Tweets from our Sept 30, 2014 chat with DJ Waldow and the #BizHeroes community on how to spark delight and pump up the passion for the things you love to do! We believe that behind every great business stands an even greater community. Join us Tuesdays at 2pm EST for #BizHeroes -- we'd love for you to meet ours. #BizHeroes is an action-packed hour of power tips and knowledge share, featuring topics suggested by you with guest hosts from the community.

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#BizHeroes Chat w/ @DJWaldow

2. Can PEOPLE pivot? HELL YEAH.
I'm living proof.
Been an email marketing guy for 10
yrs.
Next up: Something TOTALLY
different
~@DJWaldow

3. What are the “tools” of rediscovery.
Is there a process or it is more free
flow?

4. Tools of rediscovery? For sure. Again, add that to the what's DJ
up to next #Teaser #CoachDJ That being said, it's a PROCESS. It
takes time, but doesn't have to be years or even months.
DJ Waldow @djwaldow
Ask yourself, when did I last feel exhilaration or fear at a new
challenge? Start there.
Beth Daniell @bdaniell628
PLAN rediscovery - ask yourself what is important, use a tool that
works for you, I do my 3 words inspired by @chrisbrogan
Jo Miller @jm_grants
In my case, rediscovering my passion has been a wild ride, which
included a change of hemisphere and host culture lol
Peter Woolvett @customerspecs

5. For me it's alone time, meditation, being outside with nature,
hanging with my puppy, journaling and plenty of red wine. -:)
Barbara Giamanco @barbaragiamanco
It's a combination of flow and process that gives life to my creative
passions.
Jessica Roberts @connect2life
The tools of rediscovery are courage, strength, and hard work.
Create the path you want to walk.
AJ Borowski @askwhatnext
It's a process of self acceptance, and complete honesty, to
ourselves. When opinions of others matter but ours matter more.
Iva Ignjatovic @ivaignjatovic

6. How do we actually know when
we’ve rediscovered our passion?
(does the ah-ha lightbulb go on?)

7. You know you've rediscovered your passion when what you are
doing comes EASILY, doesn't feel like work.
DJ Waldow @djwaldow
You feel it at your core! You WANT to do what you do - even when
it is challenging and tough you feel the passion
Jo Miller @jm_grants
You know you've rediscovered passion when you look back and
everything bad is far in the distance.
AJ Borowski @askwhatnext
When you find your passion, you smile. Not just on the outside, but
on the inside.
Chris Barrows @CBarrows

8. You know you've rediscovered your passion when you smile more
often ... you laugh more often. Things come to you
DJ Waldow @djwaldow
I was just bursting with creativity. I was smiling a lot more ;)
Jessica Roberts @connect2life
When work feels like play, it's safe to say that you've rediscovered
your passion!
Madison Jones @madisonjoneshr
Yes creates a new sense of confidence and purpose, people
notice it too! Don't stop working towards your passion
Michael Mullady @atlscgrad

9. Once we’ve rediscovered our
passion, how do we go about
maintaining it?

10. Re: maintaining your passion ... tune into Living Your Passion
(podcast) to learn just that http://socialbutterflyguy.com/passion/
(PLUG! Ha)
DJ Waldow @djwaldow
Find people who share it and surround yourself with them! Always
be learning!
Beth Daniell @bdaniell628
Don't take your eye off the ball!! Keep doing one small thing after
another 2 feed the vision. Give yourself some credit!!
Jim Canto @jimcanto
Keep passionate company. Cut out those who drag you down.
Respect your limits - burnout is the ultimate passion killer! REST.
Madison Jones @madisonjoneshr

11. Explore it, embrace it and enjoy it. Leave gracefully when you are
ready for the next great adventure
Peter Woolvett @customerspecs
Keep sight of it and as I already said - YOU are the one who is
responsible to undergo a change and to make decisions.
Marta Neumeister @mne90
My passion is renewed by having ongoing impact on others
Steve Woodruff @swoodruff
I make this promise to myself - No one and no thing can steal my
passion. I'm responsible for its well-being!
Jessica Roberts @connect2life

12. What role does family, networks
and your community play in the
process?

13. Role of fam/friends - HUGE. If you are not passionate about what
you do, it has HUGE impact on family/personal life. HUGE
DJ Waldow @djwaldow
It's very important - during the toughest times, I didn't have a
support system..NOT easy...if you have one, cherish it!
Jessica Roberts @connect2life
No man is an island. It takes a village. All of that other cliche stuff
has some truth to it.
Thom Crowe @thomcrowe
Remind me about what I am good--and bad--at. Confidants,
coaches, critics and cheerleaders, helping me to be a better ME.
Judy Gombita @jgombita

14. Without family, community and networks the fire of passion lacks
fuel.
AJ Borowski @askwhatnext
Passion and those around you - be it family, networks, co-workers
impact your passion - AND YOUR PASSION IMPACTS THEM!
Jo Miller @jm_grants
Very important! Cheerleaders, Mirror-holders, Butt kickers, helps
you recharge
Michael Mullady @atlscgrad
It's good to have support but if I don't have it, I'll suck it up and do
what I feel is necessary, on my own.
Iva Ignjatovic @ivaignjatovic

