Do You Have a Personal Playbook?
Last week, we learned why it’s important to know what we believe about why we’re alive by developing a Beliefs List. The next step in living a life aligned with your beliefs is to create a Principles List.
A Principles List is your personal playbook of rules to follow as you travel life’s winding, and often uncertain, road. Principles ground our actions and reactions. They provide a context for making important decisions as you approach forks in the road. Defining your ideal behavior starts by knowing what makes you feel good … and bad.
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Do You Know Why You're Alive?
This seems like a simple question at first blush, but what comes to mind when you see it?
Do you know why you’re alive?
Does your mind go blank? Do your eyes dart skyward in search of an answer as your brows furrow and eyelids squint? Maybe you find yourself silently repeating the question internally again… and again… the words whispering in slow motion between your ears, “Whyyyy am I aliiiive?” Thought is halted with a sigh, “Hmmm.”
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Three Tips for Discovering Your Gifts
My old dream-killer voice would spit rapid-fire insults at me. “You’re not ready. Dana, your life is messy. Who do you think you are to listen to that voice? You have no time! You are busy enough with a full-time job and four boys. Who would really care about what you have to share?”
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Finding Your Gifts...
What does it mean to live an authentic life?
Most people would likely say it is simply staying true to who you are. I would agree—to a point. I would say it is much deeper than just staying true to your beliefs.
For me, living an authentic life is the process of finding the gift you were given, aligning it with your purpose in life—as well as your beliefs, principles, and values—and then living that gift and sharing it with others.
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It all began…
Eighteen years ago. I was desperately searching for the meaning of my life. I’m sure you may have felt that way at one point in your life as well. We all have times when we question why we are here and what we are meant to do with the time we have.
Did I find the meaning of my life 18 years ago? I am happy to say that, yes, I did. Here’s how…
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