Mindset – Motivation vs Purpose: The Reality of Doing What You Love

In this episode, Joel and Andy talk about motivation versus purpose. They discuss why doing what you love can still be very challenging and how to leverage a sense of purpose and use motivation to overcome those obstacles. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Stop just listening to podcasts about becoming more purposeful and motivated, actually do it.Everyone has days when they feel demotivated. Use your goals, the things you want to push yourself.You are not going to enjoy everything you have to do to achieve what you want. Be ready to make sacrifices.Being purpose driven makes it easier to say no.Expect a good outcome but with challenges along the way.Things don´t happen overnight.Put your attention on the right things.

BEST MOMENTS

‘F**k the ducks. You can never line ducks up in a bloody row, just f**king do it.’

‘Sometimes you do have to suck it up.'

‘When following your purpose is also what makes your living, that is motivating'

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ABOUT THE HOSTS

Joel Stone

Joel Stone is a marketer and disciple of business strategy. After seeing the impact of the 2008 recession, he decided to take control and leave employment to set up in business for himself. He quickly built an award-winning design agency, partnering with Andy on numerous projects until they formed Codebreak in 2019.   

Having previously helped brands including GlaxoSmithKline, Diageo, Beta Tools, and Channel 4, Joel’s work has been seen all over the world. He takes pride in applying techniques normally reserved for huge corporations to SMEs throughout the UK. Case studies of Joel’s work have featured in Design Week, The Drum, and Social Media Today.

Andy Rao

Andy studied Psychology at university, which was his springboard into the world of marketing. He realised that to sell successfully you have to put yourself into the shoes of your customer and understand their why. Andy started his marketing career working closely with dozens of Shropshire businesses, all of whom had something different to sell. During that time, Andy picked up the skills he uses today to tailor each marketing solution to his client´s businesses, the industries they work in, and the different types of customers they need to reach.

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