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PASSION IS A FEELING YOU CAN USE

PASSION IS A FEELING YOU CAN USE

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Oh, finally!  After beaucoup years of nonsense about “finding your passion” and “following your bliss,” people of influence are finally telling us more ordinary sorts a better truth. Passion is not a path.  Passion is not a guidepost.  Passion is really not a will-o-the-wisp phosphorescent light that dances ahead of you and maybe leads you into a bog or something. Passion is a feeling.  It comes, it goes, it morphs, it grows.  And, more than anything (like every other human…

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A MASTER’S JOURNEY: Jim Olson

A MASTER’S JOURNEY: Jim Olson

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The process-oriented mindset is one of several styles of moving to the beat of your own passion.  Another name for it is “mastery.” One of the best breakdowns of the requirements and outcomes of pursuing “mastery” is the one the celebrated art curator Sarah Lewis delineates in her book, THE RISE:  Creativity, the Gift of Failure and the Search for Mastery. This 2014 book is a fascinating exploration of the constant pursuit of excellence that is pretty much what distinguishes…

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HEART, PASSION AND THE WORLD

HEART, PASSION AND THE WORLD

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“Follow your passion”…”take the path with a heart.”  We hear that a lot, those of us who are looking for meaning and mana to add to our ordinary lives. Are they the same thing?  Do they mean what we’ve been told they mean?  Does this advice make sense?