Get Your Purpose and Passion Back for Your Life’s Work

“The success of your life’s work is fueled by the love you have for that work. And that love is nurtured when you keep your purpose and passion in the forefront of everything you do.” ~ Michelle Weimer

I heard from several of you after last week’s Masterful Mindset. The common theme for many was that they “used to” love their work. But they feel they’ve lost their drive and are too burnt out to care much anymore. The combination of hectic schedules and demanding workloads full of mundane tasks have overtaken the passion and joy that used to be what drove them to show up fully everyday with purpose.

The big question I keep getting… How do you get that purpose and passion back?  

Well, if you’re finding that your problem is not that you don’t love what you do, but that as you go through the wearisome routines of day-to-day tasks or tackle overwhelming projects with underwhelming results, you’re feeling like the passion and zeal you had for your career has been replaced with a dull, repetitive rut… then let’s explore how you can focus on getting your purpose and passion back.

Where do we begin? Well, back at the beginning of course. It’s time to remember…

*Remember why you chose that work in the first place. What was it that you loved about the idea of doing that work? What parts of what you do, do you truly love doing? Have you lost sight of those things because you’ve gotten bogged down in emails and meetings? How can you get back to focusing on and doing more of what you love about your work? 

*Remember who you serve. No matter what you do, even if you are not in a service-based business, your work still serves someone somehow. Get in touch with that. When you can put a face to those who benefit from your efforts and you focus on them, it provides a connection that is tied to your purpose which in turn, strengthens your purpose and your passion.

*Remember what you want for your future. Tap back into the vision you have for your life. Focus on getting back on the track of working towards those goals. It’s easy to be so entrenched in the day-to-day tasks that need to be done that we forget to set our sights on something bigger. That dream we have for our lives can get lost somewhere along the way. But what better time than now, to refocus and get back on track?

*Remember that you have a choice. You can choose to stay where you are, or you can choose to challenge yourself. You can choose to focus on the negative or boring aspects of your work, or you can choose to focus on the positive parts you love. You can choose to do your best work or you can choose to go through the motions. You get the idea… What you choose will impact your level of happiness and success.

What’s the common thread of all the above? FOCUS!

When you shift your focus to what you love about your work, who you’re serving, the choices you’re making daily and the dreams you have for your future, it makes doing the work, part of the process that brings joy to your purpose and passion back into your life’s work.

So, if you’re one of the millions of people out there who have lost sight of their purpose and no longer feel you have passion for what you do, then let this be an invitation to hit the reset button on your life’s work. Make a full commitment to get back in touch with why you do what you do and what you love about it. Look for ways to do more of the parts you love. And commit to showing up fully with a renewed sense of purpose and passion.

What does this mean? It means, no matter what you do, do it with purpose and passion.

You’ll perform better, you’ll be happier, you’ll serve at a higher level and as a result, those around you will benefit more greatly if you act with purpose and passion. And when those you serve benefit, your success increases. 

Need help getting your purpose and passion back? Schedule a KickStart Strategy Session this week so that together, we can shine a light on the best path for you to get back to doing what you love with purpose and passion.