Genius Factor: Make Your Passion Your Paycheck

By Torrance Hampton

Have you struggled in deciding what to do with your life? Have you struggled to find success or fulfillment with your career path? If so, you are not alone and there is a solution.

Genius Factor: Make Your Passion Your Paycheck is your guide to discovering your passion and genius factor and activating them in your day-to-day life

• Language: English
• Publisher: Purposely Created Publishing Group
• Release date: Nov 13, 2022
• ISBN: 9781644845479

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PRAISE FOR GENIUS FACTOR

I am extremely confident that after reading this book and applying these principles to your life, you’ll find a more direct path to making your passion your paycheck.

- Eric Hutcherson, EVP, Chief People and Inclusion Officer,

Universal Music Group

"What I love about Genius Factor is that it provides a platform for people to find their sweet spot at the intersection of their passion, talents and career."

- Detavio Samuels, CEO, REVOLT TV

Make your passion your paycheck is empowering students and adults across the country to develop a personal playbook for success in college, career and life.

- Sterling Roberson, Former VP Career & Technical Education,

United Federation of Teachers

What’s brilliant about Torrance’s book is that it celebrates everyone’s EQ/genius and encourages individuals to figure out how to make work and play one.

- Molly DeWolf Swenson, Investor, Head of Global Partnerships,

Community.com

Make your passion your paycheck is giving individuals the courage and framework to continue pursuing their dreams.

- Pete Chatmon, Writer | Director

Your pursuit reveals your passion, and the Genius Factor movement is inspiring people all over the globe to make their passion their paycheck.

- Justin Byrd, President Team Velocity

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Table of Contents

Foreword by Eric Hutcherson, Executive Vice President, Chief People and Inclusion Officer at Universal Music Group

Part I: How I Made My Passion My Paycheck

Chapter I. Introduction: Why I Wrote This Book

Chapter II. The Genius Factor Communities: What Are They?

Chapter III. My Journey: The Torrance Hampton Story

Part II: Finding Your Genius Factor: The Playbook

Chapter IV. The Importance of EQ-Emotional Intelligence

Chapter V. The Genius Factor Success Methodology

Chapter VI. Genius Factor Discovery

Chapter VII. Genius Factor Mapping: Join Your Community & Passion to Paycheck Profiles

Chapter VIII. Genius Factor Activation: The Playbook

Chapter IX. Parting Thoughts

Acknowledgements

Works Cited

About the Authors

Foreword by Eric Hutcherson, Executive Vice President, Chief People and Inclusion Officer at Universal Music Group

When I graduated from college, I had a choice of two very different career paths. I could either play professional basketball in Australia or enroll in the University of Massachusetts, Amherst sports management master’s degree program. Even though it’s challenging for most athletes to admit that their playing days are over, I had really decided my path four years earlier. At that time, I chose to attend New York University, which is focused on academics more so than sports, over any of the Division I schools that had offered me a basketball scholarship.

Deep down, I knew I was good, but not that good. None of the Division I schools measured up to NYU academically, and because I wasn’t in the top 1 percent of high school basketball players who’d end up playing in the NBA, studying political science as a student athlete at NYU for four years was a more logical choice. However, it was really tough being in this position once again. Do I choose basketball or academics?

The lure of getting paid to play basketball overseas was tempting. But the University of Massachusetts was only accepting thirty students. If I didn’t enroll, I’d miss the opportunity.

I told my father about my dream of playing professionally overseas and he shot me a look.

Son, what are you going to do? I know you’re going to make the right decision, he said.

I knew what that meant.

What I didn’t know at the time was that by utilizing the process of self-awareness, I was able to make the best decision for