Daniel Streatfield shares his passion and uncovers his lessons into helping you discover your hidden why. Daniel is a passionate writer and the founder of An Altered Aspect. With over 15 years in the creative arts industry his journey has taken him on a discovery to finding his calling and to live a life with passion and purpose.

Summary

Since finding his passion and putting it all on the line to do what he loves he continues to expand in his field of genius. In the interview he explains that he has always suffered with dyslexia in which he felt it difficult to communicate with others and also to be understood by others. (continued below)

“Do nothing of no use”- Miyamoto Musashi

What does living life with passion and purpose mean?

Getting those little hits of dopamine along the way to make yourself happy and to learn as much as you can.

Key Take Outs

·     Be honest and true to yourself and don’t try cover up who you really are.

·     Ask questions, “why”? What is the purpose of everything you do.

·     Fear that if he doesn’t write, doesn’t follow his passion he will suffer with regret.

·     Find greater habits & practices that are positive towards what you desire to achieve.

·     Start taking small steps and as you do you will open yourself to new discoveries and opportunities in life.

Routines & Rituals

·      Wake up, get coffee and write for 2 hours, eat and exercise, write more until bed and then repeat.

·      Ask questions about everything I do, this about allows him to continue to learn and live with greater purpose.

·      If he is feeling down he immediately seeks some kind of dopamine hit, this allows in to continue forward with greater momentum.

What advice would you give to your 20-year-old self?

Ask Questions!

His interpretation of success

Success is happiness!!!

Each day find those dopamine hits that increase your level of happiness. With a neutral or positive mood you will increase your ability to learn and memorize by 50%, which will only accelerate your progress towards living a successful life.

Quick round questions

Favourite Food

Bacon and eggs with a flat white coffee

Favourite book(s)

·      The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph by Ryan Holiday

The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto M

Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World by General Stanley McChrystal

The Martian by Andy Weir

Quote

 “Do nothing of no use”- Miyamoto Musashi

How to Find Daniel and other Links

Here is the link to Daniels Website where you can check out his awesome works.

http://www.analteredaspect.com

https://www.facebook.com/analteredaspect?fref=ts

You can find Daniel on instagram here @NetworkAAA

Summary (cont.)

This meant for most of his life he lived rather secluded from the world and by doing so created a great imagination. He firstly discovered that drawing and creative visuals allowed him to communicate what was in his head. It was this creative outlet that has continued to develop over time to define his passion in the art of story telling.

It was a great conversation and we definitely uncovered some greater lessons that can be used by anyone on their journey to self-discovery and each moment with more purpose.

His Moment of Realisation

His “slap in the face” moment came to him one Sunday afternoon while living in Perth Australia. It came not long after an emotional explosion, an ended relationship, that found both of them working too hard and without time for each other.

After 2 hours on the bus he was sitting in the office and he simply asked himself why, why was he doing what he was doing and what was it all for. He also only just started writing one of his first novel series, Tyrant, and he in that moment decided to give it all up to focus on what he was truly passionate about.

From there his attitude towards his work depreciated having him, fired from his job. He made the move back to the city he used to live and simply follow his passion and write. It was from there things started going very good for him as he started living more true to himself in every aspect of his life.