Ep3: The Secret to Reigniting your Passion for your Career & Life

The Career Woman's Secret Playbook Podcast - with Dr. Dawn

Hello ladies, and Welcome to Episode 3 where we are going to be talking about Passion and the power reigniting your passions CAN HAVE on your career and your life. . Did you know, for example, that if you’re passionate about your work, it can intensify your focus, improve your creativity, increase your innovation, AND enhance your commitment to excellence?
When looking at where you may fall on that passion scale, we’ll use what I like to call your Passion IQ. In other words, your “test score” on how much passion you’re incorporating in your life on a daily basis. ” How would you rate yours today? Has it been so long since you have even thought about your passions that you already know you’re in desperate need of a passion reboot? If so, I don’t want you to despair, because you’re certainly not alone. Did you know that according to Psychology Today, a majority of people have not ONLY lost their joy along the way, but many have a hard time even remembering what truly brought them joy and made them happy?
As we start to dive deeper into this, I want you to think of “awakening the child within.” In other words, we want to start by thinking about what made you happy as a child before life got in the way and possibly told you what should make you happy. Start by going back as far as you can remember and ask yourself this question: What did I love doing and/or was good at? Often, what you love isn’t always what you’re good at, so it’s important to ask both.

The research also shows that it’s important to think back in blocks of time. In other words, what did you love to do when you were 8-14 years old, 14-21, the last 10-15 years, and so on. Doing so accounts for how your interests would change as you move from milestone to milestone. Once you’ve got the first part of the strategy nailed down; I want you to next goon a passion quest. Yes, you heard me right – a passion quest. To get the ball rolling on reigniting your passion, you want to go back to those things you came up with, and NOW you want to focus on which ones truly bring you joy.

Is there a reason why you can’t start incorporating these back into your life right now?

Now you might notice that while you are on this passion quest, fear can get in your way, and why is that the case? It's because when you’re facing any kind of change, especially when it comes to trying something new, it’s easy to let fear tries to hold you back as a way of protecting you. And don’t beat yourself up if fear is your first emotion as you try to rediscover your passions. Fear is a natural human reaction to the unknown, and that is not necessarily a bad thing because by its very nature, it’s sending out a cautionary feeling so that you consider your actions before taking them.

I'm going to share some more secrets with you about how to overcome some of these fears that are standing in your way in our next episode, so for now, you just concentrate and reigniting those passions and watch out…if you can really unlock this powerful tool, you can see some really big changes and next thing you know, you’ll have that extra pep in your step and not JUST at the office, but at home as well!
NEW HERE? Do these 2 things first.

1. GET YOUR FREE copy of the What to Do When your Office is Driving You Nuts Cheat Sheet. This fun guide is chopped full of tips/tricks on how to have a fantastic workday no matter what! Get your FREE copy HERE: https://mailchi.mp/60f211dfceab/u9t0yyxuk3
2. Subscribe to the Dr. Dawn ShopTalk YouTube Channel, where you will get to see Dr. Dawn share even more career secrets while also having access to her customized playlist of topics. Subscribe HERE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRIDhk7sor_xo4jxa57aP9A