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!
Career Cadence: A Workshop on Passion
This week I had an inspiring chat with Alan and Paul, two Yale School of Management grads and founders of Career Cadence, an unusual startup focused on helping college students and young professionals to figure out their passions. Once the passion piece is figured out, they help their clients to find a job that fits this passion, and then help them market themselves effectively to potential employers. Oh, and they do this all, with great success, in five hours.
In my conversations with Paul and Alan I’ve been struck by how practically they frame the value of turning your passion into your career. They speak about the personal benefits of being a better performer at work (“Passion is a competitive advantage”). They also speak about the macroeconomic advantage of a society where people are more productive, where they come home with less stress and are thus more likely to take care of their families and their health.
Wonderful stuff and refreshing to see an education-focused startup in an era dominated by scalable technology. I’m curious to follow their journey. Here’s to their success.
