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Mon, 09 Mar 2009 01:52:24 +0000

[...] or brushing my teeth every day. If I don’t do it, I just don’t feel right. Much the same way my mum doesn’t ‘feel right’ if she hasn’t been for a daily [...]

By: Sital Ruparelia

Sital Ruparelia — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:21:04 +0000

@Scott – agreed. Many people won’t know their passions and asking what ‘excites’ then is better

But sometimes people can’t even think of what’s excites them and you need to ask more creative questions to get them thinking

@Jessica, thanks for the comments. Yes, sharing with network is always good way of gaining insights

By: Jessica Howard

Jessica Howard — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:36:31 +0000

Congratulations to your mom and to you for being part of her team.

You’re right about setting measurable, trackable goals. Sometimes just brainstorming with a good old-fashioned piece of paper and pencil can help figure out the next step.

Raising career questions/dilemmas with trusted members of your network may also help point you in the right direction.

By: Scot Herrick

Scot Herrick — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:19:33 +0000

A very good post. I have a personal hang up about “do what is passionate” as too many of us don’t know what are passions are in life.

I like to start with what makes you “excited” to do. Excitement can lead to passion and passion needs excitement.

Open-mindedness doesn’t hurt either — nice going for your Mom.