I’m curious to hear what you did yesterday — to encourage someone else’s passion?
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Thursday is our day for reflection.
What activities consistently help you recharge and refresh?
Write down three activities you find rejuvenating by tapping into your passion.
Why do these particular activities have such and effect on you?
What could you do to invest more time in these practices?
Now, build those activities into your weekly schedule.
I can’t wait to hear what results you get…
Having spent some time yesterday measuring your level of passion and your pursuit of your passion, today let’s shift focus to someone else.
Think of a co-worker, friend, or family member who has expressed a passion, but is not living their passion today.
Food for thought:
1. Go online and purchase a book in the area of their passion. Give them the book with a hand-written note encouraging them to pursue their passion.
2. Think of someone in your network who has a similar passion. Connect this person with the person in your network to give them a new connection, support in pursuing their passion, and potential opportunity.
3. As them about their passion. Take an interest in them and really listen. Share with them they are not alone in their journey and that you are committed to their success.
How can you help stoke the fires of their passion?
What can you do to help them move forward into it?
Time to rate yourself! As we move into this third week of our fifth month on your leadership journey and are currently focused on Passion, let’s see how we do on some key foundational elements of nurturing and following our Passion.
Assess yourself on each of these elements:
I constantly immerse myself in studying, reading about, discussing with and interviewing others about my passion.
WEAK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 STRONG
I have surrounded myself with others who have the same passion I do.
WEAK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 STRONG
I have outlets I can pour my passion into and positively impact others.
WEAK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 STRONG
I have opportunities at work that fuel my passion.
WEAK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 STRONG
I continue to grow in learning new skills that leverage my passion.
WEAK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 STRONG
I have friends who know what my passion is and encourage me to develop it.
WEAK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 STRONG
I have opportunities outside of work that fuel my passion.
WEAK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 STRONG
I take risks or constructive criticism to improve my ability to live out my passion.
WEAK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 STRONG
I regularly guard my time to develop my passion and make sure this time is part of my growth plan.
WEAK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 STRONG
After rating yourself, spend a little time to summarize your thoughts on this exercise. Overall, how are you doing in stoking your passion?
Where are you strong and where are you weak?
What immediate actions could you take to help build your passion?
This area of leadership is like all the others in that to do well here, one must have a certain level of self-awareness and operate in an intentional manner. As with the exercises that came before now, it’s important that you are really honest with yourself. If you are spending a high percentage of your time working in an area that isn’t your passion, it will be readily apparent — it will be evident in all you do, the results you achieve, and in how you lead your people.
“See” you on Wednesday!
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