This document provides tools and exercises for finding one's passion and purpose in life and work. It discusses the difference between passion, which is any powerful emotion, and purpose, which is the reason something exists. Various exercises are presented, such as naming one's talents in the form of a gerund and noun, to help discover one's passion and spark. Additional tools like creating a mission statement or personal branding statement can then help focus that passion into a clear sense of purpose. The document encourages exploring new things, learning, and finding flow as ways to light one's spark and passion.

1. How to Start a Fire!
Find the spark of passion & focus it into a flame
Let’s get started!

2. NPR article:
"People with purpose live 15% longer"

3. The skills we need to shine are not often
taught
Many employers say that
Soft skills are lacking
 Communication
 Teamwork
 Goal setting
 Time management
 Emotional intelligence
 Self esteem

4. We have an energy crisis
Only 29% of the U.S.
working population is
fully engaged at work.
 Gallup State of the
Am. Workplace survey

5. What stops us from connecting with the
energy of passion?

6. The difference between passion &
purpose
 passion: n., any powerful
or compelling emotion or
feeling
 purpose: n., the reason
for which something
exists or is done, made,
used, etc.
 Passion is like a
flame…
 Purpose is like a
laser.

7. There’s no magic formula…but there are
ways to look for clues

8. What’s your tennis ball?

9. What lights you up?
 Try new things
 Learn
 Explore
 Find your flow

10. Tools for finding the spark
 Name your talent
exercise from the book
“Is Your Genius at
Work?” by Dick
Richards
 Oprah’s Find Your
Passion exercise…
& more tools at
dailyplanitwiki.pbworks.com
/Talents

11. Name Your Talent Exercise
 A gerund (verb ending in ing) + noun
 Example: “Creating Clarity”
 Try on til it feels right!
 Finding Genius Tool (pdf)

12. Tools to focus the energy of passion
into purpose
 Mission Statement/Manifesto
 Written statement of what you
want to be & do based on your
principles
 USP/Value Statement
 The special benefit you can
provide & why you want to
 Elevator Speech/Verbal
Business Card
 Quick verbal answer to “what
do you do?”
Tools for Personal Branding at
List.ly.

13. Start With Why
 Simon Sinek TED
Talk & Book
 WHY-purpose
 HOW-you will
achieve it
 WHAT-you do

14. Let’s make the world a brighter place!

15. Find It. Plan It. Do It.
 Explore more at
www.dailyplanit.com
 On Purpose course at
Udemy
 Get Goaling eBook
 Productive magazine
article on personal
branding