Get Fired Up, Not Burned Out!

I was up burning the midnight oil one night last week reading my friend, Kathy Brunner's latest book, Finding Your Fire:  Get Fired Up, Not Burned Out.  It is a real page turner for those of us interested in finding our passion and living it out in a significant way.  Here's the link to check out the book for yourself.  Kathy and I are sharing a booth this weekend at the Canton Literary Festival and if you're one of those people who likes to hold a book and thumb through it before you purchase it, then you should visit and check it out.  It is a great festival and I've enjoyed the workshops for authors as well as the 69 booths filled with all everything from jewelry to plants to pottery.

Finding Your Fire showcases Kathy's absolutely amazing gift for writing. Her illustrations and stories paint a picture you can't resist.  Her first story of some ridiculously expensive and excruciatingly painful shoes she bought for a date night had me in stitches.  Cinderella says, "One shoe can change your life" and as Kathy so aptly demonstrates, finding and acting on your passion can create an amazing life long journey.

Kathy doesn't just tell you about remarkable people who have lived remarkable stories and created a legacy, she walks you through the stages step by step of how to accomplish it for yourself.  With creative thought-provoking questions and exercises designed to delve into your hidden dreams, she guides the reader along a path of discovery.  But don't think that you'll just be creating a spark of a life plan.  Kathy is all about building a bonfire that will take over your life -- in a positive way of course.  I highly recommend Finding Your Fire for everyone who has ever wondered what they want to be when they grow up and what type of legacy they will leave behind.  Get Fired Up with Kathy and make a dent in the universe.

The Most Important Question You Can Ask To Accomplish Your Life Goals

Signed lane to Bryn Carregog If you're lost, and wondering if you're on the right road to Ty'ncornel Youth Hostel, this life-saving lane junction, with its sign to Bryn Carregog farm, will put you right. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Are you wondering what path to take in life?  Are you faced with a difficult decision that will determine your future, your life story?  Are you trying to turn your passion into reality?  According to a recent interview with Dan Sullivan in Success magazine, there is one key question that you can ask that will help you set and accomplish your goals.  Here it is:  If we were to sit down together three years from now, what would have to be in place for you to feel happy and productive about where you are in life? Let's try it... what would your answer be?  I'll tell you my answer in next week's blog.