4 episodes

Tap into what makes you feel like YOU by following your enthusiasm. Each week we’ll discuss finding joy, mental wellness and enthusiasm by finding time and energy to do more of what feels fun. Yes, FUN, even in times of big transition, in the middle of caregiving, in your life.
Gardening, reading, sewing and knitting are how I follow my enthusiasm. How do you follow yours?

Explore Your Enthusiasm Tara Swiger

    • Leisure
    • 4.8 • 6 Ratings

Tap into what makes you feel like YOU by following your enthusiasm. Each week we’ll discuss finding joy, mental wellness and enthusiasm by finding time and energy to do more of what feels fun. Yes, FUN, even in times of big transition, in the middle of caregiving, in your life.
Gardening, reading, sewing and knitting are how I follow my enthusiasm. How do you follow yours?

    The lie of time management

    The lie of time management

    I know, you think you would get more done, and feel less overwhelmed, if you were only better at your time management. But that’s not the problem.
    Today we're looking at three things that will help more than a new planner.
    Apply to join my new program here: https://forms.gle/d5mwsYw1aFqeFCzcA

    • 8 min
    Best Books For Mental Health

    Best Books For Mental Health

    A listener asked me for some book recommendations so here are my top favorites in memoir, non-ficition, brain science and encouragement.
    Find the entire list of books here:

    How I followed by Enthusiasm after Burnout

    How I followed by Enthusiasm after Burnout

    It’s my hope that by talking about what helped me, I can help you feel less overwhelmed, less disconnected from your life and more tapped into what brings you joy.

    Let’s just get right into it: Following your enthusiasm, really nerding out is the way to feel like yourself again. If you, like most of us, have had to take on new caregiver roles during the pandemic or this stage of life - maybe it’s kids, a sick spouse, your parents need care. A lot of us are in the stage of life where we just have more caregiver roles than ever. And while that can feel good and fulfilling…sometimes it doesn’t. In some situations it just feels….hard. 

    • 16 min
    WHY I QUIT my podcast & how I’m back (things are changing)

    WHY I QUIT my podcast & how I’m back (things are changing)

    It’s back, baby!

    In todays episode I share why I had to stop podcasting, how my family TRIPLED and what’s next for the podcast.

    Explore Your Enthusiasm was a weekly creative business show for 6 years. We talked marketing, time, goal-setting and profitability in your creative work. And then, pandemic one April, newborn in NICU in July and three more kiddos (under 4yo), in September.

    But I’m ready to come back. Listen in to what’s changed and what you can expect next.

    Find the new site at TaraSwiger.com (soon!)

    • 30 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
6 Ratings

6 Ratings

Password princess ,

Brilliant Podcast

Tara is a wealth of knowledge. Every single podcast episode is FULL of goodness.

geekygirl80 ,

Not just for makers!

Tara is brilliant! I'm an avid crafter, however my business is in consulting, mostly with government departments and not for profits. I stumbled upon Tara's podcast and website a year or so ago and although her focus is on makers, many of her podcasts are super applicable to any small, entrepreneurial business. Tara helped with some tools and strategies that helped me get my business up and running while I still work full time and I am continuing to use her ideas in my exit strategy from full time work to running my business. Thank you for your time and effort on the podcast Tara, and for the many resources on your website.

Dee32123 ,

Wow. Amazing podcast for the crafter/designer stuck in a start up rut.

Highly recommended. :)

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