Finding Passion in the Work You Do – Randy Crabtree

Sometimes, a job that was initially fulfilling begins to feel less meaningful over time. Luckily, there are several strategies you can follow to help you reignite your passion for the work that you already do or even redefine your role around what gets you excited! Today, we are joined by Randy Crabtree, speaker, writer, co-founder, and partner of Tri-Merit Specialty Tax Professionals and host of The Unique CPA podcast. Randy is also a two-time finalist for Accounting Today's Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting and a regular presenter for National Accounting Associations in state CPA societies. In this episode, Randy shares his experience of navigating his mental health after a midlife stroke and his advice for finding passion in the work you do. We also discuss some of the tips and tricks he suggests for mitigating work-related stress, finding direction in your career, and bringing your outside passions to work with you, plus so much more. If you want to find out why Randy believes that “passion is everything,” make sure to tune in today.

Key Points From This Episode:

• How Randy reevaluated his mental and physical health after a midlife stroke.
• Advice for navigating work-related stress and burnout: first, acknowledge it!
• The importance of finding someone to talk to and choosing to reframe your challenges.
• Why Randy decided to redefine his role in the business.
• Determining what you are passionate about and creating your role around that.
• Tips for finding direction in your career as a young professional.
• Ways you can change your daily habits to help you avoid burnout.
• Bringing your outside passions into the work that you do.
• How you can benefit from “shutting down” at the end of the day.
• Insight into why Randy is so passionate about education.
• What advice Randy would give to his 30-year-old self.

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