The Passion Economy
Exploring the belief that by taking risks, failing often, and turning a passion into a career, we create more positive outcomes for ourselves and the communities in which we live.
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passion is in the risk.
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take the risk
one of my favorite things to tell my friends when they begin to doubt things/life/choices…
“if you never try, you’ll never know”
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“”The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work and the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t...”
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Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams
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“I’d rather be a failure at something I enjoy than a success at something I hate.”— George Burns
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Day 5: Passion
This, my friends, is called Not-your-typical-German-chocolate-cake.
Baking is my passion. I feel this sense of accomplishment... -
I don't care if chasing my dream makes me ridiculously poor...
I refuse to do things in life just to get by. I refuse to do things in life with no...
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“Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.”— General George Patton
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Nitin Rao sparks a conversation on how MBAs can follow their passion, in light of significant loan payments. Click through for more-
Next steps:
Take a safe job till I eventually pay off debt.Build a great company, and use entrepreneurial thought and action, starting with connections/resources at hard to find certain ways to cover monthly installments. Not to mention the much higher happiness and drive from being able to shape my experience!
Erik Proulx lost his job at one of the most well-respected ad agencies in the country. True to the saying “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade,” Erik instead made a movie about folks who use their being laid off as a new lease on life, an opportunity to follow the passions that they’ve always had.
Taking a risk is difficult, and it’s interesting how when the circumstance that some feared most (getting laid off) becomes reality, suddenly risk-taking seems more palatable and a whole new world of possibility opens up.
