In this series of modules, we will leverage what we learned in Change Your Life in Six to explore your purpose, build confidence, and find more fulfillment in your life.
It is not in the pursuit of happiness that we find fulfillment, it is in the happiness of pursuit.
Denis Waitley
Workbook
This workbook contains all the worksheets related to each module.
Module 1: Believing New Things
In order to create a life that is different from your current state, you must develop new beliefs–about yourself, your abilities, and your life. You must believe new things.
Did you know that you can be whoever you want to be?
You can create any life you want. Simply decide, envision and practice believing in the new you.
For what it’s worth: it’s never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you’re proud of, and if you find you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over again.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Believing new things is hard–it will require you to commit to your new beliefs and work through the discomfort. It’s like breaking in a pair of new shoes that are just a little too snug.
The skills it takes to develop and foster new thoughts are life transforming. Invest time this during this module to consider your future and who you want to become.
Reading
What Other People Think About You
Contrails (Your Past is Stalking You)
Module 2: Emotional Balance
In this module, we explore the yin and yang of life–
emotional balance.
If we never experience the chill of a dark winter, it is very unlikely that we will ever cherish the warmth of a bright summer’s day. Nothing stimulates our appetite for the simple joys of life more than the starvation caused by sadness or desperation. In order to complete our amazing life journey successfully, it is vital that we turn each and every dark tear into a pearl of wisdom, and find the blessing in every curse.
Anthon St. Maarten
We know that life will bring us both positive and negative experiences and our work this week focuses on accepting both the good and bad.
We stop arguing with reality and we release that tension from our lives. Instead of fighting against life, we approach our experiences from a space of peace and curiosity.
Reading
Module 3: Relationships
Unless you are a recluse, odds are that you have found yourself challenged by the other people in your life. The work that we do on relationships is some of the most challenging but also some of the most rewarding work we will do together.
When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are.
Donald Miller
This module will explore our expectations of others–our manuals–and will examine our ability to care for ourselves and our needs. Most importantly, we will explore how to set and execute boundaries. Enjoy!
Reading
What Other People Think About You
Module 4: Your Thoughts About You
We spend so much of our time and energy thinking about how others perceive us but we don’t often spend any time considering how we think about ourselves.
What do you think about your life? How do you describe yourself?
While these questions may seem trivial, examination of these questions is the first step in changing your relationship with yourself and developing self-confidence.
This module we will explore your thoughts about yourself so that we can lay a better foundation to start creating confidence in yourself and your abilities.
Be nice to yourself… It’s hard to be happy when someone is mean to you all the time.
Christine Arylo
Commit to the worksheets in this segment–each day you will revisit the worksheets to gain a deeper understanding of your thoughts about yourself. You might be surprised by what you discover!
Reading
Module 5: Self Confidence
This module, we build upon our earlier discussion on your thoughts about yourself and start thinking about how we can adjust our thoughts to create more self-confidence.
What would you do if you had more self-confidence?
What would you do if you weren’t afraid to fail or feel embarrassed?
Any limitation you place upon yourself is rooted in a lack of self-confidence and we are going to dismantle that belief system.
As is our confidence, so is our capacity.
William Hazlitt
When we are confident, life gets so much more exciting! How do we get there? Why don’t we have self-confidence now?
We are going to start taking a look at some of your most closely held thoughts, beliefs, and assumptions and develop some confidence-boosting mantras. We no longer have room for negative self-talk.
Reading
Module 6: Your Purpose
As professionals, we will inevitably encounter a moment when we wake up and wonder whether we are on the “right path.”
As humans, it is normal to seek a life of value and great contribution.
So how do we get there? How do we find our purpose?
The answer might surprise you.
The path to our destination is not always a straight one. We go down the wrong road, we get lost, we turn back. Maybe it doesn’t matter which road we embark on. Maybe what matters is that we embark.
Barbara Hall
In this module, we will examine purpose — what is purpose and how do we live a purposeful life?
Does having a purpose matter?
Take the time to examine your value and consider –
What will be your greatest contribution to this life?
Reading
No, It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way