The Passion Test: The Effortless Path to Discovering Your Destiny [Paperback]

Janet Bray Attwood (Author), Chris Attwood (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2006

"The Passion TestTM provides the simplest, clearest way to get started on knowing what you want-by getting clear on who you are." -from the Foreword by T. Harv Eker, #1 NY Times best-selling author, Secrets of The Millionaire Mind ~~~~ "The Passion TestTM has given me incredible insight into what was missing in my life, where I was not 100% spot on in pursuing my passions. It's simple, it's easy, and it's profound. Out of it came the creation of an organization I'd been putting off for six years and a fuller expression of my love and my commitment to my family. I think there's nothing more important than that." -Jack Canfield, co-creator of the #1 NY Times best-selling series, Chicken Soup for the Soul® ~~~~ "Chris and Janet Attwood have provided a clear, simple, and effective method to help you identify your core passions so you can create the fulfilling life you deserve." -John Gray, PhD, #1 NY Times best-selling author of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus ~~~~ "Quite frankly I was blown away. The Passion TestTM is a very direct, practical roadmap on how to become prosperous, how to take what it is you love, and make it into a very, very substantial, and very fulfilling income." -Bill Harris, Director Centerpointe Research Institute ~~~~ "Passion is the key to your destiny. Discover your Passion by taking the best of all tests- Janet and Chris Attwood's 'Passion Test'" -Mark Victor Hansen, co-creator of the #1 NY Times best-selling series, Chicken Soup for the Soul® ~~~~ "The PassionTestTM is very provocative and very revealing, and it's unlike anything anyone has ever exposed me to. It challenged me in a very revealing way." -Jay Abraham, Marketing genius, author, Getting Everything You Can Out of All You've Got ~~~~ "I couldn't put it down. The story is so engaging, I almost forgot how much I wanted to take the test. Then, taking the test, I realized how valuable it was to hear Janet's story and what she went through to get to the point she could live her passion." -Yehuda Berg, The Kabbalah Center, author, The 72 Names of God, Power of Kabbalah, The Red String ~~~~ "The PassionTestTM has you focus on those things that are most important in your life, and passion is one of the keys to success for anyone, anywhere in the world. The PassionTestTM will be valuable for me, as the founder of BNI, in understanding what my franchisees are passionate about, because if they're not passionate about the things they're doing, they can have all the ability in the world, but they're not going to be as successful at running the programs we want them to run as they can be." -Ivan Misner, Chairman and Founder BNI (Business Networks International) ~~~~ "Simple, clear, powerful. The Passion TestTM is a remarkable tool for getting the clarity you need to begin living your dreams." -Marci Shimoff, co-author of the #1 NY Times best sellers Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul and Mother's Soul ~~~~ "Whether your life purpose is clear or you want to be clearer, The Passion TestTM provides a powerful tool for putting you on track to a more fulfilled, more complete life. The clearer your passions-the surer are your chances of realizing them." -Dr. Pankaj Naram, world-renowned Ayurvedic physician, personal pulse reader to the Dalai Lama and Mother Teresa, co-author, Secrets of Natural Health ~~~~ "The Test itself is an incredibly valuable tool for clarifying what's really important to you in your life. Equally valuable were the lessons Chris and Janet Attwood share for actually living your mission." -Catherine Lanigan, author, Romancing the Stone and Jewel of the Nile

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

About the Author

Co-founders of online magazine Healthy Wealthy nWise and partners in Enlightened Alliances, a marketing consulting firm, Chris and Janet Attwood regularly spend time with some of the greatest transformational leaders interviewing them on their passions. Their Passion Series interviews have helped thousands of people learn the principles which lead to a passionate life. They’ve interviewed people like: T. Harv Eker, Neale Donald Walsh, Byron Katie, Stephen R. Covey, David Lynch, Dr. Wayne Dyer, John Gray, and others. Chris and Janet were once married, but are no longer, yet they remain best friends and business partners. After many successful years in the corporate world, they gave up the security of their well-paid jobs to partner with Mark Victor Hansen and Robert Allen to create The Enlightened Millionaire Program. They are founding members of Jack Canfield’s Transformational Leadership Council and active members of Marshall Thurber’s Positive Deviant Network. When not traveling to the far reaches of the globe in pursuit of their passions, they both live in Mill Valley, California. Janet Attwood is a master communicator and connector. She has always had the gift of connecting with people, no matter what their status or position. From the influential and powerful, to the rich and famous, to the Saints of India, Nepal, the Philippines and elsewhere, to lepers and AIDS patients and anyone who is seeking to live their destiny, Janet bonds with every one. She has been the top salesperson at every company she has worked at over the past twenty years and ran the Marketing Division of Books are Fun, the third largest book buyer in the U.S. In the year after her division posted record sales, Books are Fun was sold to Reader’s Digest for $380 million. Janet has been practicing the Transcendental Meditation® program for thirty-seven years and is a facilitator of the Work of Byron Katie. Chris Attwood is an expert in the field of personal development. For over thirty years he has studied and explored the field of human consciousness. In the 80’s he spent more than ten years in deep meditation and has extensively studied the Vedic tradition of India. He has also put his theoretical knowledge to practice. Chris is skilled at consultative sales and management. Over the past 27 years he has been President, Chief Operating Officer, General Manager, or CEO of ten companies. He has sold millions of dollars of consulting and training to organizations like Dell Computer, Royal Bank of Canada, Sprint, Ford Motor Company, Mellon Bank, and others. Janet and Chris are committed to the experience and expression of the unlimited potential of the heart and mind. They teach, and their daily practice is, what it means to live a life of unconditional love.

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 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (82 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #129,931 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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106 of 117 people found the following review helpful:

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

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This review is from: The Passion Test: The Effortless Path to Discovering Your Destiny (Paperback)

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

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

This review is from: The Passion Test: The Effortless Path to Discovering Your Destiny (Paperback)

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.

The authors have been active in the self-help world for some time and have peddled all sorts of pap, anything to make a buck. They are part of a group that promotes each others' products through cross marketing and reviewing each others' products, so I'd take the raves for this book with a large grain of salt.

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

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Just OK, October 24, 2006

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Mary (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Passion Test: The Effortless Path to Discovering Your Destiny (Paperback)

I wasn't blown away by this book. If you're trying to figure out what your passions are, this book is only helpful if you are already clear about what interests or motivates you. If you're like me, and still trying to figure out what makes you tick, I don't think this book will be of much assistance. However, for people who already have honed in on their interests, I can see how this book would be very helpful in focusing those interests into passions to concentrate on.