{"id":1517,"date":"2015-03-18T07:45:03","date_gmt":"2015-03-18T07:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/?p=1517"},"modified":"2015-03-19T10:17:54","modified_gmt":"2015-03-19T10:17:54","slug":"034-purpose-from-passion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/034-purpose-from-passion\/","title":{"rendered":"ICP 034 Espree Devora on Finding Purpose From Your Passions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Listen<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"player_container player-1517\" ><div class=\"spp_player_textabove\"><b>  <\/b><\/div><div id=\"sm2-1517\" class=\"playercontent sm2-bar-ui compact flat full-width full-width-player\"><div class=\"bd sm2-main-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-inline-element sm2-button-element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-button-bd\" style=\"background: transparent 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href=\"https:\/\/simplepodcastpress.com\/?ref=\">Simple Podcast Press<\/a> Player<\/center><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<p><strong>(Less than 7 minutes)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/inspirationalcreatives\/ICP034-purpose-from-passion.mp3\">Right Click Here To Download This Episode Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Scroll down for detailed episode notes and quick access timings<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>In this episode you&#8217;ll learn:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>How to begin to find a purpose that excites and motivates you daily<\/li>\n<li>How blending your passions can unlock your purpose<\/li>\n<li>How different pursuits can affect your creativity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_1516\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ctt.ec\/QHexa\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1516\" src=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ICP-034-Espree-Devora-Entrepreneur-300x300.png\" alt=\"Espree Devora quote I tried not being an entrepreneur anymore to live a more responsible life\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ICP-034-Espree-Devora-Entrepreneur-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ICP-034-Espree-Devora-Entrepreneur-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ICP-034-Espree-Devora-Entrepreneur.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1516\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Click image to Tweet)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Espree Devora is pursuing a life with purpose.<\/p>\n<p>Yet finding her purpose wasn&#8217;t an easy road&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>In this short action episode, you can find out how Espree, now a podcast host and SXSW panel moderator, lost touch with her creativity and what she did about it.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll hear how she identified the three passions that make her feel most alive and how she put these passions together to find her own unique purpose: One that gets her excited about life every day.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t know that I didn&#8217;t feel 100% in the job, I thought I was just being responsible and this was what life was\u2026&#8221;  &#8211; Espree Devora<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><strong>Items mentioned in this episode (quick access):<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span>[0:00:42]<\/span> Rob introduces this short action episode.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:01:11]<\/span> Espree explains not being an entrepreneur any more.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:01:33]<\/span> Rob reflects on Espree&#8217;s story in episode <a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/033-espree-devora\/\" title=\"ICP 033 Espree Devora on Backpacking Without Technology and The Power of Mobile Podcasting (Part One)\" target=\"_blank\">033<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/ctt.ec\/9R7Bm\" title=\"Click to Tweet\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;I felt a disconnect from my creativity&#8230;a huge change from backpacking where I felt an abundance of creativity&#8221; &#8211; Espree Devora<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span>[0:01:59]<\/span> Why she felt disconnected from her creativity.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:02:28]<\/span> Espree reveals the 3 things in her life that make her feel most alive.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:02:54]<\/span> The one important question Espree asked.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:03:41]<\/span> Rob shares a suggested take-away action.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;What are the things in my life that I have felt have truly created an impact, or that I really felt passionate about, or that really resonated with me?&#8221; &#8211; Espree Devora<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/inspirationalcreatives\/ICP034-purpose-from-passion.mp3\">Right Click Here To Download This Episode Now<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Links and Resources:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wearelatech.com\" title=\"We Are L.A. Tech website\" target=\"_blank\">Espree&#8217;s podcast: We Are L.A. Tech<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/EspreeDevora\" title=\"Espree on Twitter\" target=\"_blank\">Espree on Twitter<\/a><\/ul>\n<h2><strong>If you enjoyed this podcast, you&#8217;ll also like:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/033-espree-devora\/\" title=\"ICP 033 Espree Devora on Backpacking Without Technology and The Power of Mobile Podcasting (Part One)\" target=\"_blank\">Episode 033 with Espree Devora<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/001-greg-hartle\/\" title=\"ICP 001 Greg Hartle on Solving Problems with Curiosity, Resilience and Grit\" target=\"_blank\">Greg Hartle on Solving Problems with Curiosity, Resilience and Grit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/004-first-step-to-finding-purpose\/\" title=\"ICP 004 The First Step To Finding Your Purpose (Without Wasting Your Time)\" target=\"_blank\">The First Step To Finding Your Purpose<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/012-start-a-living-you-love\/\" title=\"ICP 012 How To Start A Creative Business You Love\" target=\"_blank\">How To Start A Creative Business You Love<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Thanks for listening<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Good luck taking action today. <a title=\"How did you get on?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/contact\/\">Let me know<\/a> how you get on!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen (Less than 7 minutes) Right Click Here To Download This Episode Now Scroll down for detailed episode notes and quick access timings In this episode you&#8217;ll learn: How to begin to find a purpose that excites and motivates you daily How blending your passions can unlock your purpose How different pursuits can affect your [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,8,38,35,6,23],"tags":[92,16,91,7,22,53,14,90,15,26],"class_list":{"0":"post-1517","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-action","7":"category-creativity","8":"category-entrepreneurs","9":"category-motivation","10":"category-podcast","11":"category-productivity","12":"tag-action","13":"tag-career","14":"tag-creativity","15":"tag-entrepreneur","16":"tag-great-work","17":"tag-motivation","18":"tag-passion","19":"tag-podcast","20":"tag-purpose","21":"tag-travel"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1517"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1543,"href":"https:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1517\/revisions\/1543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}