| Why is this important?
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| | At age 47, Jennifer moved halfway around
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| Making your passions WORK for you is
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| | the world to make her passion WORK. On
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| important because your happiness MATTERS
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| | another recent show, Jennifer told me
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| and makes a difference in your life.
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| | that her move, while very risky, proved
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| Waking up to a day you really look
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| | to be the most magical thing she ever
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| forward to can make all the difference in
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| | did. It was just the perfect recipe for
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| your world.
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| | her, and today she works with mid-life
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| It can be even better: Imagine waking up
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| | women to help them find meaning in their
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| day after day to the work you love to do.
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| | own lives. How appropriate!
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| After we turn forty, things change. If we
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| | As I interviewed Jennifer, it reminded me
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| admit it to ourselves, deep inside we
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| | that when a person makes their passion
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| wish we could do more with our lives. Our
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| | WORK, they gain a new perspective of
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| concerns usually center around our work.
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| | their lives and what is possible.
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| At this stage of life, we tend to give up
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| | Jennifer like Joe, had that extra kick in
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| our dreams and settle on doing just a job
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| | her voice, that little giggle when
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| and hope one day to finally do what we
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| | describing what she does.
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| love when we retire.
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| | Yes, making your passion WORK can make
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| But will that day ever come?
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| | you a bit giddy.
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| Where do you stand?
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| | The first steps
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| Do you know what you are passionate
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| | Evaluate what you want. This is always
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| about?
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| | the easiest and yet the most difficult.
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| Are you working at what you are
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| | This takes an honest self assessment.
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| passionate about?
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| | Find out who else shares your passion and
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| If you didn't answer "yes" to both
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| | actually makes an income doing what you
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| questions, you have more to do. Many
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| | love. You'll be surprised what you
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| people over forty just assume it's too
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| | discover. For example, let's say you love
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| late. They feel society's pressure to
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| | building model airplanes but you need to
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| slow down, conserve and save.
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| | make $ 75,000 a year. Not enough people
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| Are you saving too much?
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| | to sell airplanes to? No problem.
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| Recent research by a small group research
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| | You could start your own store and call
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| institution suggests that Americans are
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| | it, "Model Planes for You". You could
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| currently saving too much. The report
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| | work for a model plan manufacturer as a
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| suggests that we should get more out of
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| | sales rep to get started. You could start
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| our money while we are young.
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| | an internet site as a place for model
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| Otherwise, we risk losing opportunities
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| | plane hobbyists to gather, getting
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| to enjoy what we have vs. saving for when
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| | revenue from ads and other means. You
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| we're older.
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| | could start a business organizing model
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| Of course this advice would be frowned on
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| | airplane parties for kids. You could
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| by almost every financial firm-they have
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| | offer team building events to corporate
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| great ideas for using your money! Most of
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| | America that involve building paper
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| these firms suggest the average person
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| | airplanes. Attendees would see which
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| will need an annual income equal to 75 to
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| | group's paper airplane flies the
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| 86% of what he or she earned in their
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| | farthest. Corporate America loves to
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| final year of employment!
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| | spend money on this kind of event!
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| When you do what you love and have a
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| | [I can remember once going to a team
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| lighter backpack, you never need to
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| | building event where we worked on
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| retire!
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| | building trust by being forced to fall
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| What these firms don't understand is that
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| | off a ten-foot ledge with a blindfold on
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| with a lighter backpack, we can, in fact,
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| | so that our teammates could catch us as
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| work forever doing what we love and come
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| | we fell. When my teammates failed to
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| pretty close to the income we require.
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| | catch me, I realized it was time to go,
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| With vocation, there is no final year of
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| | but that's another story!]
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| employment until one stops breathing!
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| | You might have several income-producing
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| What happens if you wait too long?
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| | activities along with perhaps working a
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| Your quality of life decreases. Life
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| | couple of days a week at a local hobby
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| feels mundane, and your goals no longer
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| | store to make ends meet in the short
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| seem interesting. Your loved ones
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| | term.
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| suddenly become your scapegoats. You
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| | Prepare to downscale
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| start to feel sluggish and you end up
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| | Sorry to disappoint you but I have seldom
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| spending too many hours on the couch
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| | seen a person make their passion WORK
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| watching mindless television.
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| | without some initial downscaling. This
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| Meet Joe Kasper of New York City
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| | doesn't mean forever, just initially.
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| I recently interviewed Joe on my regular
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| | This might scare many baby boomers to run
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| show, "How to make meaning and money in
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| | in the other direction-fast. After all,
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| mid-life". Joe calls himself "American's
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| | what would we do without our SUV's (and
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| diet coach". Joe describes health as his
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| | their lease payments), our large
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| passion, and it shows! Joe walks his talk
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| | mortgages and our retirement nest eggs?
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| and it's catching. It is hard to listen
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| | Well, I guarantee we would be freer and
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| to Joe and not feel anxious and wanting
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| | lighter and better able to explore new
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| to do something with your own life. Joe
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| | possibilities for making our passions
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| explains that he was fired from 14
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| | WORK.
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| traditional jobs until he finally figured
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| | There is a difference
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| out that he was better working for
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| | There is a difference between working
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| himself than for other people.
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| | hard so that one day you can live your
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| Joe's excitement was so contagious that
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| | passions vs. making your passion WORK for
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| he could probably have had me believing
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| | you right now.
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| in the Pet Rock again!
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| | Taking the next steps are, as always, up
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| This is what happens when you surround
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| | to you.
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| yourself with people who have made their
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| | I'll be cheering you on each step of the
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| passions WORK.
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| | way!
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| Meet Jennifer Wright of New Zealand
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