Do you dread Mondays and live for Fridays? Do you count down the minutes until quitting time? Feeling apathetic or even resentful toward work is more common than you might guess. But going through 8+ hours each day uninspired quickly becomes soul-sucking.
As a Certified Master Business Coach and recipient of the Brian Tracy Award for Sales Excellence, who works with numerous founders and executives, I guide many clients through reconnecting to meaningful work they feel passionate about because raw enthusiasm fuels perseverance, creativity, and innovation – critical ingredients for building a thriving company. Without passion, even the most talented leaders and promising ventures plateau quickly.
I see leaders slowly lose their fire under the weight of managerial minutiae, stale routines, toxic company culture, or entanglement in services no one cares about. But reigniting passion is more straightforward than you might expect:
Revisit Your Origin Story
Recall those early days when your vision first ignited- the problem you hoped to solve, the audience you sought to serve, the dreams that compelled late nights and sacrifice. Reconnecting to your founding purpose rekindles passion.
Gather Inspiring Input
Passion thrives on fresh influences that challenge assumptions and spark creativity. Explore podcasts, books, observations, and provocative ideas outside your niche to stimulate new thoughts.
Talk to Your Tribe
Have candid conversations with enthusiastic customers, engaged employees, and friendly advisors who remind you why you do this work and restore hope. Their energy rubs off!
Streamline Systems
Passion gets buried under cumbersome processes. Analyze workflows and delegate or automate administrative tasks. Liberated from bureaucracy, purpose resurfaces.
Cut Toxicity
Nothing drains passion faster than corrosive company culture. Prune problematic personalities and refresh teams with positive new hires applied to meaningful projects.
With some targeted adjustments, you can reshape work to become compelling again. Small shifts create significant changes.
But know when to walk away. Despite best efforts, some problems can’t be fixed. After repeated attempts to realign work with your values and talents, continuing to force a doomed situation only hurts all involved. Having the courage to acknowledge when moving on is the healthiest decision.
As a Certified Executive Coach and Ph.D. in GSD, with over 15 years of experience advising successful leaders, I can provide an objective sounding board to help assess whether your current venture can transform or whether it’s time to pursue liberating new chapters.
If you need guidance reigniting personal and professional passion, let’s have a free consultation to explore your options. With honest self-evaluation and willingness to make changes, you can reclaim the fire initially motivating your pursuits.
