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Follow your bliss, end up with blisters. How and when to use your “passion” as decision-breaker

Follow your bliss, end up with blisters. How and when to use your “passion” as decision-breaker

I never wanted to grow up. And I was pretty certain I’d never have to. Not having a plan, following my dreams and desires, pursuing my goals with reckless abandon, refusing to “be practical” and “think about the future” – those were some of the things that made my life fun and exciting. “Follow Your...

August 11, 2012 Derek Murphy follow bliss, profit from passion, secret 54
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