BOOKS
Anderson, Nancy
Work With Passion: How to Do What You Love for a Living
Finding one's niche and following one's passion is the most effective and rewarding approach to business. Her step-by-step approach follows the ten "passion secrets" of powerful people.
New World Library, 2004
Bloch, Deborah and Richmond, Lee
SoulWork: Finding the Work You Love, Loving the Work You Have
Authors look at seven different spiritual themes related to finding meaningful work: change, balance, energy, community, calling, harmony and unity. Exercises and stories make this a practical exploration.
Davies-Black Publishing, First edition, 1998
Bolles, Richard Nelson
How to Find Your Mission In Life
Assists those who choose to include the spiritual dimension in their career planning, to seek/add meaning to their lives as expressed by the work they perform.
Ten Speed Press, 2005
Cameron, Julia
Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity
Leads readers through a twelve-week program to recover/discover their creativity. Addresses blocks to creativity also.
Tarcher, Tenth Anniversary edition, 2002
Davidson, Sara
Leap! What Will We Do with the Rest of Our Lives?
Random House, 2007
Gordon, Jon
The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel your Life, Work, & Team with Positive Energy
Random House, 2007
Ibarra, Herminia
Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career
Harvard Business School Press; New Ed edition, 2004
Karlgaard, Rich
Life 2.0: How People Across America Are Transforming Their Lives by Finding the Where of Their Happiness
Crown Business, 2004
Laskas, Jeanne Marie
Fifty Acres and a Poodle: A Story of Love, Livestock, and Finding Myself on a Farm
The author (who also writes for The Washington Post) long dreamed of living on a farm. This is an account of how she made her dream come true.
Bantam, 2002
Leider, Richard J.
The Power of Purpose: Creating Meaning in Your Life and Work
What are your gifts? core competencies? strongest values and passions? What makes you want to get to your work each day? This is a practical guide for creating meaning in life and work, including setting up your own five-member "Purpose Discovery Group."
Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2005
Levoy, Gregg
Callings: Finding and Following an Authentic Life
Examines the many kinds of calls (to do or be something) received and the variety of channels through which they may arrive. Offers guidance on how to recognize our callings.
Three Rivers Press, 1998
Palmer, Parker J.
Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation
The author's account of his vocational and spiritual journey.
Jossey-Bass, First edition, 1999
Rosengren, Curt
The Occupational Adventure Guide: A Travel Guide To The Career Of Your Dreams E-book
Rosengren runs "Passion Catalyst International" which helps people find the passions that will lead them to more satisfying jobs. The website offers other e-books, speaking engagements, and a blog for job hunters and career changers.
E-book available at www.passioncatalyst.com/
Zander, Rosamund Stone and Zander, Benjamin
The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal LifePenguin Books, 2000
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