Unfollow your passion : how to create a life that matters to you

Summary: "Is following your passion the key to personal and professional success? Your average self-help book or motivational speaker would likely respond to this question with a resounding YES and proceed to offer a detailed how-to guide to finding that passion and living up to it. Unfollow Your Passion does the unconventional opposite. In the spirit of Pixar's Soul, it encourages you to consider what you lose when you get laser-focused on a single pursuit. There is more to life than a single "spark." By narrowly focusing on the constant search for your one, defining passion-you might miss the infinite number of sparks that exist in anything and everything around you. Rich in playful banter, psychological research, and personal anecdotes, Terri Trespicio encourages you not to succumb to the pressure of defining yourself by your passion. Instead, it emboldens you to keep moving and engage passionately with your present"--

Item details

ISBN: 9781982169244
ISBN: 1982169249
ISBN: 9781982169268
Physical Description: print
viii, 278 pages ; 23 cm
Edition: First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Publisher: New York : Atria Books, 2021.
Copyright: ©2021

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-271) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- Unsubscribe. How to unsubscribe from other people's agendas ; Why you can stay in your comfort zone ; Unfollow your passion ; Dump your bucket list and figure out what (actually) matters ; Why you probably overpacked for this trip ; It's not a sin to get wickedly curious -- Uncover. You've got mad skills ; Practice makes purpose ; No one was given a script ; Why you didn't miss your calling ; Making a livings vs. living your life ; How to stand out when everyone's peddling the same ship ; Never rely on anyone again -- Unleash. Abandon your plans ; Boredom is a detox for your soul ; Questioning commitments doesn't make you noncommittal ; Tell your critic to STFU so you can get some work done ; Stop fixing what isn't broken ; Why it's not worth obsessing over forever ; Set yourself free.

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