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 Turn
your Passion into Profit.
This article originally appeared in the Dallas Morning News..
By Patricia Lowell/Special Contributor to the Dallas Morning News.
The only way to find true financial and personal fulfillment, says
author and career adviser Walt F.J. Goodridge, is to work with
one goal in mind - fulfilling
your passion.
"There is a real sense of emptiness in this society, which is a direct result
of people doing work they think they're supposed to do rather than work that
excites and inspires them," says Mr. Goodridge, author of Turn Your Passion
into Profit: Information, Inspiration & Ideas to Help you Make Money Doing
What You Love.
"People start down their career path with practical advice from parents
and guidance counselors and they end up spending years doing work that is not
fulfilling,," Mr.
Goodridge says. "It's not surprising that so many people end up at midlife
wanting to escape the very life they've tried so hard to create."
In his book, Mr. Goodridge offers help in discovering a hidden
passion and turning it into a career.
Question: What is it that prevents people from pursuing their passion?
Answer: "Conditioning.
People are conditioned by parents and other advisers to choose practical work
over fulfilling work. I understand that situation very well because that's exactly
what happened to me. My high school guidance counselor saw that I was good in
math and science, so I was told to pursue an engineering degree, and that's exactly
what I did."I worked as a civil engineer for seven years until I realized
I was leading what they call 'a life of quiet desperation.' That's when I began
my journey to my personal fulfillment and realized that there were millions of
people out there just like me."
Question: Do most of these unfulfilled workers even know what their
passion is?
Answer: "About half do. They know that they have a passion for music or
writing or travel, and they just need help understanding how to value that passion
enough to make a living at it. Those who don't know have a feeling that there
should be something more - even though they don't know what 'more' is."
Question: Is there a way for a person to discover his or her true
passion?
Answer: "Yes,
and I've included a questionnaire and exercises in the book to help uncover
those hidden wants and wishes. It's all about asking the right
questions and deciphering
the answers because that's where you'll find clues about all-around philosophies
on life, money, personal prosperity and so on."
Question: After you know what you want to do, what's the next step?
Answer: "The next step is learning to value your individual talents
and passions. So many people think that they could never make a living
doing what
they feel passionate about, but the truth is that the world will value
what you have to offer if you truly value it yourself."
Question: What are the most popular passions people discover after
completing your book?
Answer: "Writing is the passion that most people want to pursue ... which
is getting easier and easier with all the writing and publishing options now
available through the Internet. "Travel is another passion that keeps coming
up. I know of one man who studied the program and turned his love of traveling
to out-of-the-way places into a business that arranges custom tours. "The
same thing can happen with anyone's true passion."
"
Turn Your Passion Into Profit" is available by calling (718) 464-3754
or PassionProfit.com
Patricia Lowell is a Dallas free-lance writer.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
“ Can you REALLY make money
doing what you love?”
Passion to Profit Expert and Career Coach Walt F.J. Goodridge says
YES! Walt has written and published 10 books, owns and operates
7 websites
and does
Passion to Profit workshops around the country o help others discover
and profit from
their life‘s passions
Walt is a graduate of Columbia University and a former civil engineer,
who like many people hated his job. He walked away from that “good job” to
pursue his passion for music, writing, and, as he puts it, “the freedom
to go see movies in the middle of the day!” Based on his own success,
he also shares
• The 7 principles of passion to profit success
• How you can do the same
• How to make enough to pay your rent
• How to develop the personality to succeed
• How others profited from unique passions
• How to create value no one can steal
NOT AVAILABLE IN STORES!
ORDER YOURS TODAY AT
www.PassionProfit.com
Or call (718) 464-3754. Email Walt@waltgoodridge.com
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