The top reasons why we wish to leave our current job or career are lack of fulfillment, more pay, better work-life balance, or are in a toxic environment, and now Covid related. 

When we decide that yes we do want to leave our current job/career we are most likely in an environment that does not serve us anymore and this creates a plethora of negative feelings and emotions.    

The longer we stay in “this” environment the more we lose our self-identity, losing the connection to self and who we are.

Having a job, a career that encompasses your passions and your purpose allows you to feel happy and fulfilled with what it is you are doing.  You get to love what you do and do what you love. 

Uncovering what are your passions and what is your purpose for many is a hard enough task,  yet doing this whilst you are not aware of who you are; unsure of what values you hold, what is important to you, what does matter makes this task a lot more difficult and for some, giving up and not discovering their passions and purpose is likely. 

As passion is an intense feeling we get from doing something, feelings of joy, excitement and enthusiasm and purpose is the reason for why something is done, it is the why behind our work when you reconnect to your true self and identify who you are first, makes discovering your passions and purpose a lot easier, quicker, and enjoyable. 

Completing a value elicitation exercise and identifying what is most important to you in life, what you cannot live without is the best way to begin connecting to yourself so then next when you ask yourself the questions to get the answers of what it is you to do love and what is so meaningful it stems from true you.

These questions need to create self-awareness of what does motivate you, what your dreams and aspirations are, to look at the experiences you have had in life, and what is your higher calling.

An example of these types of questions can be;

• Which of your traits and attributes stand out the most? 

• What activities invigorate you and make you feel alive?

• What accomplishments are you the proudest of?

• What are the ways you enjoy helping others?

• What have your past failures taught you?

• What issues you do care about the most?

What is also very beneficial is having new experiences, so try that new activity you have been wanting to do, go to that “meet up” and surround yourself with new people and new conversations, this is the practical side of discovering more about you, whilst having a little fun along the way.

It takes time to discover your passions and purpose, yet the more you can connect to yourself then the easier this step becomes, and then you will be more on track to getting this result and identifying what next job/career will encompass this.

Click here to receive free access to a guide with 20 thought-provoking questions to help you get clear on what your passions and purpose can be.

It is an incredible exercise that will help you understand more of who you are today and what is most important to you. You will be happy you did.

To your success.