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Passion Test Guidelines

Write your passions, not your goals.Passions are how you live your life. Goals are the things youchoose to create in your life.

Passions are about process. Goals are about outcomes.Loves and Talents: What do you love to do?What are you good at?...

..happy, successful people have all ve of their toppassions present in their life...

!ew "ther Guidelines Worth #entioning $on%t consult with anyone$on%t ta&e the Test as a couple$o the test in one sitting$o in a 'uiet place undistracted

Passion Test (nstructions

First, make a list of at least ten of the most important things you can think ofwhich would give you a life of joy, passion and fulllment.)egin each one with a verb relating to being, doing orhaving which completes the sentence:When my life is ideal, ( am *****************

Walk away for a bit, come back and...compare the items on the list to identify which are the mostimportant to you as follows:a. (f you could have + or +-, but not both, which would you choosecompare the two items as if you could only have one of themb. /ontinue comparing the one you choose with the ne0tnumber on the list until you go through the whole listand then label the one you chose as +c. 1tart again, compare each item which remains 2don%tinclude the ones you%ve already chosen3, always &eepingthe one that%s more important. When you get to the endof the list, label the choice remaining +-. Go through thelist again and label the choice remaining +4, and so onuntil you identify your ve most important passions.d. (f you get stuc& and can%t decide which item is moreimportant, then as& yourself, 5(f ( could be, do or have +and not +- which would bring me more blissf. )e honest.This is about what lights your re, right now.The more closely aligned you are with what you trulylove, the happier, more fullled you will beg. void the temptation to get to an item on your list thatseems really important to you and say, 5"h, that%s numberone, so ( don%t need to go through the rest of the list.6


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More detailed eplanation!

"s you prepare your initial list of passions, play full out# no

holding back. Write down at least ten and as many as fteen ormore things which you absolutely love.

$our list will complete the sentence!When my life is ideal, % am &&&&&&&&&&&&&&

Write your passions, not your goals.Passions are how you live your life. Goals are the things youchoose to create in your life.

For eample, one of 'ack(s passions is )being a multimillionaire.* ...his passion would be stated as )being a multimillionaire.*+owever, he may have a goal to earn - million dollars in the netyear.

begin each passion with a verb which epresses how you are living life whenyour life is ideal.eample! iving /verb0 in a beautiful home which % feel completely at peaceiving a life of peace could be a passion. 1reating peace in the world is agoal.

Passions are about process. Goals are about outcomes."s you think about your list of passions, here are some ideas to help get you

going!Loves and Talents:What do you love to do? What kind of environment do you love to be in?What kind of people do you love to be around? What ecites you, turns youon, gets you charged up?

What are you good at What do people compliment you on? What do younotice you seem to do better than most others? What are your uni2ue skillsand talents?

'ust remember, happy, successful people have all ve of their toppassions present in their life...

!ew "ther Guidelines Worth #entioning

$on%t consult with anyone. 3his is about the things thatlight $456 re. 7o deep inside andconnect with the things which are truly most important to you.

$on%t ta&e the Test as a couple. 8o the process on yourown. ater, if you choose you can share your passions with


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your spouse or partner....

We recommend you take the 3est in one sitting. %t shouldonly take -9 : ;9

%f possible, take the 3est in a 2uiet environment, without

distractions.

Passion Test (nstructions

First, make a list of at least ten of the most important thingsyou can think of which would give you a life of joy, passion andfulllment.)egin each one with a verb relating to being, doing orhaving which completes the sentence:When my life is ideal, ( am *****************

1lose your eyes and picture your ideal life. What are youdoing? Who are you with? Where are you? +ow do you feel?eep in mind that in making your choice,you are not losing anything. We ask you to compare thetwo items as if you could only have one of them. 3his isnecessary in order to get in touch with what is mostdeeply important to you. %n real life you can certainlyhave both.b. /ontinue comparing the one you choose with the ne0tnumber on the list until you go through the whole listand then label the one you chose as +. For eample, if you compared the rst item on the list to the second, andyou chose the second, then you would net compare thesecond item to the third. %f you again chose the seconditem, then you(d compare the second item to the fourthand so on, always comparing your choice to the net itemon the list.c. 1tart again, compare each item which remains 2don%tinclude the ones you%ve already chosen3, always &eepingthe one that%s more important. When you get to the endof the list, label the choice remaining +-. Go through thelist again and label the choice remaining +4, and so on


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until you identify your ve most important passions.

d. (f you get stuc& and can%t decide which item is moreimportant, then as& yourself, 5(f ( could be, do or have +and not +- which would bring me more bliss 4r, if %could be - and not @ which would bring me morebliss?* Atate the choice so that it is clearly an eitherBorchoice in order to be able to choose between them.e. #ost people nd their rst impulse is the most accurate .Cassion arises from the heart, and your heart(s impulse ismore likely to be closer to the truth than your mind(sanalysis.f. De honest. 8on(t worry if your choices aren(t what othersthink they should be. $ou don(t have to show this list toanyone else. This is about what lights your re, right now.The more closely aligned you are with what you trulylove, the happier, more fullled you will be. 3he happier

you are, the more attractive you will be to those you loveand cherish. "s a great teacher once said, )+appinessradiates like the fragrance from a Eower and draws allgood things toward you.*g. void the temptation to get to an item on your list thatseems really important to you and say, 5"h, that%s numberone, so ( don%t need to go through the rest of the list.6 Wecan(t begin to tell you how many times we have takenpeople through the 3est, had them say that, then discoverthings changed as they went through the complete list.Ao, go through the comparison process with every item

on your list for all ve of your top passions.h. 8on(t be surprised if the choices you make change, eachtime you go through the list. When you are simple andinnocent going through the process without holding onto any agenda, your mind and heart will go deeper eachtime you go through the list. "s this happens, it(s notunusual for your choices to change as you continue. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& #ar&ers 3hen write out ;G Markers which will have happenedwhen you are fully living your passion. 3hese are the things whichwill tell you that your passion is alive and well in your life.

Clease don(t think about how your Markers will be achieved. 'ust write them out. +ere is an eample!Passion: )eing a multimillionaire.#ar&ers:@. % earn at least one million dollars per year-. % have over ten million dollars in savings and investments;. % travel rst class wherever % goH. % live in my dream home on the ocean with views of the


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mountains.... &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 7ision )oard***************************************************************************88th birthday speechWhat is the legacy you want to create in your life? +ow doyou want people to remember you? $our @99th birthday speechwill draw on everything you(ve done up until now, your passionslist, your Markers, your Iision Doard, and your Cassion Cages, tosummariJe a life welllived.When you write this speech, write it in third person, just as if your best friend or spouse is speaking it out about you, your life,and the inEuence you(ve had. 3his is your chance to let loose and talk about the kind of lifeyou truly choose to create. %magine yourself at that birthday party.What will your life look like from that vantage point when you

have lived the kind of life you will feel great about?Who have you loved and who has loved you? What did youcreate, and what did you teach through your living? Why will peoplebe thankful to have known you? $our @99th birthday speech will probably be 2uite a fewpages. "fter all it describes the contribution of your entire life

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