
The Passion Plan
A Step-by-Step Guide to Discovering, Developing, and Living Your Passion
Richard Y. Chang(Author)
Jossey-Bass (Publisher)
Published on 9. February 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-7879-5598-4 (ISBN)
Description
Find Your Passion and Change Your Life"Provides clear explanations, insightful self-assessments and inspiring stories of people both ordinary and famous."--Newsday"An inspiring call to action."--Publishers Weekly"Written with the burning fire he espouses, Richard Chang's The Passion Plan powerfully teaches us how to ignite the embers of our dreams in order to truly find success and happiness."--Stephen R. Covey, author of the No. 1 best-seller, The 7-Habits of Highly Effective Peoplea"Richard Chang boldly challenges us not only to seek and find the passions which exist in all of us, but more importantly equips us with a plan to pursue those passions all the way to a rewarding and fulfilling life!"--Ken Blanchard, co-author of The One Minute Managera"The Passion Plan offers a simple, easy-to-follow recipe for finding your own special passion and following it to greater personal satisfaction and success."--Debbi Fields, founder and chief cookie lover, Mrs. Fields CookiesTHE AUTHORRichard Chang is CEO of Richard Chang Associates, Inc., a performance-improvement consulting, training, and publishing firm headquartered in Irvine, California. He is internationally recognized for his strategic planning, performance measurement, quality improvement, organization development, change management, product realization, customer service, and human resource development expertise. Chang has consulted to a wide range of organizations--including Toshiba, Marriott, Nabisco, Universal Studios, Citibank, Nortel Networks, Fidelity Investments, and McDonalds. He has served as chair of the board for the American Society for Training and Development and as a judge for the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in the U.S. Chang is the author or co-author of more than twenty books on business and personal development, including The Passion Plan at Work (Jossey-Bass, 2001).
Reviews / Votes
Provides clear explanations, insightful self-assessments and inspiring stories of people both ordinary and famous.(Newsday)An inspiring call to action. (Publishers Weekly)
Richard Chang boldly challenges us not only to seek and find the passions which exist in all of us, but more importantly equips us with a plan to pursue those passions all the way to a rewarding and fulfilling life! (Ken Blanchard, co-author of The One Minute Manager)
The Passion Plan offers a simple, easy-to-follow recipe for finding your own special passion and following it to greater personal satisfaction and success. (Debbi Fields, founder and chief cookie lover, Mrs. Fields Cookies)
More details
Edition
Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
522 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7879-5598-4 (9780787955984)
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Person
RICHARD CHANG is CEO of Richard Chang Associates, Inc., a performance-improvement consulting, training, and publishing firm headquartered in Irvine, California. He is internationally recognized for his strategic planning, performance measurement, quality improvement, organization development, change management, product realization, customer service, and human resource development expertise. Chang has consulted to a wide range of organizations? including Toshiba, Marriott, Nabisco, Universal Studios, Citibank, Nortel Networks, Fidelity Investments, and McDonalds. He has served as chair of the board for the American Society for Training and Development and as a judge for the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in the U.S. Chang is the author or co-author of more than twenty books on business and personal development, including The Passion Plan at Work (Jossey-Bass, 2001).
Content
Why Passion Works: The Way of The Passioneer From Passion to Profit: a Model for Success
Step 1: Start from the Heart
Step 2: Discover your Passions
Step 3: Clarify your Purpose
Step 4: Define your Actions
Step 5: Perform with Passion
Step 6: Spread your Excitement
Step 7: Stay the Course
Profit With a Capital P: Reaping Your Rewards
Step 1: Start from the Heart
Step 2: Discover your Passions
Step 3: Clarify your Purpose
Step 4: Define your Actions
Step 5: Perform with Passion
Step 6: Spread your Excitement
Step 7: Stay the Course
Profit With a Capital P: Reaping Your Rewards