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

by Abraham, Keith

• ISBN13: 9781118512708
• ISBN10: 1118512707
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-10-21
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

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. Offers effective advice on how to inspire passion and purpose in yourself, your colleagues, and your employees Written by a Certified Speaking Professional and bestselling author of self-help titles Ideal for business owners and managers who want to inspire better performance in their teams 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.

Author Biography

Keith Abraham is an award-winning global presenter on the topic of creating passionate people, how to turn your passion into a profit, and how passionate leaders create passionate customers. Over the past 16 years Keith has built a reputation as one of the world's most in-demand conference speakers and business growth catalysts, working directly with some of the world's leading brands like Toyota, Lexus, AIA Insurance, Bupa, Toshiba, Hino, and National Australia Bank. Keith has worked directly with over 265 corporate clients and 2,500 SMEs in 20 different industries across 8 different countries.
Keith currently holds the title of Certified Speaking Professional--CSP from the National Speakers' Association--acknowledging him as one of te world's top 7% of professional speakers. He is the founder of Passionate Tribe and believes his purpose is to leave an everlasting legacy that will make a profound difference to individuals' lives.He is the author of the bestselling books Creating Loyal Profitable Customers and Living Your Passion. He regularly contributes to magazines and industry journals across the country, as well as regular appearances on Fox Business TV.

Table of Contents

Preface...Nothing Great Happens Until Someone Becomes Passionate
Introduction
I. Inspirational Insights
II. There Is a Better Way to Achieve
III. Being More, Getting More, Having More and Loving More
IV. The 4 Parts that Create a Passionate Life
Part 1. Meaningful...Creating Certainty in Your Life
1. Find Your WHY!
2. Creating Real Wealth...The Riches Beyond Money
3. Be In Flow
4. Identifying Your Second Love
5. The 6 Emotional Mindsets
6. What Do You Want to Be Famous For?
7. Doubt Sees the Darkest Night
8. Your Life To-Do List
9. S.M.A.R.T. Goals Don't Work
10. Feel-Think-Do...True Goal Alignment
Part 2. Milestones...Gaining Clarity in Your Life
11. Milestone Mapping
12. Meaningful/Legacy Milestones
13. Business of Your Dreams
14. Family Milestones
15. Financial Milestones
16. Fitness Milestones
17. Fun Milestones
18. Planning Out Your Key Goals
19. Interest Vs. Commitment
20. Celebrate Your Success
Part 3. Mindset...Enhancing Confidence in Your Life
21. Pedal Downhill
22. Letting Go of Expectations Process
23. The Prison You Built
24. Identifying Your Roadblocks
25. Becoming the Living Example
26. Attitudes-Attributes-Actions
27. Develop Yourself Physically, Mentally and Emotionally
28. Building Up Your Mental Muscle--Resilience and Resistance
29. Everything is Perfect
30. Controllables Vs. Uncontrollables
Part 4. Momentum...Living Consistently in Your Life
31. Momentum Vs. Motivation
32. 1% Improvements
33. I'll Beat Procrastination Tomorrow
34. The Power of a Personal Ritual
35. Focus on What is Important
36. Do What You Love to Do
37. Everyone Focuses on Their Goals Differently
38. You Have a Choice to be Proactive or Reactive
39. The First Domino
40. Acknowledge, Acceptance and Allow
Final Comments
41. Thank You
42. Resources for You
43. What the World Needs Now