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PASSION TEST

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START: Spend a fewminutes to consider theopen-ended phrases onthese pages. Then writeyour simple, honestresponses in the circles.If you feel your responsesmissed the mark the firsttime, repeat the test untilit feels right. You might

find your responsesvary ing gr eatly ( fromZumba dancing toreading autobiographiesto rock climbing, forexample), and thats OK;

just co mplete t he phra seas honestly as you can.

REFINE: Now youll trimyour list to the top fiveactivities that will makeyour life fulfilling. Beginwith your first completedPhrase 1 and compare itwith your response foryour completed Phrase 2.If you could have one orthe other, which wouldyou choose? (If its notclear, close your eyesand imagine youre living

Phrase 1 full-out andPhrase 2 is nonexistent.Then imagine youreliving Phrase 2 full-outand 1 is absent. Whichfeels better?)

Put your finger on thecircle you choose andcontinue to 3; repeat theprocess through the lastcircle (youll probablyneed to use both hands).

Wherev er your f ingerends up after that lastcircle is your No. 1passion. Write that one inthe first blank li ne at thetop of the opposite pageand draw an X throughthat circle. Now repeatthe process four times,always skipping the

marked-out circles as youcompare your reponsesin each circle, and writedown the last one in theblank lines.

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My dream as a

child was...

1

If I had a week todo anything

I wanted to do,I would...

2

One thing youdnever guess about

me is...

3

Im the oneeveryone calls for

when...

4

My fantasy career

would be...

6

Time freedom for

me means...

7

If I entered a tshow, I wou

perform..

8

I feel something

akin to a runnershigh when Im...

11

If I starred in a TV

show in whichI taught a skill,

it would be...

12

If I received theNobel Prize,

it would be for...

5

What gets me

passionately outof bed in themorning is...

9

The things people

always complimentme on are...

10

My top passions are: