Passion Meter

The Passion Meter ~ Pattern Finding
The Passion Meter is a tool to obtain insights so we can create our passion statement ~
what we love doing which brings value to others. It is an exercise in awareness, reflection
and pattern finding.
How it Works ~ An Overview The Passion Meter
Follow steps 1 – 10 on the next pages. In brief, you will be writing down +10
the actions you loved doing or did not love doing over the course of
several years or over your lifetime. Then, you’ll find the patterns in what LOVE
you loved or did not love doing. Sometimes insights will occur by
looking at what you do not love doing as much as what you did love
doing. 0
DID
The bottom axis is your age, start from your earliest childhood memories NOT
or whenever you wish. LOVE
-10
The left axis range is from +10 to -10 based on how much you loved Age
doing something or how much you did not love doing something.

Create your own definitions for these levels ~ what does +8 mean to you, how does that differ from a +10, what does -8 mean
to you and how does that differ from a -10. What matters is that you are consistent throughout the exercise.

Please DO NOT start looking for the patterns until you are finished with steps 1 – 10 on the following pages. Also, please DO
NOT think about the relevancy ~ just put as much down on paper as you can remember in order to get the most accurate
results and therefore the most relevant insights into your passions and purpose.

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STEP ONE – PRINT PAGE 4

Steps 1,2 & 3 ~ getting it down Print out page 4, the next page, ‘The
Passion Meter’. Please do not print all
of these pages, (in total you will only
Example: Dana’s Passion Meter need pgs 4, 8 & 11 printed.)
STEP TWO – WHAT TO DO
The first time doing this activity, place
a dot around the right age (based on
I love +10 the age range you set) and at the
doing making stuff from
other stuff event
scale in which you loved or did not
love doing the action. Next to the dot
this… art
production write the general name of the activity,
music swimming such as music, art, swimming, sales,
etc.

Write down as many as possible
playing in the mud without thinking about the results.

For example (image on left), our friend
Dana’s most fondest memory as a
0 child was playing in the mud yet she
really does not like making oil
paintings though she loves art in
working at call centre general. Do not worry about what
DID NOT may appear to be contradictions.
LOVE
STEP THREE – KEEP ‘THE PASSION METER’
DOING
WITH YOU
Sales at the Co-
Keep this page with you for a period
Working Space
cleaning my of time, at least one week. When an
room oil painting insight comes to you as actions in your
-10 past which you loved doing or did not
love doing, write it down.
Age 3

My Passion Meter
I love +10
doing
this…

0

DID NOT
LOVE
DOING

-10
Age 4

Once you complete Step

Step 4 ~ getting more specific Three:

STEP FOUR – LOOK AT EACH
ACTION AGAIN
making stuff
from other Taking old scraps Event
stuff, painting a and making doll production In looking at each of your actions
I love +10 used table clothes love holding events
and parties in raw
again, reflect on the specific
action you loved doing or did not
doing space, creating a
new vibe in an old or love doing within that specific
this… Swimming
just getting in the
discarded space realm.
Music putting together pool and going for it,
compilations of friend’s For example on left, Dana loves
challenging myself
favorite songs music and starting loving music at
Art: projects utilizing an early age, around 12.
playing in the mud, repurposed materials
loved pretending to - eco-art. What she loved the most, and still
make little furniture does, is to create compilations , a
from the mud mix, of her friend’s favorite songs.
Her friends would tell her what they
0 liked and she put them together
working at call centre, calling specifically for her and her friends
people who have no interest in to listen to when they get together.
speaking to me
DID NOT This action is very different than her
LOVE friend Scott who was always finding
DOING oil painting, stomach hurt great new bands and her friend
and detested looking at a
Sales at the Co-Working Space, Susannah who really got into the
blank canvas lyrics and loved writing lyrics. They
Pushing people to a higher
cleaning my room, so I could priced package even though all love music however the specific
not find scraps and stuff to they might not need it actions they love, within the realm
make other stuff with
-10 of music, is very different.
Age 5

STEP FIVE –
Step 5 ~ getting organized NUMBER EACH ACTION

Place numbers next to each of your
actions. I have found it works better
making stuff
from other Taking old scraps Event to number your actions starting from
stuff, painting a and making doll production when you were the youngest to the
I love +10 used table 4 clothes
10
love holding events
and parties in raw
present day. This will help you keep
8 your mind progressing naturally over
doing space, creating a
new vibe in an old or time instead of skipping around.
this… 5 Swimming discarded space
3 just getting in the
Music putting together pool and going for it,
compilations of friend’s challenging myself
favorite songs
1 Art: projects utilizing
playing in the mud, repurposed materials
loved pretending to - eco-art.
make little furniture
from the mud

0
working at call centre, calling
people who have no interest in
speaking to me
DID NOT 7
LOVE
DOING oil painting, stomach hurt 9
and detested looking at a Sales at the Co-Working
2 blank canvas Space, Pushing people to a
cleaning my room, so I could 6 higher priced package even
not find scraps and stuff to though they might not need
make other stuff with it
-10
Age 6

Step 6 & 7 ~ giving yourself more room STEP SIX –
CREATE A NEW PAGE
to get more specific
Create your own page or print out the
next page, page 8, which is similar to
The Passion Meter ~ Worksheet – Page 8 the image on the top left.

The more complete example of Dana’s
+10/
-10
Description Why Simplify Worksheet on the lower left is on Pg 9.

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STEP SEVEN –
2 GET MORE SPECIFIC

3 As you can see there are 5 columns.

Column One: the number reference
you placed next to each action in the
The Passion Meter ~ Worksheet - Page 9, EXAMPLE previous step (on Your Passion Meter).

+10/-
Description Why Simplify Column Two: the approximate level of
10
passion/love you feel towards that
1 +5 playing in the mud,loved It was fun to make furniture for Creating action, from -10 to +10.
pretending to make little furniture my pretend houses
from the mud Column Three: this is the desciption
2 -7 cleaning my room, I could not find scraps and stuff Reusing stuff you’ve already placed on the Passion
to make other stuff with Meter during the previous steps.

3 +7 Music putting together Loved thinking about the flow of Getting Column Four: This anwers the questions
compilations of friend’s favorite the music specifically to make something, of ‘why’ you loved or did not love the
songs sure that when my friends and I creating action. Be as specific as possible.
get together we have an experiences
experience that is great and
perhaps goes with that flow Column Five: simplify your ‘why’ to a
few words (as few as possible). Use
words that have the most meaning for
you. 7

The Passion MeterWorksheet
# +10/
-10 Description Why Simplify

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The Passion MeterWorksheet - DANA’S EXAMPLE
+10
/ Description Why Simplify
-10

1 +5 playing in the mud,loved pretending to make little It was fun to make furniture for my pretend houses Creating
furniture from the mud

2 -7 cleaning my room, I could not find scraps and stuff to make other Reusing stuff
stuff with

3 +7 Music putting together compilations of friends’ favorite Loved thinking about the flow of the music Getting something,
songs specifically to make sure that when my friends creating experiences
and I get together we have an experience that is
great and perhaps goes with that flow

4 +10 making stuff from other stuff, painting a used table Love the experience of seeing what will come of it Reusing stuff
and how it can be used

5 +8 Art: projects utilizing repurposed materials - eco-art. Love the experience of seeing what will come of it Reusing stuff
and how it moves others.

6 -8 oil painting, stomach hurt and detested looking at a blank Don’t know, something is wrong with me that I Hate creating things
canvas love art so much yet I cannot stand even looking from nothing
at a blank canvas

7 -4 working at call centre, calling people who have no I feel a bother and useless Adding no value
interest in speaking to me

8 +8 Swimming: just getting in the pool and going for it, It helps me think and makes me stronger Being fit
challenging myself

9 -6 Sales at the Co-Working Space, Pushing people to a Love talking with clients, did not like ‘selling’ to Relationship yes,
higher priced package even though they might not need them. being pushy, no
it
10 +8 Event production love holding events and parties in raw Love seeing people having fun and alive Repurposing empty
space, creating a new vibe in an old or discarded space icky spaces into
something wicked
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Step 8 ~ Pattern Finding 101
STEP EIGHT –
PATTERN FINDER PAGE

PRINT OUT THE NEXT PAGE , the Pattern
The Passion Meter ~ Worksheet - Page 9, EXAMPLE
Finder Page, or on another sheet of +10/
Description Why Simplify
-10
paper create a similar page with 4
columns and at least 10 rows. 1 +5 playing in the mud,loved It was fun to make furniture for Creating
pretending to make little furniture my pretend houses
For this next step you will need to look from the mud
at The Passion Meter Worksheet (what
you did in the last step). Circle the 2 -7 cleaning my room, I could not find scraps and stuff Reusing stuff
to make other stuff with
words which answer the three
questions on the lower right.
Sometimes the answers are right in
3 +7 Music putting together Loved thinking about the flow of Getting
compilations of friends’ favorite the music specifically to make something,
front of you or at least the words you songs sure that when my friends and I creating
are looking for are similar. Be get together we have an experiences
experience that is great and
reflective and identify words which
perhaps goes with that flow
have meaning for you.
Again, do not look or think about the
outcome of your passions or purpose THREE QUESTIONS- the ANSWERS are already on YOUR PASSION METER WORKSHEET
in life when looking for patterns, Just Circle the words on your Passion Meter Worksheet which answer the following questions (example
jot them down. above). List the words in the appropriate columns on your Pattern Finder Page. To make it easier to see
the answers, use different colors to circle the words for the different questions below.
You will be jotting the words/answers Examples on pages 13 -16
down on the worksheet on the next
page. It is not important to write down 1. What are the ACTION words used most often? (orange circles above)
the number reference from the
2. What are the OUTCOMES, VALUE or BENEFIT that occur s for something or
previous worksheet.
someone else as a result of the actions.

3. For WHOM or WHAT are these actions intended (specific person, group,
anyone, everyone)? 10

The Pattern Finder Page
ACTION OUTCOME FOR WHOM
Words / VALUE / WHAT
Words Words

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The Passion MeterWorksheet ~ DANA’S EXAMPLE: ACTIONS
+10
-10


stuff with

and I get together we have an experience that is
great and perhaps goes with that flow



6 -8 oil painting, stomach hurt and detested looking at a blank Don’t know, something is wrong with me that I Hate creating art from
canvas love art so much yet I cannot stand even looking blank / nothing
at a blank canvas


challenging myself

9 -6 Sales at the Co-Working Space, Pushing people to a Love talking with clients about what they really Relationship yes,
higher priced package even though they might not need needed but did not like ‘selling’ to them. being pushy, no
it
10 +8 Event production love holding events and parties in raw Love seeing people having fun and feeling alive Repurposing empty
something wicked
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The Passion MeterWorksheet ~ DANA’S EXAMPLE: OUTCOMES / VALUE
+10
-10


stuff with

and I get together we have an
experience that is great and perhaps goes with
that flow



at a blank canvas


challenging myself

it
something wicked 13

The Passion MeterWorksheet ~ DANA’S EXAMPLE: FOR WHOM / WHAT
+10
-10


stuff with

and I get together we have an
experience that is great and perhaps goes with
that flow



at a blank canvas


challenging myself

it
something wicked 14

The Passion Meter ~ Dana’sPattern Finder Page
ACTION OUTCOME/ FOR WHOM
Words VALUE Words / WHAT
Words
Make Fun, Great, Wicked Friends
Experiences

Create Eco – little waste Eco – for the
environment

Reuse Helping people get myself
what they needed
and not what they
did not need
Repurposing Fun People /
Others
Putting Thinking
Together

