Lost Your Spark? How to Reignite Your Passion and Find Your Way Again
Have you ever woken up one morning and realized… you don’t feel excited about the things that used to light you up?
It’s a disorienting place to be. The passion is gone. The spark feels extinguished. You go through the motions of life, work, or business—but deep down, you feel numb.
I know this feeling well, because I’ve been there more times than I can count. What I’ve discovered through my own journey is this: losing your spark isn’t usually about the surface-level thing you think it is. It’s about something deeper.
Why We Lose Our Spark
When we feel uninspired or unmotivated, our first instinct is to blame the circumstances around us—our job, our business, our boss, our daily routine. But if you’ve ever tried changing those circumstances, only to end up back in the same spot, you know that isn’t the full story.
The real reason? We often lose our spark when we’re not in control of our own story. When we’re reacting instead of choosing. When fear, comparison, or doubt start steering the ship instead of alignment and clarity.
The “5 Whys” Method
One of the most effective tools I use to uncover the real reason behind feeling uninspired is the 5 Whys Method.
Here’s how it works:
Ask yourself: Why do I feel this way?
Take your first answer—and ask why again.
Repeat this process five times.
The first answer is usually surface-level. The fifth answer often reveals the root.
For example, you might say:
I don’t like my job.
Why? Because I don’t like my boss.
Why? Because I feel micromanaged.
Why? Because I actually want more freedom to lead myself.
Why? Because I’d love to be doing this work independently, in my own way.
Do you see the difference? At the surface, the problem looks like your boss. But at the root, the real issue is your craving for independence.
Reigniting Your Spark
Getting to the root cause of your disconnection is the first step. From there, it’s about taking intentional steps back into alignment. That’s where my ALIGN framework comes in:
Awareness of what’s really going on.
Liberation from old stories that no longer serve you.
Introspection to uncover your deeper desires.
Guided Action to take small, aligned steps forward.
New Identity that reflects the person you’re becoming.
When you do this inner work, you begin to rebuild your spark—not by chasing external quick fixes, but by reconnecting with your authentic self.
Final Thoughts
If you’ve lost your spark, you are not broken. You are simply being invited to look deeper, to realign, and to rediscover what truly lights you up.
I go deeper into this topic on the podcast episode: Lost Your Spark? How to Reignite Your Passion and Find Your Way Again
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And if you’re ready to go further, this is exactly the kind of work we do inside All Starts With You. It’s a guided journey out of survival mode and into sustainable alignment—for your business, career, and whole self.
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