The Passion Test: The Effortless Path to Discovering Your Destiny (Paperback)

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Editorial Reviews

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Chris and Janet Attwood have provided a clear, simple, and effective method to help you identify your core passions. -- John Gray, PhD, #1 NY Times author of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus

Passion Test™ has given me insight into what was missing in my life, where I was not 100% spot on. -- Jack Canfield, co-creator, #1 NY Times bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul® series, and Director, Canfield Training Institute

The Attwood's will ... wake up the passions which are the fuel for living the life you were meant to live -- Richard Paul Evans ~ #1 NY Times bestselling author of The Christmas Box

Product Description

~~~~~~What One Thing Can Change Your Entire Life? . . . Passion When you have it, life is exciting, thrilling, fulfilling. Problems become challenges to overcome. Doors open in ways you couldn’t have predicted. Nothing can stop you. The Passion Test™ provides a simple, effective way to discover your passions. Thousands of people around the world have used this powerful process to clarify what’s most important in their lives and to begin living their destiny now. Chris and Janet Attwood wrap fascinating stories of the ups, downs, twists and turns of living passionately around fun and practical exercises which will have you living your own passionate life by the time you finish reading this book. They’ll show you how to: • Clarify your top passions • Stay on track with your passions • Overcome the inevitable challenges • Attract everything you’d like to have in your life Then you’ll learn the challenges and lessons of people who have been remarkably successful at living their passions. You’ll read interviews with people like: • Stephen M. R. Covey, former CEO of Covey Leadership Center • Jay Abraham, Forbes magazine called him one of the top five executive coaches in the country • Richard Paul Evans, author of The Christmas Box • Denis Waitley, author of The Psychology of Winning Imagine what your life could be like if you were living every day with passion?

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Product Details

• Paperback: 258 pages
• Publisher: 1stWorld Publishing (May 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1595408355
• ISBN-13: 978-1595408358
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (78 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #220,189 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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88 of 98 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars another vote for not purchasing this book, March 28, 2007

By	Brian Allen "neotropical birding" (Manistee, MI USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I entirely agree with one of the previous reviews by Suchit Parikh that this is not worth buying. It gives a simple test to write down the ten most important goals in your life and then every chapter tells you how to do it over again and refine it. I read about 2/3 of the book and after reading how the authors had claimed to have coached several people on their way to becoming millionares realized this book was their effortless path to make a million.

There is not much substance here and there are better ways to reflect on how you should lead your life. I would recommend taking a good vacation, go hike a mountain, visit a foreign country and do something to get a better perspective on your life. I am somewhat obsessive about finishing books and almost never stop reading a book without finishing it, this was a rare exception.

This might be a good book for someone that really needs a simple way to organize their thoughts but as the previous reviewer said it would have been better done on a pamphlet or webpage.

57 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars All hype, no substance, April 28, 2007

By	clarita davies (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

I should have read the other negative reviews before buying this book. The Passion Test is nothing more than making a list of 10 things you like and then whittling it down. No insight, no creativity, no help.

One thing is clear: The author's passion is marketing pap to the pseudo-spiritual seekers. Save your money.

38 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Love What You Do....Do What You Love, May 11, 2006

By	Enigma - See all my reviews

It has taken me half a century to come to the realization that I was so unhappy in my job (computer geek) because it wasn't something I really enjoyed. That conclusion may be elementary, but, in a society that touts material gain above all, the thought of leaving a high-income job for a field that pays peanuts was significantly daunting. This book brandishes high the uncommon philosophy that the important things in your life, be they career, marriage, relationships, parenting or simply living, should "put a fire in your belly." I wish I'd read this book decades ago. The test contained within helps one come face to face with conclusions perhaps long ignored, or never even contemplated. I encourage those who may be struggling with lack of direction, job potential, a relationship quandry or a sense of hopelessness in any venture of life to explore this book with an open mind and allow it to help lead you to an epiphany by which you may say, "I finally know my destiny!"