{"id":471,"date":"2014-12-03T09:10:33","date_gmt":"2014-12-03T09:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/?p=471"},"modified":"2014-12-04T16:02:01","modified_gmt":"2014-12-04T16:02:01","slug":"004-first-step-to-finding-purpose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/004-first-step-to-finding-purpose\/","title":{"rendered":"ICP 004 The First Step To Finding Your Purpose (Without Wasting Your Time)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Listen<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"player_container player-471\" ><div class=\"spp_player_textabove\"><b>  <\/b><\/div><div id=\"sm2-471\" 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=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/inspirationalcreatives\/ICP004.mp3\">Right Click Here To Download This Episode Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In this short episode, a few simple ideas and suggestions are explored on how to stop worrying and start finding what your purpose is in life.<\/p>\n<p>Pam reassures that there are rarely people who can articulate their one, single life purpose. In her book <em>Body of Work<\/em> Pam talks about multipotentialites: those who are interested in and passionate about many things.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>In this episode you&#8217;ll learn:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>How to begin to find purpose through interests you already have<\/li>\n<li>How different stages of your life require different action and activies<\/li>\n<li>How your creative work will help you find what&#8217;s important to you<\/li>\n<li>Why passion isn&#8217;t enough<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Items mentioned in this episode (quick access):<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span>[0:00:41]<\/span> Rob introduces this episode summarising the conversation with Pam Slim in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/003-pamela-slim\/\" title=\"ICP 003 Pam Slim on Storytelling, Creative Writing and Childhood\">episode 003<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:01:08]<\/span> The biggest &#8216;thing&#8217; that Pam believes will derail your creativity and your forward progress. Pam suggests challenging the assumption to find your purpose before you can take action.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:01:42]<\/span> Pam mentions that she rarely finds people who can articulate their one singular life purpose.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:02:30]<\/span> At different stages of your life, different things are relevant and important. Pam talks about her <em>Body of Work<\/em> concept of having many roots.<\/p>\n<p><span>[0:03:46]<\/span> Pam explains that you are more motivated when you find work that interests you. &#8220;All you need is passion&#8221; could be the road to disaster for some people. Not every passion needs to end up as a business. For a business you need people who will pay you and a sustainable business model.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/inspirationalcreatives\/ICP004.mp3\">Right Click Here To Download This Episode Now<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Ask:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>What matters most to you right now?<\/li>\n<li>What do you feel motivated to do today that feels exciting and new?<\/li>\n<li>What would it take, and what resources do you need, to get started?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Try:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Challenging the assumption you need to find your life purpose today<\/li>\n<li>Identifying what you need to make your next step<\/li>\n<li>Involving yourself in creative work interesting to you<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Through the creation of work you will find what&#8217;s important to you.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8211; Pam Slim<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/inspirationalcreatives\/ICP004.mp3\">Right Click Here To Download This Episode Now<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>If you enjoyed this episode, you might like:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/003-pamela-slim\/\">Episode 003 : Pam Slim<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/001-greg-hartle\">Episode 001 : Greg Hartle<\/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\/\">I look forward to hearing<\/a> how you get on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen Right Click Here To Download This Episode Now In this short episode, a few simple ideas and suggestions are explored on how to stop worrying and start finding what your purpose is in life. 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