INDEX

A

Acceptance, 274

Achievements, 244–245

Action(s)

vs. caution, 79

daily steps, 10

vs. fear, 77

and observation, 154

selection of, 27

Addictions, 52, 83. See also Feel-Good Addiction

Advancement, 221

Advice, reactions to, 140–142

Agility

about, 107–109

investing in, 122–123

in management, 124–125

and odd couples, 127–128

stretching to achieve, 116, 130–131

tools for, 120–122

Agility breaks, 118–119

Alcott, Louisa May, 18, 71

All Things Considered, 60

Alonso, Alice, 23, 32, 62

Analysis paralysis, 55

Angkor Wat, 123–124

Attention to detail, 98–99

Automation of processes and systems, 252–253

Avatar, 145

B

Bad habits, 156

Bad ideas, 90–91

Balance, 31

Baldwin, Faith, 167

Bannister, Roger, 15

Barriers, as gate to new perspectives, 110

Bed tea, 267

Beethoven, 62–63

Behavior, change of, 157

Bejar, Hada, 281

Belief in self, 14, 16

Big Things, 12, 80, 84–85, 87, 90, 103–104, 226, 301

bin Laden, Osama, 271

Blanche's agility, 132–133

Borg, Anita, 19

Brain clutter, 53–54

Brainstorming, 11, 62–63, 145, 156

Breaking rules, 118

Breathing meditation, 92

Brevity, 160

Brown, Christy, 195

Budgets, 11, 230

Burdens, 295

Butcher, Susan, 194, 200

Butler, Frank, 194

Butterflies, 205–206

C

Cameron, James, 145

Camp Buck-Up, 97–98

“Can do” vs. “should do,” 74

Career change, 79

Career transformation, 2

Caution vs. action, 79

Celebrations, 280–281

Certainty vs. mystery, 57–58

Certified Legal Nurse Consultants, 117, 179

Challenges

of change, 111

from differences, 119–120

Change, 16, 277

challenge of, 111

courage for, 110

Chaos

dancing through, 57–58

trust through, 56–57

Chödrön, Pema, 95

Choice(s), 220

and engagement, 74

menu of, 47–49

Chris's genius, 165–166

Circle of fusion, 290, 293–297, 304, 305

Cirque du Soleil, 99–100

Client relationships, 239

Clinton, Hillary, 175

Clutter

mental, 53–54

physical, 51–52

social media, 51

toxic, 271

Collaboration, 13, 136–137

Colvin, Geoffrey, 151

Commitment

to dreams, 7

and passion, 9

to passionate level, 73

to self, 170

Commitment queens, 100–101

Commodity companies, 245–246

Complainers and complaining, 183–185

Complaining, 184, 219

Complexities, elimination of, 158

Confidence, 15

Confidence, loss of, 75

Connections, 249–250

Consensus, 142

Consultants, 231

Conventional wisdom, 145

Corporate formula, 220–221

Courage for change, 110

Credit collapse, 8

Criticism, 270

Curiosity vs. fear, 111–113

Current interests, 25–26

Customer service

airline industry, 242–243

Apple, 243–244

excellent, 41, 241–242

unsatisfactory, 241

Cyberspace, 85, 162

D

da Vinci, Leonardo, 45, 47

Dancing through chaos, 57–58

Death, 9

Delany, Sarah, 259

Desire expression, 303

Detachment, 272

Details, 98–99

DeVito, Danny, 141

Diana, Princess, 271

Dieting, 148–150

Differences, challenges from, 119–120

Digital footprint, 186

Dirty laundry, 186

Discomforts, 204–205

Dissenting viewpoints, 142–143

Distractions, 83

Diversity, 125

Douglas, Emily Taft, 258

Downsizing, 11

Dreams, commitment to, 7

Dune (Herbert), 75

Dynamic vs. static existence, 123–124

E

Early interests, 24

Early work experience, 4–5

Eating habits, 263, 264

Ederle, Gertrude, 194, 200

Edison, Thomas, 150, 190

Einstein, Albert, 16, 45, 46, 47, 62, 145, 154–155

Emotional energy, 268–275

Emotional intelligence, 193–195

Emotional needs, 235

