication to study but lack passion on it
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rajesh , MBA/PGDM student, Presidency college of management sciences
| 10 13 2011 16:05:39 +0000
Yes sir, i agree with you ..but without interest and enthusiasm , neither small or nor big picture is possible in life. if i may wrong , you can tell me.
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Virag Shah, Confidential
| 10 13 2011 15:37:36 +0000
..Further to what i have said...i feel without dedication one can'f follow one's passion...and as Mr Satwinder has rightly said...it all starts with trust-respect-liking and it has a cause..a reason to be dedicated to something..someone...while i feel passion to be of some higher degree..and perhaps involves a greater relationship with the heart..and requires a greater degree of freedom..and might have few more hurdles in its way... i like what someone has said..."whats life without a little passion"--over to you Makrand sir..
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ujjval jain, Retail, Retail
| 10 13 2011 15:13:33 +0000
Inderpalji I am passionate about the complexities of human psyche and dedicated to finding more about them!! Does that answer part of your question which really wasnt there?? :)) But you see the idea here is that people should look at themselves and answer this or debate this in the appropriate column! This debate is all about self involvement in terms of making other people here understand the reason where you stand and why you stand!! Thanks for being here as always!
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Makrand Bhave, AGM - Corporate Business, E18, part of Network 18 Group
| 10 13 2011 13:53:09 +0000
Srinivas, Welcome!! Dedication does not necessarily mean that you dont like the thing you are dedicated to!! But Passion also on the same side does not necessarily mean genuine liking!! If I passionately HATE politics as a subject or because of the politicians... I HATE it PASSIONATELY!!! But I have a passion for writing but dont always like to write!! What I am trying to find here is the fact that if you are where you are would you dedicate it to your passion or would you have rather dedicated your interest elsewhere where you would have passionately gotten better results??? Thank you for adding your valuable inputs :))
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Makrand Bhave, AGM - Corporate Business, E18, part of Network 18 Group
| 10 13 2011 12:47:15 +0000
Thanks, Makarand for the referral. Another one from you that makes me put on various thinking hats to give one small answer. I guess you are passionate about such debates :) Passion leads to dedication. If I am passionate about something, the passion in me is going to drive me to spend more time on the subject thus over time making me dedicated to the job I am pursuing. I could extrapolate the same to a hobby for example. A hobby (different from an interest) is something a person is passionate about and thereby tends to spend more and more free time on the hobby. This later leads to dedication for the same.
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Inderpal Singh, Director - Academics and Admissions, MILE - Management Institute for Leadership and Excellence
| 10 13 2011 12:27:06 +0000
Virag.. Interest is meant for smaller things to do.. like hobbies!! Passion and dedication are for the bigger picture in life!! Thanks for being here my friend!
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Makrand Bhave, AGM - Corporate Business, E18, part of Network 18 Group
| 10 13 2011 12:16:27 +0000
I just like to reproduce the opinion of one miss Linda. I believe she aptly said so I would like to reproduce the same. In her opinion " You don't need to necessarily enjoy what you're dedicated to. You could be dedicated to getting good grades, but that doesn't mean you have a passion for studying or learning. Passion, on the other hand, is something that you like, even though you don't have to do it. It's something you enjoy and feel strongly about, and feel very happy and relaxed while doing it. It's more like a hobby. Like you can have a passion for writing" I love to thank Miss Linda for this beautiful description.
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Srinivas suravajhala, Asst. Manager.
| 10 13 2011 12:01:56 +0000
Actually, Passionate & Dedicated both word are co-related with each other.If one will exist, the other will automatically will come. The important thing is here " INTEREST" which will hold the hand of both passionate & dedicated. Interest is staying between its. If any person are working with his/her passion, he/she must be interested and he/she will be dedicate his all energy in that. Thanks sir for nice debate.
