The Power of Passion

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The Power of Passion
Mary Dawes, Ph.D. Director of Academic and Career
Exploration University College Arizona State
University Last updated 07-13-07     
www.asu.edu/asu101
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Making a Life, Making a Living

• Between 1960 and 1980, 1,500 business school
  graduates were surveyed.
• Category A graduates made money first, then did
  what they really wanted to do later (1,245
  graduates or 83 of the population).
• Category B graduates pursued their true
  interests, sure that money would eventually
  follow (255 graduates or 17 of the population.

Albion, M. (2000). Making a life, making a
living. New York Warner Books.
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Making a Life, Making a Living
Twenty years later, there were 101 millionaires
in that group of 1,500 business students.
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Making a Life, Making a Living
Category A graduates had 1 millionaire. Category
B graduates had 100 millionaires
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Follow your dreamsFollow your passion!