Purpose To Passion with Amy McLaren
Oct 06, 2021
You wait. You work. You read about others living their passion out loud in the world. But what do you do when you feel like you are living life for everyone but yourself? When does it feel like you can’t get past your comfort zone? When living your passion and purpose seem like an unattainable ideal? Let Amy McLaren’s story inspire you to take steps to live a life that fills your cup.
Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll hear…
▶️ [0:46] All I was meant to do were fulfilling all the passions that I had inside of me. And that feeling of unsettlement around speed being unsettled led to me creating my non-profit which led to me creating another business and another business after that. But it really was truly me following things that lit me up and lights me up and not ignoring that.
▶️ [2:27] Yeah, absolutely. So I think the very first thing to do is to make sure you know kind of what your passion is, or if you have an idea around it. I don't think you have to know exactly what it is, but you have to have an idea about it.
▶️ [4:42] I think we're on a burden in this world where there is a lot of opportunities and sometimes it's hard to know which direction to go. But at the end of the day, I think you've got to come back to something that means something to you, something that lights you up, something that brings out that best version of yourself.
▶️ [6:06] And what I would say to someone if you're wondering what to do. It's connected with that passion, find something to do around it and just keep going in that direction. And know when you come to those hard times or you have those moments of self-doubt, guaranteed, we've all done something harder, right?
▶️ [8:34] And unless you start reading or start surrounding yourself with other things that are out there. You don't know what's out there. You don't know what the possibilities are until you follow someone else's journey or you read another book about how you can think about different things differently, how you can reframe something so it becomes a positive story you're telling yourself and not a negative story. Right?
▶️ [11:03] So I'm very big on working with communities on the ground and working together to make an impact. So we're building our 15th school today, or just started and all the proceeds from my new book go to this school.
▶️ [14:56] Every time I speak about my book, we have people buying the book, and then that money and proceeds from the book. I'll go to build the girls' school and work with the community. So I try as much as I can to think of what the book is doing or how I'm helping because we probably heard this before. It's not about me on stage. It's not about my hair, what I'm wearing, or any of that. It's about how well I can share the stories and the messages of the book. So the impact that it'll have, it's all about everybody else.
▶️ [16:41] I love that. Well, little secret. I do that too. Yes, I've done over 20,000 hours of broadcasting, but still when I do an interview or if I'm speaking on a platform, I give myself a little pep talk. I give myself a little pep talk before I do it. So, absolutely love that.
▶️ [19:01] So just get the book I've been reading. I love it. I think it's so important and it's really, I think, especially important, Amy, for women, it's not just for women, but I just think a lot of women get themselves at a point in life where they feel like they're living their life for someone else. And if you're that person, then this is the book that you need to read. So I love that.