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"Nothing makes me more excited than being able to work with really passionate people."
– Siri Lindley

I feel the same way.
I just watched this video, courtesy of Triathlonresearch.org, of an interview with Ironman champion Mirinda Carfrae and her coach (former pro triathlete champion) Siri Lindley. Essentially, they gave their closing words to a training camp they hosted with Triathlon Research for participants ranging from your every day Joe who simply wanted to stay fit by doing triathlons to overachievers striving to reach pro-level. My favorite part is when Siri came up to speak. She could not have said it better on how admirable and inspiring everyone can be when they find passion in their lives. She quoted Howard Thurman...

"Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive."
– Howard Thurman

She said this to reassure the triathletes that what they're doing, training and racing for what seems like is selfish, is really not selfish. It's really that you've found something in yourself that you are passionate about (And trust me, to do triathlons you gotta be passionate. Why else would you put yourself through so much pain and tests of endurance!), and when you find passion in your life, you're alive. And when you do so, you can only inspire others to find what they might be passionate for.

Again, inspiration -> passion -> life.