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Virag Shah, Confidential
| 10 13 2011 11:29:24 +0000
Ujval!! Thanks for being here as always! No easy way out here just like I mentioned to Satwinder. Ujval you have to be more open in your participation. I would urge you to participate with a lot of passion to what you have done and achieved. Lets understand the meaning of your being in Passion and not just a general reasoning. there has to be validation my friend. Please come back and do the needful.:)
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Makrand Bhave, AGM - Corporate Business, E18, part of Network 18 Group
| 10 13 2011 11:15:07 +0000
Sir...its quite interesting...i always wished that i can dedicate myself to my passion...but the third thing sometimes what life teaches is to be practical...as at least i have made to learn with all my experiences so far...still i'd like to remain passionate and 'd very much like to dedicate myself to it as far as the almighty allow me to do so....amazing as always Makrand..you provoked me as always..thanks!
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ujjval jain, Retail, Retail
| 10 13 2011 10:47:41 +0000
not supporting till i get participation
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sanjiv gala, Freelancer, Advertising/PR/MR/Events
| 10 13 2011 10:08:31 +0000
I am not supporting anything till I get the participation!
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Makrand Bhave, AGM - Corporate Business, E18, part of Network 18 Group
| 10 13 2011 09:45:54 +0000
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I prefer dedication, over passion.Thanks for referral, JOYDEEP.
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SHRIKANT MANOHAR DANKE, Project Manager, Phadnis Infrastructur Ltd
| 10 20 2011 13:28:34 +0000
Makarand, When U say that you are not supporting any thing till U get the participation, is'nt that indicative of your passion to participation and non dedication to any thing ?
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PRITHVI RAJ DUBEY, Managing Director, RAJ ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES PVT LTD
| 10 17 2011 03:00:02 +0000
ya i m also satisfied with parimala, because if u r just passionate then it may have positive or negative impact but dedication is only relate with ur positivity.
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prachijindal , Pursuing MBA in Aviation management, Banasthali university
| 10 16 2011 16:25:06 +0000
Just being passionate is like love with no responsibility, passion with love or hate............passion with love and dedication will give good results not only for one person where as it inspires everybody for good. Passionate with hate rate and dedication results in disaster..........no good for anybody.... the best two examples,i can give is Hitler and Gandhi............Gandhi became mahatma by his peaceful moment and spread the love with dedication the passion for him to get independence with minimum loss of life...........today ,we r living in democratic country.........the sacrifice given by so many great souls............so many were their it’s only mahatma who understood and first implemented on him then asked people to follow him, this is total dedication............... When we talk about Hitler, he also fought for his country with passion filled with hate rate towards Jews. He opted war became devil in example; whose orders took so many innocent people life.........this is brutal murder............ Passion with love and dedication brought freedom for countries inspired by Gandhi ........doing good with good thinking is always good.........it’s human otherwise its devil........... Passion and dedication and love are like one is connected to other, if these three work individually or independently with different option, the result is haphazard.
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parimala.c.wagh , Tech Architect, freelance
| 10 15 2011 04:59:47 +0000
Dear Makrand, Thanks for raising a nice topic and invite. Passion bears both positive and negative content for "self" in most cases and for others at lesser times. Dedication in contrast seldom has self in forefront and does not include negative emotions at all.... to best of my understanding dedication is more of positive a quality.
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Ravindra Sharma, Managing Consultant, CHEF-India
| 10 14 2011 14:53:29 +0000
When passion gets concentrated and stabilised it is Dedication.
