Passionate Action: 5 Steps to Creating Extraordinary Success in Life and Work

by Doug Gray and Doug Gray

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0975884158
• ISBN13: 9780975884157
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Gray Publications
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Not Easy, but Worth It!

Just like his earlier effort, Adventure Coaching, Doug invites you to do some work. It isn't easy work, but then working on yourself rarely is. However, if you take the time to read the materials, do the exercises and be honest with yourself, the outcome can be quite insightful. I know Doug as a great coach, but also as a great husband, father and colleague. The fun part of knowing an author is that you get to observe whether his life is congruent to his writings. Let me assure you that Doug's life is. He is not asking you to go down any paths that he has not already gone down. That quality is refreshing, and one that is sorely missing in the self help genre. Keep up the good work, Doug.

Passionate Action

"There are three types of people in the world. Those that want to change and have the self discipline to do so provided they have the right information and a clear path to follow. The book, Passionate Action, is the best system and path I have seen in over 3 decades of self improvement study! The second type of person wants to change, needs the right information and a clear path to follow but lacks the self discipline to do it alone. Passionate Action coupled with the professional coaching of Doug Gray is the right answer in that case. The third type of person also wants to change but finds it very difficult to take action on their own. In this case considering the personal coaching services of Doug Gray is the right alternative." Joe Murtagh, The DreamSpeaker: International motivational speaker and trainer.

If you have only time in your crowded schedule for a single 'self help' book, make it Doug Gray's "P

In "Passionate Action: 5 Steps To Creating Extraordinary Success In Life And Work", ICF-certified coach, speaker and leadership trainer Doug Gray has written one of the best self-help, self-improvement instructional guidebooks for non-specialist general readers seeking to enhance the quality of their lives, the productivity of their endeavors, and their enjoyment of what daily life has to offer them. Replete with real-life examples and self-coaching techniques, readers will learn the five basic steps for an 'action-based' lifestyle. These critically important steps include learning how to 'get moving' toward fulfilling their aspirations and goals, how leave behind familiar but inhibitory habits or dysfunctional behavior, confront life's inevitable challenges with confidence, the value of obtaining wisdom and expressing compassion, but perhaps most importantly of all, learn to appreciate the values and rewards for themselves of service to others. If you have only time in your crowded schedule for a single 'self help' book, make it Doug Gray's "Passionate Action".

BRAINSTORMING WITH YOUR OWN BRAIN

This is not your typical self-help or business book. First of all, it is beautifully written & easy to read. The exercises scattered throughout are unparalleled in helping a busy mind focus directly on challenges, strengths & weaknesses (real and imagined), and how to sort out possible options to come up with a realistic, doable, and fulfilling course of action. A great professor once told me that coming up with the "right" answers isn't nearly as important as asking the right questions. Doug's book provides them and is like having your own team of business experts brainstorm with you. Barbara Lehman

An empowering and enlightening read

"Passionate Action" is a well-written guide to getting our lives on track, finding out what we are passionate about and using our passion to bring about success in our lives and our work. This is a fun read that guides us through five important steps to self-improvement. The author is a coach and in this book he expertly coaches us to fulfill our best life performance. I particularly enjoyed his guided visualization called FUTURE SELF where the reader imagines his/her self 20 years from now. This exercise was powerful and insightful.