Episode 205: Is Your Passion Aligned with Your Work?

What are you passionate about and enjoy doing? Is it aligned to your work? At first glance, the question, "What are you passionate about and enjoy doing?", presents itself as an innocent question. But, as you begin to answer that question, it can become more difficult to connect the dots between those passions and skill sets you love, to the actual work you do on a day-to-day basis.  How do you gain this clarity and get more aligned in your career? Where do you even begin? In this episode, Monica shares how to define your passions, discover what you love to learn about, and how to align your passions with your profession.   𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗧𝗛𝗦 & 𝗕𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗦𝗨𝗖𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦Take the free assessment and get your personalized report. Go to https://www.iambeyondbarriers.com/quiz   Highlights: [01:50] Defining your passions  [03:19] Discovering what you love to learn about [06:47] Aligning your passion to your work   Quotes: “You have to gift yourself the time for introspection so that you can go in the direction that you're wanting to go and accelerate your success.” – Monica Marquez “You become excellent at what you spend your time and focus on.”  – Monica Marquez About Nikki Barua: Nikki Barua is a digital innovator, serial entrepreneur, author & speaker.    Website: https://www.nikkibarua.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenikkibarua/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenikkibarua/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thenikkibarua/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/NikkiBarua   About Monica Marquez: Monica Marquez is a senior corporate leader, ex-Googler, and diversity expert. Website: https://themonicamarquez.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheMonicaMarquez/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themonicamarquez/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/themonicamarquez/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/themmarquez