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Oct 18, 2012
"Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life." --Confucius
Solving Gen Y's Passion Problem
"This simple phrase, "follow your passion," turns out to be surprisingly pernicious...The verb "follow" implies that you start by identifying a passion and then match this preexisting calling to a job. Because the passion precedes the job, it stands to reason that you should love your work from the very first day. It's this final implication that causes damage. When I studied people who love what they do for a living, I found that in most cases their passion developed slowly, often over unexpected and complicated paths." Cal Newport shares more in this thought-provoking article.
BE THE CHANGE
This inspirational short passage titled "Plan of Life" was written by a 20-year old who went on to make an incredible global contribution. More ...
