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Passion in the Workplace: How to keep loving your living…come what may

February 7, 2006, Toronto – If we don’t love what we do, and the company and the people we do it for and with, the personal and professional cost could be a broken heart. Nina Spencer, Canadian motivational keynote speaker and author of the acclaimed newsletter, Working Wisdom says, “The majority of heart attacks in men occur between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. on a Monday morning. For too many people, Monday is Doomsday.”

Ms. Spencer adds, “If your love affair with work has waned over time, you may be faced with some tough choices about your job: 1) Love it 2) Leave it 3) Change it or 4) Stay and hate it. ‘Love it’ speaks for itself. ‘Leave it’ is always an option, but sometimes a choice many don’t want, depending on years invested, financial obligations or emotional commitments, etc.”

“The choice to ‘Stay and hate it’ can kill the energy and productivity of the individual and the entire team. People who stay and hate their jobs usually end up being ‘workplace road kill.’ That just leaves ‘change it’. After two decades of organizational development research and experience I have identified eight passion points that help reclaim that zest for work and empower people to grab their professional life by the ankles and give it a fling!”

Launching her new book, Getting Passion Out of Your Profession: How to keep loving your living & come what may on Valentine’s Day, Ms. Spencer shows people how to get back to the early days of loving the good work they perform. She is a recurring guest of radio and television programs, and has been profiled by such publications as The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star and Chatelaine Magazine. Delivering keynotes and workshops on a wide variety of topics, her passion is helping professionals of all stripes revive their passion for their professions.

Valentine’s Day Book Launch & Breakfast February 14, 2006, 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Hotel Hilton Downtown Governor’s Room

For further information, arrange an interview or to attend the breakfast launch, please contact: Cameron Freeman at 416.533.6024 email: info@cameronfreeman.com or call Nina Spencer at 416.588.3334

Get the Book: Getting Passion Out of Your Profession

Getting Passion Out Of Your Profession: A recipe book to set yourself free from the inevitable boredom and frustration that we all experience at some point in our careers.

The ingredients come from inside you and what a pleasure it is to have Nina point out that you have everything within you to change how you feel, change your career trajectory, change your life.

If you are looking for a book that allows you to blame how you are feeling or the lack of impact you are having in your career on others, this isn’t the book for you!

If you are looking to be empowered and challenged, to really look at yourself and learn how to let go of poor habits and bad behaviour so you can get out of your own way on the road to success, then Nina has laid out the way forward for you.

I easily spend hundreds of dollars a year on books as a Human Resources Professional many I don’t get through, I picked up Getting Passion Out Of Your Profession and devoured it .

So go ahead and soak in every amusing story and anecdote, you will find along the way that you are learning about yourself and enabling yourself to once again, Get Passion Out Of Your Profession!

Nina thank you for the pragmatic approach to getting and staying passionate about our careers.”

—Kerri Pereira, Human Resources Generalist, National Research Council Canada