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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Profiles in Passion: Interviews Across America
This summer I drove across America in search of people have taken a risk to turn a passion into a career. From an export merchant turned baker in Chicago, to an electrical engineer turned pastor in Tulsa, I found stories that changed my perspective on both the benefits – and challenges – of entrusting in a motto I’ve long held dear, “behind every passion lies a business model.”
In a recent survey conducted by Manpower International, five out of six Americans intend to seek a new job in the coming year. If you are among those who’d like your new job to be rooted in a deep passion of yours, I hope the candid perspectives captured in this mini documentary may help you to make a more informed – and inspired – choice.
