Passion Leads to Success, Or Does it?

From smallbiztrends.com:

“I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.” – Walt Disney

Have you ever found yourself sitting at a table with someone who only talks about themselves excessively and their theories about life and business are juvenile, overly simplistic and shallow?

I happened to be sitting next to a friend of a friend at dinner last week who fit this description. He attributed his success (success is a relative term, people) to being “passionate.”