The Passion Plan [Paperback]

Richard Y. Chang (Author), Ken Blanchard (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0787955981 | ISBN-13: 978-0787955984 | Publication Date: January 11, 2001 | Edition: 1

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).

Editorial Reviews

Review

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)

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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 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 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).

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Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1 edition (January 11, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0787955981
• ISBN-13: 978-0787955984
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #485,048 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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34 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Stuck in neutral? Here's help!, February 12, 2000

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Dr. Mary D. Bell - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Passion Plan : A Step-By-Step Guide to Discovering, Developing, and Living Your Passion (Hardcover)

As a life passion coach, I like the author's take on what to do if you've gotten stuck in neutral. Sometimes it's hard to discover just what you are passionate about! I recommend the book for its clear style and helpful exercises to rekindle your sense of what it is you are truly passionate about, as well as the inspirational examples about folks pursuing their passionate purpose.

31 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Inspirational and Practical Help. A Must Read!, September 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Passion Plan : A Step-By-Step Guide to Discovering, Developing, and Living Your Passion (Hardcover)

This is a very inspirational and uplifting book that helped me get back in touch with the things that I really love to do in my life. It provides real life examples that I could relate to and gave very practical advice that I could begin to apply. I've read lots of self-help books that danced around the concept of passion, but this one not only clarified what was important about passion, but also showed me how to develop a plan of action to start living it too! It's really made a difference for me.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful and Practical Plan for Passionate Living, April 7, 2000

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Sadie Burton-Goss - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Passion Plan : A Step-By-Step Guide to Discovering, Developing, and Living Your Passion (Hardcover)

With The Passion Plan, Dr. Chang has succeeded in providing a solid approach to cultivating the energy and focus needed to pursue one's purpose, in a powerful way. A must read for entrepreneur's. This is a business book, dealing with a critical aspect of business life. The world depends on our ability to passionatly create and recreate great business every day, every hour, every minute. The worksheets are invaluable. They really set this book apart from the more purely inspirational. We will use The Passion Plan in our annual planning process, both for our own business and with clients. Great resource for coaching one-on-one or in groups. Thank you Dr.Chang. We finally, have a resource that presents passionate living as one of the many business skills needed by those who plan to live great lives,on purpose both personally and professionally.