January Jumpstart | On Passion
Good Life Project
Jonathan Fields / Acast
4.5 • 3.4K Ratings
🗓️ 2 January 2024
⏱️ 80 minutes
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Summary
Reignite your passion for life in 2024 with our January Jumpstart episode! We debunk false beliefs about finding your one true passion, reveal the science behind harmonious vs. obsessive pursuits, and explore why curiosity offers a healthier path than waiting for a thunderbolt moment.
You'll hear insights from positive psychology expert Dan Lerner and author Elizabeth Gilbert on embracing gradual interest development, balancing multiple passions, and how small steps unlock hidden joys. Whether you feel devoid of passion or obsessed to an unhealthy degree, you'll gain actionable ways to uncover meaningful pursuits, avoid burnout, and integrate more vibrance into everyday life. Join us and awaken your passions!
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| 0:00.0 | A lot of people think that passion is going to be thunderbolt moments. |
| 0:02.4 | Boom. I walked by a guitar store, looked at that guitar hang in the window, |
| 0:05.8 | and knew I would be the greatest guitar player who ever lived. |
| 0:08.8 | Thought nobody ever, except for maybe like Jimmy Hendrix. |
| 0:12.0 | A lot of people think they're going to find their passion tomorrow. |
| 0:15.0 | It's going to hit them. |
| 0:16.0 | Boom, I'm going to find it. |
| 0:17.0 | Passionists take on average about three years to develop, |
| 0:20.0 | Putin of literature. |
| 0:21.0 | And they start as interests. |
| 0:23.0 | So how do we make this year our best year ever, |
| 0:28.0 | regardless of what's happening around us, |
| 0:30.0 | no matter what comes our way and work or health, relationships and beyond. |
| 0:34.3 | How do we make this year one that is filled with passion and purpose, presence and awareness, |
| 0:38.8 | joy and belonging, meaning and movement, one that really truly makes us feel alive. |
| 0:43.2 | Well all this month we are going to help you set your year up to feel differently |
| 0:48.2 | with our special January jumpstart series or what we call your 2024 Good Life Awakening. |
| 0:54.7 | Every week for five weeks, we'll open the week with a very special episode that focuses on |
| 0:59.4 | one specific topic that is central to your ability to live your best life. |
| 1:04.0 | And finally feel the way that you want to feel. |
| 1:06.0 | We'll bring you experts on each topic who'll share not just stories and insights, |
| 1:10.0 | but critical science behind concepts that you've probably heard talked |
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