Endurance

about, 191–192

building, 209–211

energy for, 208–209

examples of, 193–194

and fire, 206–208

and persistence, 195–197

strategies for building, 209–211

Endurance dance, 192–193

Engagement, 306–307

and choice, 74

of fears, 75–77

Enjoying the moment, 273

Enterprise

about, 217–218

financial control for, 228–230

foundation of, 223–228

shaping, 226

stability, 225–226

strategic life plan for, 223–227

vision for, 224

Entertaining, 27

Entrepreneurial formula, 222–223

Everyday responsibilities, 27

Evie's fire, 41–42

Exercise habits, 264

Exhaustion, 73–74

Expectations, 203

Experience and failure, 139–140

Experts, reliance on, 144–146

F

Facebook, 32, 51, 53, 83, 89, 90, 108, 126, 156–157, 178, 186, 222, 244, 281

Failure

and experience, 139–140

and success, 66

Faith, 15

Fear, 17

acknowledgment of, 76

vs. action, 77

vs. curiosity, 111–113

engagement of, 75–77

and lack of enterprise, 218–219

and worry, 11

Feel-good addiction, 82–84, 86

Female fusion. See Fusion

Feminine forces, 17–18

Finishing, 201

Fire. See Passion

Firing employee, 96–97, 180

5 promises

agility, 130–131

on endurance, 212–213

engaging to achieve big things, 103–104

of enterprise, 255–256

fire, 39–40

fusion activation, 311–312

on genius intensification, 163–164

on integrity, 187–188

of intuitive vision, 68–69

of life energy renewal, 284–285

passion, 39–40

of vision, 68–69

Fixed viewpoints, 113–114, 115

Flexibility, 108

Flying high, 78–80

Focus, 91–96, 199–202

Foolishness, challenges from, 120

Frankl, Viktor, 168

Free products, 238

Froman, Jane, 200

Fuller, Margaret, 135

Fun, 4, 203–205, 230, 262, 274, 303

Fusion. See also Circle of fusion

about, 289–290

activation of, 302–304

and endurance, 291–292

energy unleashed, 307–308

first female, 290–293

format for, 301–302

fun with, 309–310

invitation for, 300

with professional colleagues, 309

as protective caprock, 297–298

purpose, 301

requirements for, 298–299

sparking, 306–307

value of, 298

G

Gatekeepers, 231–232

Gaudio, Bob, 118

Genius and hard work, 150–151

Gere, Richard, 61

Gift with purchase (GWP), 136, 238

Going all in, 49–50

Gossip, 182–183

Gossip buddy, 183

Graham, Stedman, 57, 110

Gratitude, 273

Gray matter, 13, 135

Group therapy, 148–150

Groupthink, 147

Growth, 116–117

Guarantees, 49–50, 245–246

H

Habits, 264–265

Happiness, 24, 269–270

Hard work and genius, 150–151

Herbert, Frank, 75

Herd mentality, 147

Heroin, 114

Himalayas, 20, 203, 273

Ho Chi Minh City, 56–57

Holocaust victims, 168

Hoodoos, 297

Housework, 101

Hypnagogic imagery, 63–64

I

Icebergs, 228

Imagination

vs. knowledge, 45–47

and silence, 51–54

Imperfection, 80–82

Incremental payoffs, 198–199

Independence, 146

Individual passion, 31–32

Inner fire, 24, 262

Inner teacher, 147

Integrity

about, 167–168

accountability to, 177

at all levels, 169–170

breach of, 168–169

consensus about, 172–176

and corporate culture, 179

economic value of, 169

public view of, 186

standing up for, 170–171

when alone, 177–179

Integrity victims, 180–181

Intelligence, kinds of, 135

Intensity, 272

Interruptions, 88–89

Interruptions policy, 88

Intimate companions, 270

Intuition, 43

as cognition on steroids, 45

trusting, 44

Intuitive vision, defined, 44

J

Jackson, Michael, 271

Jan's integrity, 189–190

Jersey contract, 118

Job dissatisfaction, 1–2