15. You are four months into
rediscovery. How’s it going,
could helping people rediscover
their passion be a new career?

16. Could helping people rediscover their passion be a new career? -
Ha. Yes. Maybe. Well ... #CoachDJ (shhh - SOON)
DJ Waldow @djwaldow
I've been in rediscovery for 10 years now, love it. Not always easy
but always wiling to share my experience.
Iva Ignjatovic @IvaIgnjatovic
Helping others, sharing our passion and seeing others find theirs.
Just beauty
Michael Mullady @atlscgrad
YES! I have found that mentoring and coaching to help others
rediscover their passion is part of my passion
Jo Miller @jm_grants

17. It could: being happy by helping others do what you can't should be
a satisfying irony
Peter Woolvett @customerspecs
There is no separation between helping othershelping ourselves.
When we do the 1st, the 2nd happens always.
Chris Cason @mbti_estj
Even if rediscovering doesn't lead to a new career, helping others
leads to joy is a great way to learn more about yourself
Kelly Hungerford @kdhungerford
100% YES ... you are able to share experience and help someone
to find his/her way
Martha Neumeister @mne90

18. You wake up one day saying this
isn’t my life!.
How do we know if we are fed-up,
burnt-out or in need of something
new?

19. It starts w/ self-reflection. Are you passionate about what you do?
Do you DREAD going into work (even on a Friday)?
DJ Waldow @djwaldow
By having goals and reevaluating them often you'll know if you're
fed-up, burned out, or just need something new
AJ Borowsky @AskWhatNext
When there's nothing you look forward to except the weekend and
getting home.
Beth Daniell @bdaniell628
Was ready for new when I woke up and decided this is NOT how I
want to live my life. I needed and deserved more.
Jessica Roberts @connect2life

20. When you feel so full of things that just don't matter anymore, it's
time to reevaluate.
Kalynn Amadio @kalynnamadio
A sense of (passionless) lassitude. Everything is just Too. Much.
Effort.
Judy Gombita @jgombita
We are in need of something new when being fed-up or burn-out
persists over time
Alicia Rodriguez @aroru26
I think you know when you cheer that there are no appointments
on your calendar and you don't care about setting any up.
Barbara Giamanco @barbaragiamanco

21. What does it mean to rediscover
passion? Does it mean doing
something completely different with
your life?

22. Rediscovering your passion is not necessarily doing something
NEW. In fact, often it's doing what you've always loved/done
DJ Waldow @djwaldow
For me it meant getting back to what I always loved to do.
Jessica Roberts @connect2life
It can mean rekindling the fire you once had for something you
love, or discovering an entirely new venue of excitement!
Madison Jones @madisonjoneshr
Sometimes we knew what our passion was all along and it just
takes some time to reignite the spark again.
@ThinkSem

23. Rediscovering passion doesn't have to mean doing something
different it could just mean doing the same thing differently
AJ Borowski @askwhatnext
For me- it was checking my life against my values - realigning and
ensuring 'I' was valued along with family, work, etc.
Jo Miller @jm_grants
It doesn't have 2 mean you have to do something completely diff-you
may be burnt out need R/R or change ur perspective
Sabrina @Plumlytics
Sometimes you're simply on the wrong track, you need complete
makeover, sometimes it's all about HOW to get where you want.
Iva Ignjatovic @ivaignjatovic

24. Your motto is ‘Do what you love,
Love what you do’. Can we
rediscover passion without quitting
a job or changing career?

25. Find passion w/o quitting job or changing careers? YES. But, my
mom dad both did that. But for some QUIT is part of process
DJ Waldow @djwaldow
Absolutely!! Your job does not have to be your life. So many
options out there to be found and love
Michael Mullady @atlscgrad
Passion is internal - it is possible to change your perspective to
rekindle your passion
Jo Miller @jm_grants
We can do it by detecting just what we don´t love in our careers
and changing all we don´t agree with, to positive choices
Alicia Rodríguez @aroru26

26. Mentors, ppl who r fun in ur office, a new exercise program...all can
help u rediscover in ur current setting!
Beth Daniell @bdaniell628
Again not necessarily. Sometimes it's as simple as a slight shift
within your industry.
Anabella @AAMPTY
There are ways to become more passionate about your job without
quitting. + finding passions in life never hurts!
Kathryn Kennedy @kontheinternet
Yes we can. I did it. I love my job. I changed the approach and I
choose empowering, passionate people to work with.
Iva Ignjatovic @ivaignjatovic

27. Start-ups can pivot. Taking into
consideration personal career
labelling branding, can people
truly pivot?

28. Can PEOPLE pivot? HELL YEAH. I'm living proof. Been an email
marketing guy for 10 yrs. Next up: Something TOTALLY different
DJ Waldow @djwaldow
I think so. I went from engineer to marketer and found something
new that I'm passionate about in my work!
Kathryn Kennedy @kontheinternet
Yes but often we need something to knock us over to help us pivot
Michael Mullady @atlscgrad
My pivot was a preceded by a screeching halt, then a 180, and a
slow but steady process of getting to where I am now.
Jessica Roberts @connect2life

29. I believe we're meant to pivot. We're meant to evolve. We should
be learning new dance moves. Variety is the spice of life!
Madison Jones @madisonjoneshr
YES! I can't imagine not 'pivoting' in my career and professional life
- I am up and down the court pivoting
Jo Miller @jm_grants
Personal careers are changing and people must learn updating
their profiles continually
Alicia Rodriguez @aroru26
Yes! Without pivoting, we don't evolve with our audiences. Change
can be a good thing.
@ThinkSem

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