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The only way to do great work
is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you will know it when you find it. Steve Jobs Business Magnate & Innovator |
Week #1
Welcome I hope you are as excited as I am about our first program session! Donna Satchell Kimble |
I believe true success is
achieved when people find their passion.Because then they will work harder, fight longer, and reach higher for their success. Pam Williams Georgia Teacher of The Year |
Read chapter 1(The Importance of Passion) in
Discover & Pursue Your PASSION! This chapter cites various studies and sources that indicate the importance of people pursuing a passion in their personal, workplace and business lives. Consider this question ... "Why it is important for you to find and and do what you love?" |
Dr. Ken Robinson is one of the leading authorities on creativity, human potential and life passion. Below is an audio recording and two videos in which he shares several powerful insights on the importance of finding and pursuing your passion. I will be reviewing them this evening. So if you have the time, listen to the interview, watch the videos and then consider the following questions:
1. What ideas were new to you?
2. What ideas were most interesting to you?
3. What ideas are most inspiring or motivating for you?
Sir Ken Robinson, Ph.D.
 
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#1 - Below is Dr. Ken Robinson's interview about
discovering your passion on NPR's OnPoint. The discussion about finding what you love to do begins at the time slot of 10:40. From that point forward, Dr. Robinson is talking to the show's host for 35 minutes. We will only be discussing the ideas he is sharing from time slot 10:40 - 14:15. However, feel free to listen to the entire interview if you would like. #2 - Here is a 1 1/2 minute video with Dr. Ken Robinson's insights about energy and pursuing a passion. #3 - Below is a 3 1/2 minute video with more insights about passion from Dr. Robinson. |
Bio from www.SirKenRobinson.com
Sir Ken Robinson, PhD is an internationally recognized leader in the development of creativity, innovation and human resources in education and in business. He is also one of the world’s leading speakers on these topics, with a profound impact on audiences everywhere. The videos of his famous 2006 and 2010 talks to the prestigious TED Conference have been viewed more than 25 million times and seen by an estimated 250 million people in over 150 countries. His 2006 talk is the most viewed in TED’s history. In 2011 he was listed as “one of the world’s elite thinkers on creativity and innovation” by Fast Company magazine, and was ranked among the Thinkers 50 list of the world’s top business thought leaders. His 2009 book The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything is a New York Times best seller and has been translated into twenty-one languages. A 10th anniversary edition of his classic work on creativity and innovation, Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative was published in 2011. Robinson's latest book, Finding Your Element: How to Discover Your Talents and Passions and Transform Your Life was published by Viking in May 2013. Source: www.SirKenRobinson.com |