May2015

WELL-BEING
Have you ever asked yourself questions
like “What is my true authentic
gift?” and “What is my passion
purpose in life?” At first contemplation
it might seem simple to answer, but for
many these questions are difficult to
break down. Vast numbers of individuals
spend years pondering what it is they love.
However, blurry vision and lack of clarity
stand in the way of finding real answers.
Moreover, there are an alarmingly high
number of people who haven’t even asked
the question.
The inability to identify
what truly makes
oneself tick can have a
direct impact on quality
of life. In order to live
a life of fulfillment
one must be willing to
look inward and take
inventory of one’s skills,
interests, and values.
Identifying and gaining an understanding
of these critical components will ultimately
lead to seizing your passion.
Rachel Lebensohn is no stranger to
recognizing her true authentic gift.
Founder and creator of Seyopa, an
acronym that stands for the online media
platform Seize Your Passion, Lebensohn
believes in “following your heart, doing
what you love, and engaging with whatever
you are passionate about. Passions
give us value and that gives us purpose.”
After attending a Broadway production
of Peter Pan at a very young age,
Lebensohn, who resides in Delray Beach,
knew she wanted to become an actress.
“It was a magical world of dreams where
anything is possible if you only believe,”
she recalled.
Since then, Lebensohn has never
stopped believing. Wanting to leverage
the influence of technology in society for
the better, she recently launched Seyopa
as a way to bring purpose and meaning
Seizing
Your
Passion
Internet
Portal Lets
Like-Minded
People
Connect
to social media. Seyopa’s mission is to
“inspire and empower a community of likeminded
people to authentically connect
with what they love most through personal
storytelling and content,” she said.
When humans connect with other
humans, it gives us relevance. Engaging
and interacting with like-minded people
is a wonderful way to learn from others,
discover new ideas, and tap into what
we love most. Seyopa.com acts as an
by Rachel Silver Cohen
“Passions give us value and that gives us purpose,”
says Seyopa founder Rachel Lebensohn (left).
interactive online hub encouraging people
to share their own personal stories with
original content.
Toronto native Bobby Umar, president of
Raeallan-Transformational Training and
Speaking, who was named one of Inc.
Magazine’s Top 100 leadership speakers in
North America, believes finding your passion
purpose starts with aligning interests
and skills. Merging what you love to do
with the skills required to do it is the best
way to add value to your life. “My personal
passions have arrived from a clear and
targeted methodology to understanding
myself, my values, and finding clarity and
purpose with my personal brand and why
statement,” said the leadership guru, a
four-time TEDx world-class speaker.
Umar is now a weekly contributor for
Seyopa. Hosting a live Periscope chat
every Thursday at 11:45am, he discusses
various ways to live purposefully through
sharing knowledge and retelling his own
personal stories. The interactive scope
allows viewers to easily participate in the
conversation. Umar welcomes audience
members’ input. This opportunity to freely
ask questions and offer ideas is what
makes the chats so authentic.
Reconnecting with childhood passions,
how to leverage failure, and heart-based
leadership are just a few of Umar’s important
messages.
The creation of Seyopa has helped
empower people to join the conversation
so they can network with others, feel alive,
and be among a fresh, new community of
passion seizers. Being able to clearly define
your true passion purpose is the most
authentic gift you can give yourself. P
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