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REIGNITE YOUR SPARK: FINDING PASSION AND PURPOSE AGAIN!
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In this week’s Mental Monday, we’re building off last week’s conversation about burnout and shifting our focus to something uplifting: reigniting your spark. If you’ve been feeling stuck, unmotivated, or disconnected from the things that once brought you joy, this episode is for you.
We’ll explore why that spark fades, how to reconnect with your “why,” and practical steps to bring passion and energy back into your life. Whether it’s rediscovering an old hobby, shaking up your routine, or celebrating small wins, you’ll walk away with the tools to reconnect with what truly lights you up inside.
Get ready to start your week with clarity, motivation, and a fresh perspective on what makes you feel alive!
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Transcript
Introduction and Recap
00:00:00
Adam Pike
Hey everybody, welcome back to Mental Monday. This is where we set the tone for the week, right? Shake off the weight from last week. Step into a new one with purpose and positivity. I'm your host, Adam Pike, and as always, I'm really glad that you're here. I really do appreciate you guys showing up every single week. Now last week, we dove into something that was a little bit heavy, but really important, burnout.
00:00:24
Adam Pike
what it looks like, why it happens, and how to how to protect yourself from it, right? Now, I really do appreciate you guys reaching out to me and letting me know that you resonate with the episode. Let me know what you think about it because it kind of fuels my fire to keep doing these episodes because I know that you're listening and you're resonating with
Reigniting Passion and Purpose
00:00:45
Adam Pike
it. Like, that's why I'm doing this podcast, right? But this week, I want to shift gears a little bit You know, we've recognized burnout, taken the steps to rest and recharge. Now it's time to re-ignite your spark, to reconnect with your passion, your purpose. You know, what's that one thing that kind of just lights you up inside, gets you excited about life? Listen, if you've been feeling a little lost,
00:01:08
Adam Pike
If that fire that you once had is a little dim or maybe you're just struggling to feel excited about life again, trust me, this episode is going to be for you because today we're going to talk about why that spark fades. We're going to learn how to reconnect with our why.
00:01:24
Adam Pike
explore practical ways that you know we can reignite that passion and bring back that energy that fire back into our life that's what we want because when things are just dull and blood and you're just no motivation man that sucks i've been there so many freaking times it Fucking sucks. I got to swear because I hate when I'm there. So if you're ready to find that fire Let's just get into it. Okay. Now the the the very first question is why Why do that spark fade in the first place?
00:01:58
Adam Pike
Like it's totally normal to like lose that sense of excitement or passion from time to time and totally get it. Life gets busy. Responsibilities pile up. And sometimes the things that, you know, once we once loved just start to feel like another chore, another task on our to-do list, right? And we just don't really like it anymore. And now here's the thing. It's not that you've lost your spark forever.
00:02:25
Adam Pike
It's still there. It's just buried under the weight of everything else.
Reflecting on Joy and 'Why'
00:02:30
Adam Pike
Like some common reasons why we might lose, you know, that spark and it it might fade is over commitment. When you are juggling too many things at once, it's easy to just feel stretched thin. Am I right?
00:02:47
Adam Pike
routine doing the same thing day in day out can just make even the most exciting passions just feel bla like it's just you're just doing the same shit every day trust me i have that feeling but like that's where you gotta lock in that's where discipline comes in because there's a there's a long-term goal that you're trying to achieve right Um, disconnecting from your why, like when you forget why you even started in the first place, it's really easy to lose sight of that bigger picture now, isn't it? Now listen, the good news that fading spark, it's not permanent. It's just a little, little signal, like a little nudge to just kind of step back, reassess, make some space to reignite it again. Now.
00:03:36
Adam Pike
Reconnecting with your why. One of the most powerful ways that we can reignite our spark is to reconnect with your why. I think back to a time when you really felt deeply passionate about something. Like what, like what was that?
00:03:52
Adam Pike
why did Why did it light you up? Why did that bring a smile to your face? Why did it just give you that little tingly like, yeah, i I really want to do this? Like maybe it was your work or a creative hobby or a personal goal or like whatever it was. There was a reason that it really mattered to you, that it really made you excited. Now, take a moment and just reflect on this. What brings you the most joy?
00:04:22
Adam Pike
What makes you feel alive? Who or what are you doing for it? Like who who who do you be around that really just lights you up and fills your cup? I just want you to reflect on this, right? Because there is those people that you have a conversation with them and you just lead the conversation and you just feel so alive and full and excited and and they motivate you.
00:04:50
Adam Pike
I want you to just reflect on this and ask yourself these questions. ah Your why is like the fuel for your fire.
Actionable Steps to Reignite Passion
00:04:58
Adam Pike
And when you reconnect with it, everything just starts to feel more um more purposeful.
00:05:06
Adam Pike
You know what I mean? So here's here's ah here's a quick little thing that we can do. I want you guys, if you're listening, um grab a notebook, grab your phone, whatever, and ah write down the answer to this question.
00:05:19
Adam Pike
If I woke up tomorrow with unlimited energy, I was very excited, passionate, firing. What's the first thing I would do? Now that might, that answer might surprise you. Um, and it might just point you back to your spark, right? Like how, how, how do we reignite that spark?
