Episode 34 - "Making the most of your purpose” with Haley Hoffman Smith (#ThisIsMyEra the Podcast)
Article by Haley Johnson
We welcome Haley Hoffman Smith, an entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and author who is helping others make this their era. At just 22, she was named Top 12 Motivational Speaker to Capture Your Audience by Under30CEO. Haley just wrapped up her speaking tour and is here to discuss her journey, finding your purpose, staying motivated.
Key Takeaways
Time management
Haley shares that the secret to getting things done is to stay busy. When you’re already in a working mindset, it’s easier to stay motivated. When we let ourselves pause, we let valuable timeslip away. Haley says this can be as simple as using that hour in-between classes to catch up on emails instead of watching Netflix. It’s all about maintaining momentum!
(Tipping point) When to Transition Careers
There comes a time when you should change your career.Haley describes it as a tipping point that is “tugging at you so much that it becomes really uncomfortable for you to stay in what you’re currently doing.” It’s Very easy to stay comfortable. In fact, most people remain in their comfort zone. However, growth happens when you challenge yourself. Haley’s decision to leave her job ultimately led to her national speaking tour. She discusses this in-depth at minute 12:00.
Fill yourself up first
You have to take care of yourself before you take care of others. Haley says that having the goal of being service-oriented surpasses her desire for fame. Staying in tune with your purpose keeps you humble. That’s why it’s important to feed your purpose instead of your ego.
Take action by - Get in touch with your purpose
How do you want to be remembered? Haley Suggests asking yourself the tough questions in order to reveal your purpose.Making this your era is all about how you choose to elicit positive change.What is your message, and what is the lasting effect?
Haley’s book Her Big Idea was written to motivate young adults to not only identify purpose, but to go after it. She Specifically targets women and discusses their barriers-to-entry in entrepreneurship. However, her message to stay motivated despite obstacles is universal.
Pull quotes:
- “I always tell people ‘the busier you are, the more you can get done.’”
- “You get to appoint where the idea of what you want to do is tugging at you so much that it becomes really uncomfortable for you to stay in what you’re currently doing.”
- “I’m about filling my own cup first, because then I can serve people more.”
- “Through putting yourself out there and the process of evolving, you can and will achieve even the big big dreams that really scare you.”
Episode Sponsored by: Reboot Your Life
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Episode Outline:
1:00 Intro
4:00 How Haley launched her big ideas
8:00 Time-management tips
12:00 The“Tipping point”
20:00 StayingStaying “service oriented”
23:00 Find your purpose
25:00 Ask yourself tough Questions
31:00 How Are you making this your era?
