Category: Action/Thriller Publisher: me, myself, and I
ISBN-10: 0615283608
Type: Non-Fiction
Pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780615283609
Brett and three buddies took a 16,000 mile road trip in an RV and interviewed over 300 people about how to find passion in work. This book and documentary are the result of the tour. It will be released on Labor Day, 2009.
Pursue the Passion is the story of how people find passion in work. Leading the narrative are characters with occupations varying from goat farmer to CEO, tattoo artist to author, park ranger to rocket scientist. The stories of their pursuits are combined into one- offering insights that will give anyone willing to discard conventional career wisdom the edge in turning a passion into a profession.
Brett Farmiloe takes us on a fascinating journey that rivals his own- one that took him across America twice to interview 300 professionals who are passionate about their job. The result is a riveting portrait of interesting and insightful characters coming together to answer one universal question: how do I find passion in work?
Excerpt
Entrepreneurship Expert: I think that the American Dream is that if we work hard enough, if we’re smart enough, that we’re going to get there. We’re going to be almost guaranteed financial return. But it just doesn’t work that way. Most of us don’t quite get to the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
So how do you get to the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? What are your five steps to success?
What’s the five steps to success? That’s really the problem. Because I believe that one of the reasons people will want to read the Pursue the Passion book is because they’re looking for the secret. They’re looking for the key.
The biggest best seller in 2007 was The Secret. Just by its very name, people want to know ‘what’s the secret?’ And the fact is that there is no secret. We don’t want to accept that, because most of us want to find a shortcut. Most of us would rather win the lottery than work hard. We want to be able to cheat our way. We want to find the magic so we don’t have to go through all those other steps, and really be forced to deal with all the unexpected things with good luck and bad luck. I think we gotta give that up. The sooner we give that up we can do our own search.
You know, there is no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. My family last year, we did the bridge climb in Sydney, Australia. Where you actually climb from the base of the bridge all the way to the top. We actually saw a 270 degree rainbow when we got to the top of that bridge. And you know something? There was no pot of gold at the end of that 270 degree rainbow. There was just a beautiful view with your family. And maybe that’s what it’s about.
Assistant County Attorney Ken Anderson spends his weekends drinking and running around. After waking up with another hangover, Ken decides not to drink so much anymore. Ken and his buddy, Tony, go out to eat and see Mia Correa and Faye Kincaid at the
Jeff Martin, his friend, Hawk, and his dachshund dog are captured by Osage Indians. Eventually they escape and find their way home. Due to his unusual shape Adolphus is called a Spirit Dog.
