What Gets You Fired Up

What gets you angry in life? Like, what fires you up is what I want to know. I was having this conversation with someone who was struggling to figure out what their passion is or what they should do for their next career. They're embarking on a job change. And one of my mentors said this to me once, what makes you angry? Because that's where your passion lies. For me, it lies in kind of the reason that I'm alive. You know, after my near-death sexual assault experience where I was, you know, stabbed and stranger raped and kidnapped, it kind of became my reason for living to want to help people that have been through trauma.

But really at the root of what I do and why I went into nursing and now when I switched into the coaching business, was really to help people get to the root of how the trauma is showing up in their everyday life. Because so many people have been through childhood traumas and struggled with codependency and other things in life. And it's showing up in every area. And so what gets me fired up is that they haven't gotten to the root issue. And they haven't been able to work through that trauma in order to move forward and have healthier relationships, have, you know, better success in their marriage and just overall happier lives.

So that's what fires me up. And what fires you up doesn't necessarily have to be something like, like what I do. It could be like something political that fires you up. I actually have a friend who gets so fired up by financial stuff that she went into the finance business. She literally learned how to do this job. She had no training, but now she's a financial educator and is doing extremely well for herself. Because the thing that fired her up was when a family member didn't have a will and a trust set up and they ended up having this person die and then it went into probate and like it was just legal stuff that went on and on.

So she got so fired up and so angry about it that she thought, oh my gosh, people need more education in this area and I want to help them. So she was a self taught financial educator and advisor and because that's what got her fired up. So I just want to invite you to think about that today. What fires you up? What makes you angry? What is one thing that like will send your emotions skyrocketing if you see it scrolling on the news or on social media because there's probably a root behind that that you're passionate about and it could be anything, but that might be where you're supposed to be in life.

If we're supposed to follow our passions because, I mean, trust me, everybody in our generation now these days wants to do something they're passionate about and not just go to a nine to five job and get paid. We want to have like a purpose in life. If that fires you up, whatever it may be, then pursue it. Try it because I guarantee you're going to be more successful pursuing something you're passionate about than pursuing something you're not guaranteed. So I would invite you to try this. Just think about that.

What makes me angry? What fires me up and see where it takes you to start brainstorming, start journaling and I'd love to hear how this process goes for you guys. Thanks for tuning in with me today. God bless.