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The power of passion - Richard St. John

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For love or money? Based on hundreds of interviews and his personal experience, Richard St. John suggests that passion, not money, is one of the key drivers of success.

Anita Roddick said she loved retailing, but she didn’t like "systems, financial sheets or plans." There will always be stuff we don’t like, but have to do. 1) What stuff do you NOT like to do? 2) Are you spending 80 percent of your time on what you love, or 80 percent on the stuff you don’t like? 3) Think of ways you can spend more time doing what you love and write them down.

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