Just say no, 101–102, 263

K

Kagan, Daryn, 30–31

Kennedy, Rose, 191

Kirungi, Rosebell, 194, 200

Knight, Margaret, 46, 47

Knowledge vs. imagination, 45–47

L

Larsen, Miriam Viola, 43

Leadership, 232

Learning from others, 13–14

Learning styles, 13

Legal nurse consulting, 144, 147

Ledger, Heath, 271

Leigh's engagement, 104–105

Less is more, 159–160

Leveraging successful people, 138–139

Lindsay's renewal, 286–287

Listening, 161

Listening to opposing viewpoints, 142–143

Living passionately, 24–29, 32–38

Loans, 229

Lombardi, Vince, 152

Longevity, 191

Loser culture, 148–150

Lost passion, 27

M

Maggie's vision, 70–71

Management theories, 125

Mandalas, 109

Manipulation, 181–182

Market, understanding of, 236–237

Marketing

about, 233–239

to existing clients, 238–239

foundation for, 237

needs fulfillment, 234–235

Marketing strategies, 237

Martha's enterprise, 257–258

Meditation, 91–95

Memories, 239–244, 279

Memory, improvement of, 161–162

Mental junk food, 277

Mental practice, 61–62

Mental repetition, 201–202

Mentoring, 140–141, 281–282

Mentors, 14, 17, 153

Mindfulness, 64

Mind-success connection, 56–57, 62

Mistakes, 80–81, 140, 236

Molchanova, Natalia, 116

Momentum, safeguarding, 91

Momentum engagement, 85–91

Momentum time, 87–89

Moses, Phoebe Ann, 193

Moving with stillness, 154–155

Music, 269

My Left Foot (Brown), 195

Mystery vs. certainty, 57–58

N

National Alliance of Certified Legal Nurse Consultants, 45

National Public Radio, 58–60

Natural state, 111

Nature and wildlife, 269

Needs, methods to fill, 235–236

Needs fulfillment, 234–235

Negative attitude, 114–115

Negotiating, 246–248

asking in, 247

bullying in, 248

detached appearance while, 247–248

with the person, not company, 248

Networking, 237

selectivity when, 250

vs. socializing, 251

New Orleans, 2, 4, 9, 20, 127, 133, 160–161, 172, 274, 278, 280, 281, 282

New perspectives, 110

New York Times, 5, 98, 313

No pain, no gain experience, 205

Note-taking, 161–162

Nurturing and renewal of your spirit, 275–276

O

Oakley, Annie, 193, 200

Observation, 154

Obstacles, 157

Off the record speech, 248

O'Keefe, Georgia, 289

Old comforts, 128–129

One big thing at a time, 84–91

One step at a time approach, 10

Optimists, 99

Orchids, 125–126

Overcommitment, 74, 176

Overpromising, 176–177

P

Pace, 197–198

Pain, 191, 206

Pain vs. suffering, 94–95

Passion

about, 19–20

and commitment, 9

commitment to, 30, 34

defined, 34

individual, 31–32

maintaining, 36–37

practice of, 33

and purpose, 24

reality about, 28–29

relationships and, 36

self definition, 31

and success, 21–22

and talent, 23

time and opportunity for, 36

Passionate drive, 22–24

Passionate faith, difficulties of, 29–31

Passionate life

living and working, 4–7

and skydiving, 79

Patterns, breaking, 155–156

Pay cuts, 11

Payoffs, 23, 218, 220

Perfectionism, 54–55

escape from, 82

and perfectionists, 80

Performance, 233

Perpetual lists, 253

Persistence, 195–197

Personal promises, 303–304

Personnel framework, 230–233

Perspective, 9

Pessimism, 99

Practice with form, 152

Preparation, 207

Problem analysis, 157–158

Problem solving steps, 253, 254

Processes and systems, automation of, 252–253

Procrastination, 54

Profit, 228

Promises, 176–177

Public vs. private discussions, 186

Purpose and passion, 24

Q

Queen Latifah, 133

