MaXIMIze - Questions to Consider When Looking for Your Passion

As promised in last week's blog post, here are some questions to consider when you are finding your passion. Take some time, serious time, to consider these questions as you work through the process of finding your passion - finding what really lights your fire and makes you want to bounce out of bed in the morning full of vim and vigor ready to tackle the world!

Can you tell I'm passionate about helping others? ;)

What makes you happy? What brings a smile to your face, lightens your heart and lightens your steps through life? 

How do people who know you describe you? You'll have to get feedback from those closest to you to answer this one, since we have a tendency not to see certain facets of ourselves the way others do.

What are your core values in life? During a Creative to the Core meeting nearly two years ago now we did an exercise where we each came up with 10 values that are important in our lives. Then we pared that list to five - my five were: trust; freedom; respect; honesty; and passion. Then we pared those down to three - mine were: trust; freedom; and passion. Then we pared those down to one - the most important value/principle in life to me at that particular time was trust. That doesn't mean the others I listed weren't important - they very much are (as those who know me know). It is just that at that particular time in my life, trust - and having people and things I could trust in - was paramount. Now, freedom and passion are paramount in my life, yet trust remains a constant as well as respect and honesty.

If you need help coming up with values, you can Google them on the internet and make a list of those that call strongly to you.

What things am you good at accomplishing - at work and at home?

What things do you dislike - at work and at home?

What things are in your spheres of control and influence to do something about and what things are beyond my spheres? Definitions from the Web...

Sphere of Control – things over which we have the final say; we determine the outcome. 

Sphere of Influence – issues that we can influence, although we alone do not determine the outcome. 

Sphere of No Control/No Influence – matters that are out of our control or beyond ability to influence. 

What do you really want to be known for? Actually, the answer to this question should align with the values you chose from a previous question - if it doesn't you may want to reconsider what is really important in your life to make that alignment possible.

I think that is more than enough to ponder for now...until next week, keep your light shining through the chaos!

Namaste!