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Forget Finding Your Passion and Purpose (Read This If You’re Stuck)

Trouble finding your passion or purpose?

Stuck?

Or just plain confused?

If so, you need to stop trying to find the perfect passion or purpose.

If you’ve been trying, and you’re stuck, it’s time to try something else.

It’s time to discover what works for you.

What Am I Talking About?

I wrote a book called Find Your Passion: 25 Questions You Must Ask Yourself. Am I now saying that what I wrote is useless?

No.

For many, answering the questions in my book is an excellent starting point. But if...

A Guide to Dealing with the Dark Side of Personal Growth

If you meditate, or do any kind of effective personal growth work, you may eventually run into some sticky territory.

Namely, you’ll have to face the darkness within you.

Personal development is not just about positivity and utopia. Eventually, if you’re doing the work, you will have to embrace the things you’ve been avoiding.

It is only by traveling through this “darkness” that you find peace and equanimity.

I’ve written about going through depression and my own dark night of the soul.

Aft...

Why Life Doesn’t Turn Out the Way You Want

“It is the great north wind that made the vikings.” – Scandinavian Proverb

Have you noticed that your life doesn’t always turn out the way you want?

In fact, more often than not, you don’t get what you want.

Or.. You don’t get what you think you want.

This is a good thing.

It’s life nudging you in the right direction.

It’s life showing you where you need to grow, and what you need to release, to become the person you are meant to be.

The problem then isn’t that life is hard, but something en...

On Depression, Feeling Worthless, and Finding Your Truth

It all started on a cold December night. A war was being waged within me.

Each morning, I’d wake up feeling like I had lead flowing through my veins, helping gravity do its job.

I’d drag myself out of bed, doing what I had to do. I was living my passion, surrounded by people I loved, but it felt empty.

Somewhere, in a dusty corner of my being, I knew this too would pass, but there was doubt. I wondered if something had gone horribly wrong in the control room of the Universe.

Maybe an operator...

Are You Struggling to Fit All of Your Passions into One Business?

Do you have many passions and interests?

Do you have trouble figuring out how to turn your interests into a thriving business?

Most people do.

Do you ever wonder why that is?

The problem isn’t what you think it is.

And that’s a good thing.

When you’re done reading this article, you’ll breathe sigh of relief, because you’ll realize that it was never your job to figure this whole thing out.

Let’s Start with the Problem

The problem isn’t that you can’t figure this out, it’s that you think you s...

Why Is It So Hard to Follow Your Heart?

This post is a part of the Follow Your Heart series.

Overwhelm.

Fear.

Panic.

Those are the feelings I ran into when I first started following my heart.

I thought that if I could only find my passion, or tap into my inner wisdom, everything would be fine.

But life doesn’t work that way.

I discovered that in order to live the life I wanted, I had to let go of the baggage I had. And letting go meant facing my deepest fears and insecurities.

The heart-based path is not an easy one, but you’re re...

Every Time My Life is Falling Apart, Here’s What I Do

It all started in 2014, when I went through the darkest few months of my life.

Everything seemed to be falling apart.

My life felt meaningless, pointless, and empty.

It felt like there was no reason to live.

But I was lucky. I was able to stay positive because of what I knew.

And in this article, I’ll share not only what I knew, but what I discovered having gone through the chaos.

Let’s start with the why.

Why is My Life Falling Apart?

That’s what I asked myself when all this began. I wonde...

How to Stop Negative Thoughts: A 3-Step Formula

Do you want to stop negative thoughts from affecting you so much?

Do you get stuck in thought patterns that lead to anxiety, fear, and worry?

What if I told you that there’s a simple way to deal with negative thoughts?

You see, I’ve been battling negative thinking patterns my whole life. I’ve battled with my inner critic. I’ve had to learn how to transcend negative self-talk.

I’ve tried most of the systems and methods out there, and I’ve found what works for me.

In this article, you’ll disc...

How to Make Great Decisions in Life + Business

Aah.

Decisions.

Should I do this, or that?

Should I follow my passion, or should I take the “safe” road?

Our lives are made up of decisions.

How you make those decisions determines your life.

But it’s not just how, but from where you make decisions.

That’s what many people miss.

They may achieve success, but without following their inner authority, they may never achieve satisfaction.

Make Good Decisions — The Video

So how do you make good decisions both in life and business?

In the video be...

What to Do When You Can’t Figure Life Out

Don’t know what you want?

Don’t know where to go?

Don’t even know where to start?

On top of all this, you may feel like you need clarity, and you need it now.

Yet the problem isn’t what you think it is.

It’s not your job to figure your life out. It’s your job to live life, and to do the best you can in this very moment.

Doesn’t make sense, does it?

That’s why we’ll dive deeper into this, right now.

The Video

Before you continue reading the rest of this article, watch the video below, because...