MY PASSION

What energizes me?

Exercise 1.3.1

Childhood Dreams and Interests

What childhood dreams, interests or activities did you enjoy most as a child?

Which of the above dreams, interests or activities, do you still think about regularly?

Hobbies and Free Time

What do you do in your free time that brings you joy or fulfilment?

What hobbies or activities make you lose track of time when you’re doing them?

What is there that you can’t stop thinking about?

What can you spend hours learning about, talking about or doing, without getting bored?

What topics do you follow on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram blogs or podcasts?

What kind’s of books do you read? Why?

What do you research or practice during your free time, just for fun?

Past Experiences

What was the most enjoyable experience you’ve ever had, and why?

What’s the one thing you’ve done in the past that made you feel truly alive?

What do you feel called to be or to do?

Overcoming Obstacles

What difficulties or challenges have you faced that made you stronger?

What obstacles have you overcome?

What setbacks have you survived?

What challenges have you conquered?

Personal Growth and Learning

Which school subjects or activities are you excited to learn more about, even outside of formal education and why?

When was the last time you felt truly inspired, and what sparked that feeling?

Fulfilment and Satisfaction

When do you feel most fulfilled?

What’s the most rewarding experience you’ve had in your life and how did it make you feel?

What are the topics that you can read/talk about for hours without getting bored?

What activities or topics make you feel more energized after doing it, when others feel drained?

What do you love doing, even if you’re not the best at it yet?

Contribution and Impact

What causes or issues do you feel strongly about and want to contribute to?

How do you want to impact others or the world?

What do you want to change, improve, fix or build?

What problem do you feel emotionally drawn to solve?

What change would you love to make in the world or even in just one person’s life?

What kind of problems or causes stir up strong emotion in you? Consider things you feel must be changed or improved?

What frustrates you that you wish could be fixed?

What frustrates you that you feel prompted to do something about?

What makes you so sad/mad, that you want to do something to change it?

What in the world is totally unacceptable to you?

Purpose and Values

If you had all the money and time in the world, what would you do?

What values or principles are most important to you, and how do they guide your decisions?

Long-term Vision

If money weren’t an issue, what would you spend your days doing?

If you could fast-forward 10 or 20 years, what would you like your life to look like?

What legacy do you want to leave behind, and how do you want to be remembered?

Skills and Strengths

What are you naturally good at, or what skills do others often compliment you on?

What activities come easily to you that others might find challenging?

Most important topics and themes

From your answers above - What are the most important topics and themes?