Relight Your Fire: Purpose, Passion and Power, with Esther Kwaku.

About this episode

Esther Kwaku shares insights and practices to help fundraisers reconnect with their purpose and joy in their work.

If your fire has dimmed a little lately, you're not alone and this episode is for you. Esther Kwaku shares powerful questions to help you get unstuck, reconnect with your why, and bring more joy and purpose back into your fundraising. She also draws on her own story and the fresh perspectives she has gained from working both inside and outside the sector - and offers breathing and grounding practices and tools to help you enjoy your work.

People in this episode

Host: Rob Woods

Guest: Esther Kwaku

Topics covered

• fundraising
• purpose
• passion
• personal development
• joy
• mindfulness

Keywords

• fundraising
• purpose
• passion
• mindfulness
• personal development
• joy
• breathing practices

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