Since pursuing your passion is a necessary -- but not sufficient -- condition for a great career, it becomes logically essential to find your passion as a starting point.

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More to the point, his passion is a topic that everyone can support: improving children's health.

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Steve embodied principles which we need to believe are possible at this point in time: The idea that work and passion can go hand-in-hand.

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At a low point, Heidi realized life is short and decided to follow her passion.

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Your final point cannot be overemphasized, especially if companies want to authentically engage passion in their employees (which is critical for Gen Y associates).

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Indeed, passion can be used in a calculated way to intimidate, to railroad, or to push a point of view.

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