It Starts With Passion: Do What You Love and Love What You Do

by Keith Abraham

How to ignite your passion, live with purpose, and succeed in life and business No matter what you want to achieve in life, the secret to doing it is passion. For people to be happy, they need to find meaning in what they do and in the roles they play in their lives, careers, and communities. When we identify the personal passions that drive us, the byproduct is focus, satisfaction, and achievement. But it's not always easy to find our passions. In this book, Keith Abraham shows you how to ignite the passion in your life, as well as in the lives of your colleagues, employees, and associates. He includes in-depth research, easy-to-understand concepts, inspirational stories, and clear visual models to show you how to find out what's meaningful to you and pursue it with passion and energy. In the process, Abraham shows you what you can achieve when you align your purpose, passion, and personal goals. When you understand the "why" of what you're doing, the "how" becomes the easy part. This handy, enlightening guide shows you how to find your "why" so you can make your "how" happen.

Genres: Self Help, Personal Development

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2013

About the author

Keith Abraham, has become the world’s premier thought leader on passionate performance and building passionate based cultures. CEO’s of billion-dollar companies turn to Keith for inspiration, insights and ideas on how to bring the best out of their people and themselves.

As founder of Passionate Performance Inc. he has been dedicated to researching, training and working with people to help them find their passion, harness their passion and turn their passion into personal and professional capital. He has developed a client base of over 265 companies across 20 countries.

Having been presented with the highest honour for professional speaking, the Nevin Award, Keith was also named ‘Keynote Speaker of the Year’ by the Australian National Speakers Association in 2012.

He has written three best selling books and just released his latest book It Starts with Passion—which skyrocketed to #11 in just one month, an amazing result.

Reviews

[3zcs · Rating 5 out of 5]

من الكتب الممتعة المفيدة يناقش مشاكل التخطيط والتنفيذ بشكل مختلف.

[kays · Rating 4 out of 5]

‌i like it. a lot even. it drives me to think about my life deeper. i knew i need a plan for the future so i've been feeling uneasy because future has been vague to me. i didn't actually know what i want to be nor i want to achieve. this book became a realization hit for me to start working on my goals and plan, be it years ahead or just plan for the next day. it consisted of quotes that hit me personally. it also makes me realize i have more control in my life, over myself. and the importance of it. i like how he explains it thoroughly step by step. and i also like how he emphasize the importance of feelings, instead of focusing on the goals themselves, he explains how what we want to feel is the utmost important.

[Lorrie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book seems to state the obvious - but only after reading it. We all know what passion is but I don't think we consciously think about what we're passionate about. This book helps you hone in your thoughts and ideas into something more concrete. Makes you really consider your life and the choices you've made and what direction you'd like to take your future in. The author also references his website which is full of worksheets for planning.

[Fatma · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.7

من المضحك/المؤسف في بداية صفحات هذا الكتاب،
أني واجهت مشكلة عدم فهم المقروء من المترجم المكتوب.

أخذ عقلي يترنح يمنة ويسرة في محاولته لإعادة الترجمة العربية من الانجليزية إلى الانجليزية مرة أخرى.
ولا أدري لماذا اقتنيت النسخة المترجمة منذ البدء!

على كل حال،
محتوى جيد ونصائح ثمينة يقدمها الكاتب.

ومن رأيي الشخصي،
ليست كل النصائح الموجهة تناسب الجميع، ولكنها قد تكون مفيدة للاطلاع عليها.

[Razan Yaqoub]

totally great book! it taught me a new way of thinking , especially when it comes to raeching goals in life. recommended

[Galiah · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very good

[Kozama]

كيف احمل الكتاب ؟!

[Abd EL Rahman JuBa · Rating 5 out of 5]

الكتاب ده علمني اكتب أهدافي واهتم بكتابه اليوميات

[Amin Youssef · Rating 4 out of 5]

كتاب مفيد يساعدك على التخطيط لمسار حياتك.

[JinyanC · Rating 4 out of 5]

Khởi nguồn đam mê, ra quyết định, theo cảm xúc, hành động.

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

Goal planning book-all inclusive and I found it uplifting and gives positive reinforcement

[Andy]

DNF. Not my cup of tea.

[Levi Marasco · Rating 3 out of 5]

It Starts With Passion: Do What You Love and Love What You Do gives you thoughtful prompts to help aid you in aligning your passions with your goals. Keith Abraham does a good job emphasizing the importance and benefits of being passionate about what you do.

My only hesitation with this book is that it felt a little preachy at times and more motivational and less informational. Which might be exactly what some readers are looking for.

I think this book is worth a read.

[Claudia Muafeca · Rating 5 out of 5]

In-depth research, practical concepts, inspirational stories, and clear visual models will show you how to find out what's meaningful to you and pursue it with passion. For three decades, Keith Abraham has been helping people around the world to harness their passion, achieve their goals and focus on what's most important to bring the best out of themselves and their business. It's time to embark on a life of certainty, clarity and confidence and It Starts with Passion. Originally published in 2013, this book has been reviewed and redesigned to become part of the Wiley Be Your Best series - aimed at helping readers achieve professional and personal success.
i will read it again. for the most imported topic i highlighted for myself.. i look at things differently after i have read this and i love reading even more.

[Vũ Trần · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book may help you find your passion, your purpose in life and set goals based on the emotions you feel when achieving that goal. It also provides mindsets, actions and momentum you can create on the journey to pursue your goals, with a huge of information, such as: stop managing time, create time and space to think, let go of expectations...
I'm going to read it again to be inspired to achieve my goals.

[Freeread · Rating 4 out of 5]

--ครั้งที่ 2 : 4 คะแนน--
เนื้อหามีความซ้ำๆในหลายๆส่วน ที่ชอบคือ
ทำเลย แล้วความเปลี่ยนแปลงจะเกิดขึ้น เหมือนกอดอกสลับข้างขวาซ้าย ซ้ายขวา เพราะความเปลี่ยนแปลงคือความต่างจากเดิม


--ครั้งที่ 1 : 5 คะแนน--
สิ่งที่ทุกคนต้องการ ให้เขียนมา 100 ข้อ
หลักชัย คือ ใช้ความรู้สึกกำหนดการกระทำ
กรอบความคิด ได้จากอ่านหนังสือและคบหาผู้คน
แรงส่ง มาจากจิตใจ

[Dougie W · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love it, did most of the items described.

[Colette Stewart · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has a wealth of information and I will read it again to make sure I do t
It justice. Also the Passionate people app is assisting me with goal setting

[Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A well written easy to understand guide with lots of actionable steps throughout to help you determine your passions, set your goals and move towards achieving them.

[Pumza · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book I will use as my personal development bible for the first 90 days until the advice becomes a reflex and I'm sure I'll always refer to it going forward.

[Nicki Hammack · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very easy to follow, practical advice to help overcome road blocks and set goals.

[Teabarek]

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