The Passion Plan

By Kenneth H. Blanchard, Ken Blanchard, Richard Y. Chang

Book Overview

Find Your Passion and Change Your Life"Provides clear explanations, insightful self-assessments and inspiring stories of people both ordinary and famous."--Newsday"An inspiring call to action."--Publishers Weekly"Written with the burning fire he espouses, Richard Chang's The Passion Plan powerfully teaches us how to ignite the embers of our dreams in order to truly find success and happiness."--Stephen R. Covey, author of the No. 1 best-seller, The 7-Habits of Highly Effective Peoplea"Richard Chang boldly challenges us not only to seek and find the passions which exist in all of us, but more importantly equips us with a plan to pursue those passions all the way to a rewarding and fulfilling life!"--Ken Blanchard, co-author of The One Minute Managera"The Passion Plan offers a simple, easy-to-follow recipe for finding your own special passion and following it to greater personal satisfaction and success."--Debbi Fields, founder and chief cookie lover, Mrs. Fields CookiesTHE AUTHORRichard Chang is CEO of Richard Chang Associates, Inc., a performance-improvement consulting, training, and publishing firm headquartered in Irvine, California. He is internationally recognized for his strategic planning, performance measurement, quality improvement, organization development, change management, product realization, customer service, and human resource development expertise. Chang has consulted to a wide range of organizations--including Toshiba, Marriott, Nabisco, Universal Studios, Citibank, Nortel Networks, Fidelity Investments, and McDonalds. He has served as chair of the board for the American Society for Training and Development and as a judge for the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in the U.S. Chang is the author or co-author of more than twenty books on business and personal development, including The Passion Plan at Work (Jossey-Bass, 2001).

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0787955981
• ISBN13: 9780787955984
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Powerful and Practical Plan for Passionate Living

With The Passion Plan, Dr. Chang has succeeded in providing a solid approach to cultivating the energy and focus needed to pursue one's purpose, in a powerful way. A must read for entrepreneur's. This is a business book, dealing with a critical aspect of business life. The world depends on our ability to passionatly create and recreate great business every day, every hour, every minute. The worksheets are invaluable. They really set this book apart from the more purely inspirational. We will use The Passion Plan in our annual planning process, both for our own business and with clients. Great resource for coaching one-on-one or in groups. Thank you Dr.Chang. We finally, have a resource that presents passionate living as one of the many business skills needed by those who plan to live great lives,on purpose both personally and professionally.

Wonderful concept, excellent book

What could make more sense? Starting with the premise that the ability to find and identify your individual passion stands at the core of personal and professional success, Dr. Chang does a superb job of articulating, illustrating, and leading the reader through an exciting exploration.

Terrific Book That Really Hits Home! Get It Today.

This book is one of the best self-help books that I have read, and I read a lot of them. What makes it so good is the honest and realistic advice, tools, and stories that really hit home for me. I now understand how to benefit from my passions in life and that it is possible to have my passions be a part of my home, work, personal, and school life.

Very Inspirational and Practical Help. A Must Read!

This is a very inspirational and uplifting book that helped me get back in touch with the things that I really love to do in my life. It provides real life examples that I could relate to and gave very practical advice that I could begin to apply. I've read lots of self-help books that danced around the concept of passion, but this one not only clarified what was important about passion, but also showed me how to develop a plan of action to start living it too! It's really made a difference for me.

Applicable to many life situations

"The Passion Plan" is a wise and savvy guide that will help people find the things that matter to them and then act on their insights to enrich their lives. Dr. Chang offers reality-based tools-not fantasies or miracle cures or easy wealth-that are widely applicable to many life situations, yet tailored to the individual. -Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business School