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Choose Your Battles Wisely
Go into fighting your cause with passion and intent, but also with open eyes.
Choose your battles wisely.
Just about everyone has a cause or causes they believe in. Not just something that you support passively, but actively give time and attention to.
These causes can be found at many levels of our lives. Some are deeply personal, some involve friends and family, some are global.
Examples include: supporting cancer research and autism awareness; equality and fairness in a hobby you play in; stopping climate change or supporting equal pay; and so on. We can each become super-passionate about these causes, and fight tooth and nail to impact them.
Passion in life is important. Living a life with passion means you have drive and ambition, and you clearly have deep feelings on whatever you are passionate about. This is a good thing, because it can give you something to focus on to build bigger and better for yourself and beyond.
Be mindful when picking your battles
Yet sometimes you have to pick and choose your battles. This can be the case for any number of reasons, but the following are some examples to take into account:
