It Starts with Passion, 2nd Edition

It Starts with Passion, 2nd Edition

by Keith Abraham
Released March 2019
Publisher(s): Wiley
ISBN: 9780730369479

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Book description

Bring more energy to everything in your life.

It Starts with Passion will help you ignite the purpose in your life, as well as in the lives of your colleagues, employees, and associates. 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 harnass 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 acheive professional and personal success. 

Table of contents

  1. Preface
  2. About the author
  3. Introduction:The four parts to creating a passionate life
  4. Part I Meaningful: creating certainty in your life
    1. Chapter 1 Find your way
    2. Chapter 2 Creating real wealth
    3. Chapter 3 Be out of balance to be in flow
    4. Chapter 4 The 6 emotions of achievement
      1. The certain
      2. The lost
      3. The frustrated
      4. The confused
      5. The unclear
      6. The unsatisfied
      7. Which mindset do you most identify with?
    5. Chapter 5 The 6 ways to create certainty in your life
      1. The certain
      2. The lost
      3. The frustrated
      4. The confused
      5. The unclear
      6. The unsatisfied
    6. Chapter 6 How people lose their passion
    7. Chapter 7 Reconnecting with your passion
    8. Chapter 8 What’s the big picture for you?
    9. Chapter 9 Creating your life to-do list
    10. Chapter 10 Lifetime dream examples
      1. Family
      2. Travel and Adventure
      3. Community
      4. Lifestyle
      5. Personal Growth
      6. Business and Career
      7. Financial
      8. Health and Fitness
  5. Part II Milestones: creating clarity in your life
    1. Chapter 11 S.M.A.R.T. goals don’t work!
      1. Feeling
      2. Action
      3. Results
      4. Goal
    2. Chapter 12 Driving emotions
      1. Your driving emotions
      2. Your core emotions
      3. Your general emotions
    3. Chapter 13 Feel — Think — Do … true goal alignment
      1. Emotional connection
      2. Mental connection
      3. Physical connection
      4. Quick Feel — Think — Do self-assessment
    4. Chapter 14 Putting the Feel — Think — Do process to work
      1. Feeling
      2. Thinking
      3. Doing
    5. Chapter 15 Determining your driving emotions
    6. Chapter 16 Mapping out the milestones
      1. Financial Example
      2. Career Example
    7. Chapter 17 Turning dreams into destinations
      1. Family
      2. Financial
      3. Fitness
      4. Fun
      5. Meaningful
      6. Legacy
    8. Chapter 18 Creating the road map for the year ahead
      1. Family goals
      2. Career/business goals
      3. Growth goals — personally and professionally
      4. Financial goals
      5. Fitness goals
      6. Community goals
      7. Lifestyle goals
      8. Adventure goals
      9. Decide on your deadline
    9. Chapter 19 Recognise, reflect, reset
      1. Reflect on the Messages Being Given to You
      2. Reset Your Goals
    10. Chapter 20 Letting go of expectations
      1. Emotional — releasing yourself
      2. Mental — living with certainty
      3. Physical — taking action
  6. Part III Mindset: gaining confidence in your life
    1. Chapter 21 Who’s stopping you?
      1. The roadblocks
    2. Chapter 22 Your plate is only so big
      1. Stop doing
      2. Start doing
      3. Do less
      4. Do more
    3. Chapter 23 Real education is igniting what’s inside you
      1. Learning
    4. Chapter 24 Fill your mind with transforming information
    5. Chapter 25 The power of positive association
      1. Networking
    6. Chapter 26 Create time & space to think
      1. Journaling
      2. Reflecting
      3. Sabbatical
    7. Chapter 27 Readers are leaders!
    8. Chapter 28 Sit at the feet of a master
    9. Chapter 29 There is no substitute for experience
    10. Chapter 30 You are a great investment
  7. Part IV Momentum: living consistently in your life
    1. Chapter 31 It’s not about motivation, it’s about creating momentum
      1. Focus
      2. Time
      3. Activity
      4. Ritual
    2. Chapter 32 Defeating the greatest robber of self-esteem
    3. Chapter 33 Understanding how you like to focus
    4. Chapter 34 Focusing on what counts
      1. Goal focusing techniques
    5. Chapter 35 Stop trying to manage time
      1. 1 Use the right tools
      2. 2 Set a time limit
      3. 3 Twenty-minute chunks
      4. 4 Give yourself time
      5. 5 Clean out the clutter
      6. 6 Save minutes
      7. 7 Tackle the tough task first
      8. 8 Prioritise
    6. Chapter 36 Recharging your batteries
      1. Do what you love to do
      2. Eat wisely
      3. Drink what you need to
      4. Exercise your body
    7. Chapter 37 Rituals create your future
      1. Sample rituals
    8. Chapter 38 1% improvements
    9. Chapter 39 Bringing it all together
    10. Chapter 40 The first domino
  8. Conclusion Become theliving example
  9. Appendix Ideas—insights— information—inspiration
  10. Special thanks
  11. End User License Agreement

Product information

  • Title: It Starts with Passion, 2nd Edition
  • Author(s): Keith Abraham
  • Release date: March 2019
  • Publisher(s): Wiley
  • ISBN: 9780730369479