The Passion Test: The Effortless Path to Discovering Your Life Purpose Paperback – September 30, 2008

I heard Janet speak in a public forum and the power of her narrative simply blew the audience away. There is a deep conviction in her words and this is apparent in the book as well.Some reviewers cavil at the authors' personal accounts of their travels to India and elsewhere and their accounts of persons they encountered. I found their story engrossing and it helped put the rest of what they said in context. It also helps that the prose is highly readable.Sure what they say is simple and sure you have run across it before. This does not make it any less effective. Sometimes we need to have the same truths blasted into us with a power hose before we internalize it take actions that literally transform our lives.The author's test does involve making a list of ten things that elicit passion in you now and it does involve repeating this every six months and there have been snide comments about this. I have, in various top business schools, used my own version of this process and can testify that it is both powerful and it WORKS. Most of us are so divorced from what makes us come alive that we do not even know what we are passionate about if anything. Janet and Chris give you a process by which you can begin to find out and this does not happen overnight.The book is absolutely crammed with profound insights and the fact that you have run across them before does not diminish the usefulness. You do see the world as you are and not as it is. You can even argue like a famous president about what your definition of "is" is. Your thoughts have shaped you into what you are and what you think now will shape who you become tomorrow. And, yes, the Buddha proclaimed this three thousand years ago and many others have done so since. So what?The authors repeat these timeless truths in their own inimitable fashion, tie it in with their personal narratives and those of others they have met and present it in a highly engaging fashion. The quotes interspersed throughout are fabulous. Eg "There are two great days in a person's life - the day we are born and the day we discover why," "When you follow your bliss..dors will open where you would not have thought there would be doors; and where there wouldn't be a door for anyone else," "The key of all life is value. Value is not what you get - its what you give."If you do the exercise conscientiously, you will start awakening the passion dormant in you. Do it long enough and it will take over your life. I sincerely wish this for you because that is what will lead you to a truly fulfilling life - where your passion is effortlessly used so you can be of service to others.Are You Ready to Succeed? Unconventional Strategies to Achieving Personal Mastery in Business and LifeThe Personal Mastery Program: Discovering Passion and Purpose in Your Life and Work (Sounds True Audio Learning Course)

Because I have worked so hard building money status and lost all my passions in life for 2 years. It was a scary state of life. That was why I have read a lot of books about Life Purpose, Life Mission and Goal Setting. The Passion Test is one of those books. Though I know a lot of Goal setting and Vision board making mentality but this book still gives me a lot of insight about how to change my life around.1. You have *intention* to get what your heart desires the most but you need to examine *what you pay attention to* . Your attention makes it grow stronger.Such as, your Top 5 Passion list, 1st is to have a happy, fulfilling business. That's your intention. Anyway, you pay a lot of attention on "how to please your investor". You run around doing whatever the investors tell you to do. That's why you can't achieve your passion on business yet.2. Passion is different from goals. Goal is what you need to accomplish. Passion is how you would like it to be.Such as, your goal is to get married to a good partner by next year. Your passion is "to have such a blissful marriage full of fun and adventure together".3. This book is the first that teaches me to write the MARKER. The marker list is what happens to you to make you realize that your passion list is happening.Such as, your no.3 Passion is to be an international opera singer. Your marker might be : 1) I am hired to sing in Australia. 2) I have a performance for UN ambassadors. etc.I did goal list before so I never expected myself to discover some important things I need to do in my life before I die. The Passion Test makes me realize that. For 10 years that I have built my wealth for me to retire comfortably and save a large sum of money for my irresponsible mother's future medical bills. I am the only caretaker of my mom. Therefore my no.2 Goal list is to make millions (to be exact 50 millions). But my passion no.5 is "to live life giving love as my legacy". It made me think twice and so hard about all the money I'm making and what I sacrifice to make that lots of money.Now I know by heart my legacy is love so I need to reset my life : to live and to be my passion, not invest my life making money and no loving kindness.**********************************************************************************DownsideIf you can tolerate the author's personal, unnecessary stories about her trip to India to meet "Saints" (it was like 1/4 of the book), this book is so valuable.

Before I read this book I have to admit that I was has a little lost in the system. I had actually forgotten about the reasons why and only thought about what I didn't want in my life.For years I always felt something was missing in my day, so I spent many days in those years often feeling down and un-motivated. I have read many books about motivation and business but none of them really went as Deep as this book did, when it comes to realising your purpose and living a life filled with passion.The beginning of the book was a little like my life at the time, it was a little slow in getting its point across initially however as I read through the book and participated in its exercises, especially the Passion Test I found myself gaining more energy, getting more excited and finally jumping out of my bed with energy and a smile, instead of a sigh and a feeling of tiredness. I was able to get clear about my purpose and passion and this allowed me to paint an incredible picture of where I am today and where I will be in the years to come. I look forward to living in the moment of every day, thanks to Janet Attwood for sharing her story.The book travels further by providing real case studies of people in our society that live their lives with passion while also being financially successful themselves. If you are looking for answers about, who you are, why you are here and how you can contribute to mother Earth in a positive way that makes you feel completely fulfilled then buy this book, it will do wonders for you and also our planet.Greg Suefong, Sydney