00:05:45
Adam Pike
So let's talk about how to actually reignite that fire. Like how to actually do it in manageable steps, okay? Change your environment. Sometimes like all it really needs is a fresh perspective. Try switching up your routine, exploring a new place, or even surrounding yourself you know, with inspiring people, like I just mentioned, um, new energy, like that, that often comes from new experiences. So like just changing up your environment is huge, because if you're just stuck, like I said, in this day to day routine kind of thing, and everything,
00:06:22
Adam Pike
right But then maybe you you might just step outside your comfort zone, you might meet this new person, or maybe you might ah be around this old friend that is just there on fire, and like you go have a little workout with this person, and then you're just feeding off their energy, and then that kind of ignites your spark again. That's what I'm talking about when I'm talking about change your environment. Start small, and okay?
00:06:45
Adam Pike
If the the idea of like diving back into something just feels very big and overwhelming, smart like start small, like revisit a hobby hobby that you let go of, spend 10 minutes a day journaling, or just take one step towards your goal that you've been putting off.
00:07:04
Adam Pike
Okay. We all got goals. We all got things that we want to do, but when we keep putting it off, they all do it tomorrow, do next week. I'm going to do it next month. I'm going to do it in the new in the new year. You're never going to, you're never going to fucking do it. Let's just be honest. It was like, start small, write down things. What it, what ignites my fire? What is that thing that kind of makes me excited? Write these things down. Just get it out on paper. It's pretty simple.
00:07:28
Adam Pike
And then, celebrate progress, not perfection. I've said this many times before in the podcast. One of the quickest ways to kind of snuff out your spark is by being too hard on yourself. I'm always hard on myself. I'm always hard on myself. I beat myself up over the stupidest things. I know this, but I'm talking about it on here. I feel like this is just therapy for me, because I know I do these things.
00:07:55
Adam Pike
And I know that I got i gotta to stop being so hard on myself and you do too. We all beat ourselves up over stupid things. So instead, focus on the progress. Celebrate the small wins and let those victories build your momentum.
Personal Experience and Recommendations
00:08:10
Adam Pike
Now remember, reigniting your spark isn't about going from 0 to 100 overnight. It's about taking one intentional step at a time forward and let those things kind of light you up a little bit more, right? ah like Here's ah here's his a little little personal story um about me, about like kind of reigniting my my spark.
00:08:33
Adam Pike
so i I feel like when I'm working all the time, I'm working all the time. I'm so in it. I'm so in it. I'm so in it. Like you just kind of start to get burnt out. You're just doing things day by day by day by day. And it's just the same bullshit. And you kind of just like lose that motivation.
00:08:56
Adam Pike
Now I remember, I think I went on ah went on a vacation or something, um just for like just for a week. I just kind of like stopped working. I just let it let all the work stuff go, just went for vacation. You kind of let loose a little bit, recharge, reset. And then I remember when I came back,
00:09:17
Adam Pike
I was just on a whole other level. I was on a whole other vibe. I just was so like, yes, like so excited to like create content and and and do what I was doing every single day. like I really was on another level. And I feel like just because I took that one week to go away, go in the sun, go have fun, go let loose, go blow off some steam, it just really reignite that spark again so like little things like that maybe that's all we really need to kind of reignite our spark because if you're stuck in this day-to-day thing every day wake up go to sleep go to work feed the kids have supper go to the gym and just repeat everything day by day by day it it can really be daunting on us you know what i mean so you know maybe and i'm not saying everyone needs a vacation
00:10:07
Adam Pike
But for me, that that's all it was for me to kind of like reignite my spark, you know, maybe like going to hot yoga once a week, just kind of like, just relax and just, you know, just be very calm.
Engagement and Closing Remarks
00:10:19
Adam Pike
Maybe that's all you need. Whatever it is, like, if you'll find out what it is to reignite your spark, if you just you know Like I said, brainstorm, sit down, listen listen to this podcast listen to this podcast back and kind of follow the steps. so I actually have a little weekly challenge for you guys. so Here's the challenge for the week. Do one thing this week that lights you up inside. It could be something could be something small like just listening to your favorite music.
00:10:48
Adam Pike
and And this is actually huge because there's been times where I throw on some music and I'm like, um I'm just vibing in the morning. I'm like, man, I have I don't remember the last time I put music on that in the house when I wake up and it just kind of like sets the tone and like puts you in a vibe like something small like that could really kind of light you up, right?
00:11:09
Adam Pike
Um, just trying a new activity, uh, re like revisiting an old passion that you had, like whatever it is, just like make it intentional, make it about reconnecting with your joy. Because I find that when you are really happy and you're doing things that really makes you happy, that's when you start getting motivated. That's when your spark kind of lights up and you start being creative. But when you're just in this.
00:11:34
Adam Pike
um Like mood is you're not gonna be creative you're not gonna have a spark you're not gonna be joyful of doing things so if you're up for it um try the challenge out and I'm gonna end it off with that guys I really hope that you enjoyed this podcast Don't forget, if if you relate it to this podcast, relate it to this episode, share it with a friend, share it with somebody that you think might need to hear it. And if if you really want to talk about this more, you can always message me on Facebook or Instagram and let me know what you you thought of this episode.
00:12:09
Adam Pike
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