Strength

Feeling alive

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Step 9 ~ pattern finding: looking for inconsistencies and insights
STEP NINE –
INCONSISTENCIES & INSIGHTS
ACTIONS OUTCOMES FOR Consistencies & Insights
On your Pattern Finder Page place the Words / VALUE WHOM /
heading: consistencies and insights & Words WHAT Inconsistencies & Insights
inconsistencies and insights’ on top of the Words
4th column. Make Fun, Great, Friends
Wicked
Experiences
What stands out to you as consistencies?
Ask yourself why. Inconsistencies? Ask Create Eco – little Eco – for
waste the
yourself why. environm
ent
In looking at the list of words in the frist three
columns, what insights do you have about
the patterns you are now seeing? Dig deep Example on Page 17
within yourself (and perhaps within a
Thesaursus) to find the right words which
Example
have the most meaning for you.
Dana loves art but does not like oil painting specifically because
she gets a pain in her stomach when looking at a blank canvas.
Write down as many new words in column 4
as possible which reflect the patterns in
When ask ed why, she thought it was due to a problem within
columns 1-3.
her.
Look for words which have the most
However, she likes reusing materials such as a painting a used
meaning for you. Write these down for each
table. She does not like starting from nothing, a blank canvas.
of the three areas: Actions,
Outcomes/Value and For Whom or What
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ACTION OUTCOME/ FOR Inconsistencies & Insights
Words VALUE Words WHO /
WHAT
Words
Make Fun, Great, Wicked Friends Why would Dana love art yet not like a blank canvas?
Experiences When Dana answered this question while looking at what she loved doing, she
realized she loves revitalizing things and not starting from nothing.
Create Eco – little waste Eco – for the ACTION: Repurpose, revitalize, sustainable, reuse, recycle
environment VALUE: Experiences, potential, thinking, feeling alive, turn them on
WHO/WHAT: all energies, all things, all perople, planet, environment, all races, ages

Reuse Helping people get
what they needed and
myself
Finding the Words
not what they did not
need
with the Most Meaning FOR YOU
Repurposing Fun People / ACTION: Dana loves REVITALIZING (see above)
Others

Putting Together Thinking OUTCOMES/VALUE: In working with Dana in having her realize the value she brings to
others, she hates when something or someone has potential and then loses that
potential for one reason or another. She wants to help people and things find their
potential again.
strength FOR WHO/WHAT: People and Things

Feeling alive

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Step 10 ~ creating your Passion Statement
STEP TEN –
PUTTING IT INTO A SENTENCE My Passion is to…
This step can be a bit tricky as the sentence
needs to be grammatically correct.

Remember, the purpose of this activity is to what you love doing
obtain insights so you can create your
passion statement:

What we love doing
which brings value to what value / benefit
other people or other things.

Once you have a sentence that moves you
– start using it. Place it on the top of your
resume (preferably your 3D Resume), place it
on your online profiles such as Linkedin, for whom / what
Facebook, etc. ~ do whatever you can to
communicate it to others.

It is through this communication to others as
well as keeping it top of mind for yourself,
that you will continually be in the Flow of O, DANA’S PASSION STATEMENT
the flow of opportunities which align with
My purpose is to revitalize people and things in
your passion ~ opportunities which you will
find passion, purpose, meaning and success. order to turn on their potential.
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Examples of Passion Statements

My purpose is to be a bridge To inspire, connect and
between people, ideas and enable innovative leaders
opportunities. to create a dynamic and
resilient global community.
To create experiences to
increase aliveness utilizing the To bring to the world an
five senses, especially smell. increase in respect and
effective uses of our most
To unite teams around precious resources: people,
shared insights, goals & time and materials.
meaning in order to more
fully realize their vision.
To engage and lead others
towards optimizing their
To bring new products to life. lives in order to increase
positive outcomes.
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