Engagement, Purpose, and Passion

The president and CEO of my coaching alma mater recently sent out a blog requesting that we, as leaders, begin to ask more questions of those we lead so that they may find their own answers. He is speaking to us as coaches, teachers, parents, or leaders. The blog discusses the topic of disengagement, how many people become disengaged in some aspect of their lives at different points in their lives. That this disengagement begins at a very early age possibly because of how we are told what direction we should lead our own lives in order to be successful. In adolescence, we aren't necessarily taught how to be successful. Instead, we are taught how others have become successful before us. This may be a great plan to follow for some people, but everyone is different. Everyone has different motivational factors that drive them towards success, and everyone has a different idea of what success is. Or do we? How can we truly know what success means to ourselves, if we have always been told what everything entails in order to get there?

Take this opportunity right now to stop and think about what would make your life successful. Define what success means to you. This is not something that can be taught to you. It is something far more personal. Only you have the answer. Look into your heart. Whether you are 20, 40, or 60 years old, the time to figure out the answer to one of life's most important question is NOW!

I spend time helping people to ask the right questions of themselves in order to find out their purpose or passion. I concentrate on students entering, within, or graduating from college so that they don't have to wait years upon years to start asking themselves these questions that inevitably come up for most of us. What will keep you engaged in what you do for a living? Being engaged in what you do will lead to success because you will feel that what you are putting into your work is providing something in return. On the contrary, not being engaged in what you do will surely not lead to success.

As years pass, people may change their passion, they may come to find a new purpose. In fact, it is likely that as your environment changes, for example, as you start a relationship or as you start a family, your desires may also change. However, I would not suggest that you wait for your future years to determine your own passion. Now is the time. Each step you take in the right direction leads you further along the path of success. You will learn more about yourself along the way if you start walking that path now. Become engaged. Find your passion.

To read the blog from iPEC, click HERE.

Enjoy life.

Coach Randal Suozzo, CPC, ELI-MP
www.coachsuozzo.com
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