Word: passional
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Doctrinaire critics might not admit it, but Anderson's example lends credence to her contention that in Episcopalianism, at least, some battles are already won. "A woman who really has a passion about doing ministry and doesn't have an ax to grind," she says, "can get a decent...
...drama, or is it Memorex? At their best, these plays are giving theater a fresh jolt of urgency and polemical passion. Even a nonpolitical work like Charlie Victor Romeo turns mundane dialogue into a gripping found-art commentary on the battle between man and machine. If only reality TV were this good...
Home Depot's swaggering culture attracted creative managers with a passion for their work. "We were a little bit rebellious, a little bit dangerous," says Tom Taylor, a 21-year veteran of Home Depot. Stores were expected to respond quickly to changes in their local markets, and they did. But Home Depot never took advantage of its size to negotiate national purchasing deals, and there was little communication among store managers. As Home Depot's growth slowed, it became vulnerable to competition from WalMart's cost cutting on one end and Lowe's more polished, female-friendly stores...
...love of the water" and an "insane" competitive streak ("I was playing Ludo with my niece the other day and I couldn't handle her beating me") keep her motivated. But the real quest, Kendall says - the true source of her sailing passion - "is getting into that mind space that creates the energy which makes you incredibly powerful when you race - that's the third dimension of competition." Partly, she says, it's about rediscovering her youth, when performing was based on intuition, instinct and feeling. Experience eats away at those forces, the confidence goes, bad thoughts fill...
...after losing his job in the dotcom bust, Kurth decided to leave Chicago and follow his passion. Instead of taking another corporate job, he ended up in Portland working in marketing for a Sonoma County--based vintner. "I realized that lots of people would like to do that sort of thing but aren't ready to risk their security in search of a dream," says Kurth...