Pursuit of Passionate Purpose

In Pursuit of Passionate Purpose, self-help guru Theresa Szczurek reveals that the real key to a successful and happy life is in knowing what it is that you truly desire and pursuing it with determination. Based on the everyday wisdom of eighty successful people from all walks of life, along with the practical strategies she used to pursue her own passion, Szczurek presents a proven, step-by-step plan for effectively pursuing whatever your passionate purpose is. By emulating the six strategies/characteristics that almost all truly successful people share, you?ll discover who you really are, what you really want from life, and how to achieve it. People Whose Stories Are Prominently Shared.

Acknowledgments.

PART ONE: Introduction: Get on Your Path.

1. Pursuit Brings Real Rewards.

2. Profiles of People on Their Path.

PART TWO: Follow the Proven Process.

3. Know and Nurture the Person.

4. Find Passionate Purpose.

5. Pursue Purpose.

6. Assess Progress.

PART THREE: Apply Success Strategies.

7. Polarity Strategy.

8. Attraction Strategy.

9. Persistence Strategy.

10. Allowing Strategy.

11. Connections Strategy.

12. Pack Strategy.

PART FOUR: Closing: Practical Prescription.

13. Put Passionate Purpose to Work.

Epilogue.

APPENDIX A: The “Pursuit of Passionate Purpose” Formula at a Glance.

APPENDIX B: Tested Meditation Techniques.

Notes.

About the Author.

Index.

THERESA M. SZCZUREK, PhD, the catalyst for extraordinary results, helps organizations and people succeed by aligning their passions with purpose. Offering success strategies used in taking her technology company to over $40 million in six years, she is now an award-winning business consultant and speaker working with emerging and established firms worldwide in marketing, strategic planning, and organization development. Q: What is passionate purpose?

A: A meaningful intention or goal pursued with intense enthusiasm, dedication,
and interest.

Q: Who are Passionate Pursuers?

A: People who find their passionate purpose in life and work tirelessly to achieve it.

Today, many people wonder how they can achieve more in work and life. They seek the real key to success and fulfillment. But they might be surprised by what they find.

In Pursuit of Passionate Purpose, author and entrepreneur Theresa Szczurek taps into her decades of experience and four years of research to reveal the secret to a successful, rewarding personal and professional life. At the heart of this life-changing book is the premise that every person can produce extraordinary results and reap the real rewards of life. But how? Here, Szczurek shows that the real key to success is caring passionately about what you desire and then pursuing it with true determination.

Based on the everyday wisdom of eighty real people from all walks of life, along with the practical strategies she used to build her own successful company, Szczurek presents a proven, step-by-step plan for effectively pursuing any passionate purpose.

More than a simple self-help book, Pursuit of Passionate Purpose offers a verified path for finding and fulfilling worthwhile intentions. It helps you understand who you are, what you really want, how to achieve it, and how to assess your progress. Through this process, you discover or reaffirm your passionate purpose. But most important, you'll learn to adopt and apply six strategies that almost all effective Passionate Pursuers share. These help you achieve the meaning, peak performance, financial gain, and professional results you want. Most successful people—including world marathon champion Mark Plaatjes, co-inventor of the baby carrier Margaret Hansson, Tom Chappell of Tom's of Maine, and many others who contributed their personal stories to this book—engage in similar practices in their pursuit, and achievement, of passionate purpose.

This inspiring book offers practical pointers for all people on their life journey, helping ordinary people produce extraordinary results. Pursuing that passionate purpose gives people a sense of delight and deep satisfaction—and helps them transform "making a living" into "making a difference."

"It is the pursuit of passionate purpose, as well as its attainment, and relationships along the way that bring the real rewards in life," explains Szczurek. Pursuit of Passionate Purpose shows you how to give yourself the greatest gift you can—a mission that leads to a life lived with more purpose, more passion, and more success. Why risk NOT embracing these success strategies? Life is short. Follow your heart. Begin now.

"Pursuit of Passionate Purpose brings needed shape and structure for developing and benefiting from a clear sense of purpose in your own life.

Szczurek writes about a soft subject with strategies of substance.

Her ideas will open your eyes and your thinking about purpose."
—Mark Sanborn
Bestselling author of The Fred Factor: How Passion in Your Work and Life Can Turn the Ordinary into the Extraordinary

"Pursuit of Passionate Purpose is guaranteed to bring new energy and introspection to everyone. It will help you evaluate your current situation and ask yourself the hard questions that could lead you to a more fulfilling and passionate life both in and out of the office."
—Clair Beckmann
Regional President, JPMorgan Chase

"Outstanding!——not only for those in business,but for every heart searching for fulfillment."
—Janice A. Stachyra
Librarian and member, Hillside Library Board of Trustees

"Anyone who has ever wondered how to reach a successful and balanced life will find Theresa's story and suggestions invaluable. A mother's spiritual heart is combined with a very successful record of education and business experience to provide tools for all involved in profit and nonprofit enterprises."
—David H. Leonard
President, Mountain Desert District, Unitarian Universalist Association

"This precious prescription permits persons to plan, progress, and perform to the peak of their potential. Powerfully presented!"
—Norris Hermsmeyer
Rotary District 5450 Governor, 2005–06

"A 'must-have' for every personal library. With clairvoyance, the author builds on her own struggle toward success and couples it with research to put forth a sure-fire method for achievement available to anyone. Pursuit of Passionate Purpose charts the path to success in business or in life. It's a page-turner!"
—Anne Steinbeck
Past president, The National Federation of Business and Professional Women