I encourage you to buy a journal to keep all of this brain food in – doesn’t have to be a fancy moleskin one (although I do love my moleskins) – just go to Amazon and grab something you LOVE. Keep it with you always because we’ve got some work to do!
Back to this month’s topic – Your Purpose
I wish I had figured this out when I was in my 20s – but it took me decades to really hone in on ME and what I want out of life. Diving into this changes everything – I mean EVERYTHING.
HOMEWORK – #1 – Diving deep into what drives you. The result will determine how you will be successful.
I have to give credit to Dean Graziosi for this first exercise I’m going to take you through. I took a course from Dean, and this was part of the work – no worries he opened sourced the content and encouraged us to share. It was so powerful I knew I wanted to bring it to my tribe. Some of you might have already done this – if so I encourage you to go through the process again.
It’s called “Seven Layers Deep” – Grab a copy HERE
Do this exercise in your journal – so you can go back and look at it. PS – feel free to share it with the world!
You start at level one and write down what is important to you about becoming Successful. NOW – success is different for everyone! It doesn’t mean making more money, or being at the top of the corporate ladder – think about whatever success means to you.
Level TWO – you need to dig deeper and answer WHY your Level ONE Answer is important to you. For instance if Level one is Being Successful is Important to me because I want to make more money. Next level you have to write – Why is making more Money important to me? The answer may be – “Because I want to pay off debt”
Now continue until you get to Level Seven.
This is not an easy exercise at all. You may need to go back to it – it requires some deep thinking and meditation. You want to be mindful of your answers and NEVER write down something that you think you should put down based on some preconceived thought in your head. IE this is what my mother would want me to write 🙂
HOMEWORK #2 – What makes you happy – as in REALLY happy and the power of gratitude.
I cannot tell you how many people I’ve worked with (including myself) who are delusional about what makes them happy. Why? Because being just you is sometimes hard. Honoring who you are is just damn hard – until you do it…really do it.
So here is the exercise….
- Pretend right now that no one but you will see this – once you are ready to share you will – but for now this is between you and you.
- In your journal – begin to write down things that bring you joy. It could be a cup of coffee in the morning, losing a pound when you hit the scale in the morning, a hug from a child – whatever it is – write it down. There are NO wrong answers here. Try to get at least TEN items in your list – but feel free to write down a hundred. The more the merrier.
- Once you are done – look back at that list. How do you feel about it? Does it make you happy? OR does it make you sad that you don’t do these often enough – or is a combination of both.
#ToughLoveMoment
Most people don’t spend enough time focusing on what they have – but instead focus on what they do not have. They don’t honor and cherish the power of GRATITUDE.
Each day I want you to write in your journal 10 things you are grateful for that day. At least 4 of those things should be around things that bring you joy. I’m grateful for my morning coffee because it kicks off my morning ritual and gets my brain moving! I’m grateful for my legs because they allow me to run and be healthy…. (you choose your own)
When you embrace gratitude your mind begins to shift. You really do begin focusing on what you have and living in the moment. You begin to honor YOU and what makes you happy.
Honor your journal. Honor your seven layers, Honor what brings you joy. Honor Gratitude.