Passion: The Recipe for 30 Minute Meals

"My life has been a total accident—a very happy, wonderful accident that I didn't and couldn't have planned."

How to make a Rachael Ray:

Rachael's Passion for food begun at an early age. Rachael Ray's family growing up owned several restaurants and managed several in New York as well. While she was in her early 20's Rachael moved to New York to take her bit out of the Big Apple. She landed several jobs that would give her plenty of experience in the food industry. Rachael did not want to make the Big Apple a long term stay so she moved back to Upstate New York. This plan worked out perfectly, from there she started managing pubs and restaurants which helped her land a job as a food buyer in Albany for a gourmet market. While she was at this job she saw a need to help people that were overwhelmed by cooking. So she started offering a 30 minute meal class to local customers. In a short amount of time the cooking class created a buzz and caught the eye of the local news channel and the news asked her to appear in a weekly segment for cooking. This, along with a public radio appearance and the publication of her first book, led to a Today show spot and her first Food Network contract in 2001 and the rest is history. Rachael has been the target for many critics who say that she is unqualified for teaching people how to cook because she has no formal training. That is very true, She has no formal training in cooking. Rachael is a true measure of the American Dream. She wins because of her desire to succeed when opportunity knocks.

Rachael Ray's story has inspired us all. More times than none, we think that people with great success have some type of magic potion. That is simply not the case. These people LOVE what they do and it is their passion. They work day in and day out pursuing their dreams. They are not driven by the thought of being rich, They are driven by pursuing their passion. Behind every instant success story is ten years of hard work.

Rachael Ray's Passion has been identified.

Passion: Olive Oyl to Super Model

Born July 20, 1980, Gisele Caroline Bündchen was raised in Horizontina, Rio Grande do Sul. While in school she was teased for being so skinny, kids in her class would call her Olive Olye. Like most Kids being teased she took the abuse but would someday have the last laugh.

When she was 13, at her mothers request she entered into a modeling course with her fraternal twin Patrícia and her sister Gabriela. Shortly after her enrollment she went to Sao Paulo to walk the city, during that time her and her friends sat down to eat and it was at that time her life would be changed forever.

Gisele Bundchen was discovered by a modeling agency and went on to be selected for a national contest but would place 2nd. She would then later place 4th in the world contest. In 1996 she moved to New York City to start her Modeling career beginning with "Fashion Week". Three years later she debuted on the cover of "Vogue Magazine". Since the start of her career she has been on over 7,000 magazines and now is bringing in an estimated 35 million dollars a year.

Gisele Bundchen's early interest and still hobby volleyball was once a large part of her life and at one time she was interested in becoming a professional volleyball player, playing for the Brazilian national team.

Giseles Bundchen's Passion has been Identified