Finding your passion

Research on finding your passion

Books on finding your passion

Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion - In Crush It! Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion, Gary Vaynerchuk shows you how tomake a living doing what you love and how to use the power of the Internet to turn your real interests into a real business.
The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything - Sir Ken Robinson's new book on Finding the Passion in your life (2009)
The Element Book - Sir Ken Robinson's great lecture at the TED conference on self realization, how schools kill creativity, how education makes us unlearn to be creative, and many other great thoughts.
The Leader in Me: How Schools and Parents Around the World Are Inspiring Greatness, One Child At a Time - a real case book on how the 7 Habits paradigm was applied in teaching leadership to kids; by Stephen R. Covey (2008)

Videos on finding your passion

Steve Jobs' Commencement address at Stanford University - Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple and Pixar, telling some very inspiring stories from his own life, inspiring graduates to find their real focus in life.
Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams - a very inspiring last lecture of Prof. Randy Pausch.
Randy Pausch Inspires Graduates - Randy Pausch's last speech before his death.
The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination - J.K. Rowling, author of the best-selling Harry Potter book series, delivers her Commencement Address at the Annual Meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association in 2008.
Charles Johnston on Finding Your Passion - Charles Johnston, President and CEO, Smith Barney on Finding Your Passion. [41:55]
Alain de Botton: A kinder, gentler philosophy of success - Alain de Botton: A kinder, gentler philosophy of success: a great talk at the TED Conference, recorded July 2009, about how anyone can achieve anything, envy, snobs and many more...

Blog entries on finding your passion

What Are You Good At? - Why understanding the process is more important than your domain knowledge; Seth Godin's blog post (Jan 2009)
3 steps to develop your passion - 3 Steps to Develop your passion; Identify role models, Take Inventory, Nurture and Develop.
Coaching yourself - develop your passion - a passion is nothing unknown. You just have to discover it and develop it by a Swedish life coach.
15 Questions that reveal your ultimate purpose in life - 15 Questions That Reveal Your Ultimate Purpose in Life - Every life has a meaning; so does yours. But it’s hidden so you can find it, otherwise you might miss your life.
How to Discover Your Life Purpose in About 20 Minutes - Steve Pavlina's advice on how to discover your life purpose. (2005)
The Meaning of Life: Discover Your Purpose - Do you have a pre-encoded purpose? by Steve Pavlina (2005)
North Star Manifesto - a blog by Duke Stump, dedicated to the real 100 most regenerative ideas, individuals and brands that are pioneering a new path towards the emerging future.

Websites on finding your passion

College can be a great way to uncover what you're interested in. - College can help you pursue your dream, but it's also a great way to uncover what you're interested in.

Web articles on finding your passion

Finding your passion One Week at a Time - Finding your passion One Week at a Time - the story of Sean Alken's journey who raised over $20,000 for charity
eHow's article on the subject - How do we find our passion in life?
Wife.org's article on the subject - Finding Your Passion; Excerpted from the bestselling book, It's More Than Money-It's Your Life! : The New Money Club for Women; by Candace Bahr and Ginita Wall
Serving Others - Finding Your Passion Through Serving Others; Commencement Speech given by Todd Bernstein at the Abington Friends School on June 8, 2005
Susan del Gatto's article on the subject - Finding Your Passion by Susan Del Gatto, Management Consultant and the author of Cobwebs of the Mind: How to Take Control of Stress

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