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When Your Passion Is Your Work
"Throughout my life, the universe has been giving me clues — I just didn't see them." — Janet Wong
"Don't Judge a Book by its Cover" "I was the director of labor relations for a big entertainment company. And I should have been happy. I had everything that I thought I wanted. But going into work every day took away a bit of myself until finally I stopped and said, 'Where is that quirky college kid who used to read rare books, do fun things? Where is she?' I knew I had to look for her." A Bookstore of Inspiration "One day, browsing through a children's bookstore, it hit me. I loved these books-the richness of the pictures, the power of these words. I gathered an armload of books and said, 'This is what I want to do.' " On Becoming a Writer "I treated writing like a fulltime job. I wrote over 20 manuscripts in a year's time ... and got rejection letter after rejection letter. I think it's because of that passion that I've been able not to just write one book, but nine books in the last 10 years." Living Without Regrets "When I was a lawyer, I worked 60-hour weeks because I had to. Now I work 60-hour weeks because I love it. If I hadn't made that choice to take a chance and do something that really spoke to me, I don't think I could have lived with myself." Sharing Her Stories with the World "I think I lost myself for a while. Now as a writer, I can be true to myself. I can have fun! I can be good to people. I reach inside myself to try to find those memories, those stories that will speak to anyone."
From the show Lifestyle Makeovers: Finding Your Passion |
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