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PRITHVI RAJ DUBEY, Managing Director, RAJ ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES PVT LTD
| 10 14 2011 14:39:43 +0000
Welcome Jaygopal :) " Its actually a catch 22 situation here..." It most certainly is! This is something I want to understand in human psyche! Is it the glimpse of the light at the end of the tunnel that you see which makes you passionate about the light or is it the dedication that you will see light at the end of the tunnel that makes you passionate??? Two tracks, implying the same but never meeting!! Most crime series that you see would always tell you that the force is dedicated to getting justice done! But when it comes to that one person avoiding it, it becomes a passion!! I want to understand this aspect! Thanks once again for being here :)
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Makrand Bhave, AGM - Corporate Business, E18, part of Network 18 Group
| 10 14 2011 03:42:37 +0000
Virag, welcome back!! Interest and enthusiasm are one of the two steps to understand where you are!If you are not interested there will be no enthusiasm and thats common knowledge. And you are not wrong at all Virag! :)
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Makrand Bhave, AGM - Corporate Business, E18, part of Network 18 Group
| 10 14 2011 03:38:13 +0000
Well said Ujval!! Welcome back :) The difference between these two most commonly used words is that that they seem to be implying the same meaning, but in essence they are parallel tracks seeming to meet but never do!! My understanding stems from the fact that Passion applies to very materialistic things in life whereas dedication is more subliminal. Dedication requires one single rule... HONESTY! Passion epitomises craziness, mad hunger and tremendous excitement.. all of which could be the basis of a disaster or astounding success. You have to first understand where you are and how have you reached where you have to find out whether you are dedicated to it or passionate about it! Thanks once again brother :)
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Makrand Bhave, AGM - Corporate Business, E18, part of Network 18 Group
| 10 14 2011 03:35:49 +0000
"No two words in English have the same meaning, the beauty lies how one uses them..." Thanks Joydeep for this statement!! You see the beauty lies in the fact that you need to internally (self) realise what you are doing. If you understand that, the passion / dedication will follow. WHat I am meaning to find out is that if you have reached where you have is it passion or dedication?? Thanks a lot for being here Joydeep :)
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Makrand Bhave, AGM - Corporate Business, E18, part of Network 18 Group
| 10 14 2011 03:30:22 +0000
i really appreciate your comment on this thanks for such valuable insight
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rajesh , MBA/PGDM student, Presidency college of management sciences
| 10 13 2011 16:02:55 +0000
Now for my participation!! Dedication as rightly said by Satwinder here is all of what he mentions and more... When you dedicate something or someone or yourself to a task, hobby or work you are actually going at it with all your heart and TRUE feelings about the purpose that you have resolved to achieve!! Dedication solves issues of concentration and the honesty with which you attack a job or task. It also sends a message to people about your love or respect towards your task! You need to understand here that we are not talking about dedication as in dedicating a song or nominating someone, we are talking about your own true and right feelings towards the job at hand. I vote for dedication because dedication has the positivity, honesty and the approach set to the purpose. Passion on the other hand has two sides to it!You love with passion and hate with passion too!! So much so that it can be even called OBSESSIVE!! These lead to such emotions which would eventually lead you to right a wrong or wrong a right! More often its the second story because passion lacks the use of mind, it uses the heart as its vehicle!! Over to you gentlemen!
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Makrand Bhave, AGM - Corporate Business, E18, part of Network 18 Group
| 10 13 2011 14:00:35 +0000
I am so sorry that I did miss your debate but unfortunately Akshay I was not very active at all on toostep as i had DEDICATED myself elsewhere!! But I am truly sorry for not being able to participate!! Passion and Dedication are both heartfelt actions. Dedication is for belief in something and hence given to with a purpose in mind! Purpose ... thats where the dark side of dedication lies! If a result needs to be achieved there has to be a purpose for it! Passion on the other hand has two sides to it.. LOVE & HATE!! But in both these actions the efforts, the determination and the self involvement is MAX!! So where lies the difference?? Thanks for being here Akshay as always :))
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Makrand Bhave, AGM - Corporate Business, E18, part of Network 18 Group
| 10 13 2011 12:15:15 +0000
Wish that the debate could as presented in this format:- http://toostep.com/debate/fortunate-versus-lucky Anyhow, there is a subtle line of differentiation here. Passionate seems to be involved emotionally and instinctively to a particular mission or goal with strong belief, so it is steadfast without essentially any additional desires out of that.It is a self governed proclivity without much external influences. Dedication follows more of a mental attitude towards a task, activity or process without much of emotional overtones.Dedication relies on skills and may be inspired or modified by external influences.
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akshaya bhatia, Experienced IT plus Management Professional
| 10 13 2011 11:31:30 +0000
Thanks Satwinder!! You have taken the easier way out! This debate has a purpose. The purpose is to find the real demon in you. Will dedication get you to your result or will passion??? Its really an acid test to understand your own platform and where you stand on it. Have you reached there where you are because you want to (passionate)? Or you have reached there because you have been true to what you do (dedication)? Tricky, yes ... But very very self involving! Thanks for being here as always my friend.
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Makrand Bhave, AGM - Corporate Business, E18, part of Network 18 Group
| 10 13 2011 11:09:00 +0000
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