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By: You've Got To Find Passion In It

You've Got To Find Passion In It — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:57:22 +0000

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By: Worth the Risk? (Day #28) @ EMBRACE THE DETOUR

Worth the Risk? (Day #28) @ EMBRACE THE DETOUR — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:51:53 +0000

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By: Amber

Amber — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 04:47:41 +0000

A person can have many passions, right?

I am passionate about being a mom. It did involve bodily (IV’s) and some monetary (kids are expensive!) risks, but it seemed to work out.

I am passionate about learning. Something that definitely does not come with risks. (Except for the time management risk!)

I am passionate about writing. Some personal risk (will anybody read what I write?) involved.

Each of these passions involve different (or no) risks but I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t jump into them wholeheartedly.

Fascinating questions and wonderful comments!

By: Nicki

Nicki — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:17:36 +0000

Still looking for that “passion!” I know I will find it eventually. I search for it daily. I know it, at least in my case, involves some sort of creativity. I am not sure what sort, though.

People laugh but at 48, I am still unsure what I want to be when I grow up.

By: elizabeth

elizabeth — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 22:58:18 +0000

Rebecca, have you been reading my diary?

By: Rebecca @ Diary of a Virgin Novelist

Rebecca @ Diary of a Virgin Novelist — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:12:35 +0000

This is a subject that is near and dear to my heart. In my lifelong quest to find my “passion” I have only just realized that IT may not look like what I thought it would and IT may not feel like I thought it would and IT will definitely be messier than I thought it would.

I am one of those people that left a “safe” job for the world of the unknown. But I did not have a clear “passion” I was planning to pursue when I left. I just knew that I needed the room to figure it all out. I still haven’t figured it all out – not by a long shot – but I am finally enjoying the ride.

That counts for a lot.

By: Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:27:57 +0000

“I’m passionate about learning. I’m passionate about life.”

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000129/bio

By: anne

anne — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:05:38 +0000

wow…such insightful comments for a Friday. I’m loving everyone’s thoughts. Sarah-also particularly resonated with your idea that it’s only a risk if you want it to be a big moneymaker. Diane–good for you for finding something that feels “you”. Gale and Terry–keep searching. Still trying to figure mine out too:) And I’m glad I’m not the only creeped out by Tom Cruise.

By: Diane

Diane — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:03:05 +0000

hmmm. Yes. I exited my profession in management consulting with the more-than-comfortable salary because I wanted to change my career direction – align it closer to my passion for community service. I volunteered for a long while. Not much of a paycheck there, so I’d say that was a HUGE risk. Eventually I made the connections I needed to find a place in the nonprofit world where I feel I belong. There is a risk and there is a reward for the risk. It has to do with expending your energy toward an endeavor that resonates closely with your own set of values.

By: terry

terry — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:01:07 +0000

I’m still searching for my passions! That’s the great part of life. And I also think that if you are passionate about something, nothing can hold you back–risk becomes obsolete.