R

Rationalism, 55

Reagan, Ronald, 271

Recession, 6, 8, 9, 11, 17, 222

Recharging, 208–209, 261, 276

Referral letters, 249–250

Referrals while connecting, 249–250

Relationships, 221, 239, 249

maintenance of, 125–127

passion and, 36

with vendors, 171

Relaxed manner

All Things Considered interview, 60–61

NPR interview, 58–60

Sydell interview, 58–60

Renewal

about, 259–260

celebration to intensify, 278–279

of emotional energy, 267–275

of energy with people you love, 279–281

formula for, 262

by giving back, 281–282

goals and strategies, 261, 282

of mental energy, 276–277

of physical energy, 263–266

planning for, 261–263

strategies for total, 282–283

of yourself, 260–263

Repetition, mental, 201–202

Responsibility, owning up to, 179–180

Restrictions, 99–100

Risk taking, 296

Roosevelt, Eleanor, 106, 183

Routines, 118

Rowling, J. K., 46, 47

Rozen, S. J., 190

Rudolph, Wilma Glodean, 193, 200

Running on empty, 197–198

S

Saigon, 56–57

Self discipline, 142

Self-analysis, 151, 152, 153

Selflessness, 281–282

Self-perception, 61–62

Self-promotion, 244–245

Self-reliance, 146

Shaking things up, 109–114

Sheehy, Gail, 83

Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 215

Silence and imagination, 51–54

Simplicity, 158–159

Skydiving, 76–78, 79

Sleep habits, 264

Slumdog Millionaire, 63

Soccer moms, 231

Social media, 51, 73, 86–87, 156–157, 281

Spark, 35, 38, 39

Speaking voice, 160–161

Speech Management, 160

Speed, 253

Speed of activity, 64–65

Spiritual discipline, 276

Spiritual energy renewal, 275–276

Stamina, 191

Starbucks, 156, 183, 197, 239, 244, 271

Stepping out, 8, 76–78, 79

Stories of women changed forever, 293–297

Strategic life plan

for enterprise, 223–227

form for, 227

Strategic plan, 224

Streeter, Tanya, 116

Subcontractors, 231

Success

and behavior, 231–232

defined, 50

elements of, 12–14

encore to, 65–66

and failure, 66

learning from, 66

of next vision, 66–67

and passion, 21–22

and showing up, 33, 105

Success apartheid, 139

Success percentage, 81

Sucking up, 143–144

Support teams, 78

Susan's endurance, 214–215

Swayze, Patrick, 271

Swoopes, Sheryl, 81

Sydell, Laura, 58–60

Systems, 252–253

T

Talent

and passion, 23

value of, 151–153

Talent Is Overrated (Colvin), 151

Teaching, 5

Technology, 90, 108, 110

Television, 85–86

Thatcher, Margaret, 73

Theresa, Mother, 218

Thompson, Dorothy, 166

Thu, Thi, 31–32

Timidity, 50–51

Titanic, 59, 228

Toxic clutter, 271

Traditions, 279

Traffic lights, 56

Transformation, 205

Transgressions, forgiving, 178–179

Travel, 9, 20, 29, 206–207

Trust through chaos, 56–57

U

Uncertainty, 50, 77

Underpricing, 245–246

V

Vacations, 7, 20, 268, 269

Validation, 296

Valli, Frankie, 118

Vélib, 115

Venture capital, 229

Vickie's fusion, 313–314

Virtual vacation, 269

Vision

and passion, 65–66

success of next, 66–67

Visions, 63–64

Visualization, 61–62

W

War of the Roses, 141

Weed pulling, 89–90

Whacking, 91–96

What's right vs. what's easy, 96–97

Whitchorn, Katherine, 217

White matter, 13, 135

Wicked success, personal nature of, 34

Wildebeest, 218–220

Wine tasting memories, 240

Winfrey, Oprah, 287

Women changed by circle of fusion, 293–297

Women's intuition, 43

Work ethics, 177–179

Writing, 62–63

Written goals, 35

Z

Zazen session, 93

Zipcar, 115

Zuckerberg, Mark, 156–157