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Be happy with what you are doing.

If you love cooking and want to make a career, then you will love this testimonial of encouragement.

Emily Graham a senior at ASU Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication talks about why she choose to attend this school. She also describes all the options in an Television and Broadcasting career.

Joel Dickinson started off his professional journey in the many of us do, apathetic. He dropped out of school and wound up taking a job in road construction. While Joel liked the work he began to wonder about his desire to pursue it long term. Ten years after dropping out Joel went back to school and chased down a dream. Here's his story.

During high school Galán submitted an article to Seventeen magazine which was so impressive she was asked to be a guest editor and led to a permanent position.

One of the hardest aspects of zeroing in on a career that we can be passionate about is simply discovering where our interests lie. Throughout the course of the Pursue the Passion Tour we found that almost everyone we interviewed was able to link their current career with a childhood interest. Here is a short compilation of their stories.

Pursue the Passion Interviewed Tommy Thwaits in Denver, Colorado in front of a live student audience. Tommy is the owner of Coda Coffee, a coffee wholesale co. that he owns and operates with his brother Tim. In this video Tommy speaks about his journey in the coffee industry and the risks he took to preserve his passion.

Frances Ludmer-Li of Job Corps & Sharon Gardner of Yuma Regional Medical Center share why diversity is vital to their organizations. These are the nominees of the Government/Non-Profit category.

Cathy Kloos of Safeway and George Garcia of the Maricopa County share their views on diversity.

Angela Curley of Henkel America and Cathy Kloos of Safeway share insight to their diversity programs.

Don Mock introduces us to Allan Sabo who shares insight to the importance of researching a company you want to work for.

Pursue the Passion spoke to a couple hundred FBLA students recently to get them excited about doing PTP interviews, and one student got his opportunity to interview sooner than expected. During a game of 'Collide-a-Scope,' he dislocated his kneecap and was carted off to a local hospital in an ambulance. He ended up interviewing the paramedic on the way. The audio is a bit off because the siren had to be droned out, but this video is worth watching just to see the injury at the beginning, and

Christopher Barr started off his career as a photojournalist. Christopher’s work took him around the world in his twenties, visiting such places as Indonesia, Thailand and China. It was a trip into the Amazon Rainforest on which he got lost, became ill and almost missed his pickup home that he decided to search for work domestically. Christopher started shooting portraits in Hollywood California and has since become one of the premiere photographers in the country. View his work at www.christopherbarr.com

Ryan Barnes has loved the outdoors for as long as he can remember. After three years of trying he finally landed his dream job working at "the primo of all primo spots", Old Faithful Yellowstone.

Leon Young has spent the entirety of his professional career working with one organization. Starting as a night security guard he proceeded to learn all facets of "hospitality 101" while working for Starwood Hotels. His tenure with the company also allowed him to become an authority on the culture and processes of his organization. He now works as a GM for the company he started with over 20 years ago. In this video Leon speaks about some of the more significant turning points in his career.

Jim Sherraden currently manages the historic Hatch Print Shop, the oldest print poster shop in the world. He speaks about finding his passion at a time in his life when he need it most. Speaking to his love for history he now gets to take part in the preservation and production of historic memorabilia on a daily basis.

Lonnie Williams Jr. grew up in Tucson, AZ and stayed in state to attend The University of Arizona on a football scholarship. Realizing athletics was not something he would be able to do as a profession Lonnie committed himself to his dream of becoming a lawyer. A graduate of Yale Law School Lonnie was recently named a Southwest Super Lawyer and has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 1995.

David Rensin has written or co-written 12 books, 5 have been New York Times bestsellers. In addition he has written for Rolling Stone and been a contributing editor to Playboy since 1981. The oral historian speaks about his experience being an independent journalist and one's ability to dictate their own career path. In 2008 he released his newest book, "All for a Few Perfect Waves: The Audacious Life and Legend of Rebel Surfer Miki Dora".

Josh Olson wrote the screenplay for the Oscar nominated "A History of Violence" and more recently one of five animated Batman shorts on the DVD "Gotham Knights". He speaks about being an aspiring writer and the nature of the creative process.

David Martin, President, Associated General Contractors, Arizona Chapter, discusses the importance of finishing school and character building. Get Er Done!

Last summer 4 recent college graduates, discouraged by their professional experience out of school, set out on a cross country road trip to find answers. 16,000 miles, 100 days and 200 interviews later, this documentary chronicles their experience Pursuing the Passion. Brett Farmiloe and Zach Hubbell of PTP will be speaking at the Arizona State SHRM conference this Tuesday, telling their story and the steps they learned to achieve ones passion.

Steven Cody, the Founder of Peppercom Communications speaks about the entrepreneurial experience and the importance of failure in ones professional growth. Cody also stresses the importance of a work/life balance.