A few years ago, one of my teachers gave us a Holiday Pep Talk before we left class and put forth a few pieces of information that I never forgot.
One piece however, truly stuck out to me.
He told us that we must "accept our condition."
What did he mean by this?
He meant to accept exactly where you are right now in your life and understand how you got that.
To take it a few steps further, it means that you truly have to look into all areas of your life and understand why they are how they are - relationships, money, job, body etc.
The other important part is to see them as they are and not how you think they should have been.
Why is it absolutely critical to do this?
It becomes the foundation for the life that you want to build.
It allows you to take serious responsibility for how things are right now and gives you the ability to step into the goal setting process with vigor and motivation.
If you can stop avoiding the past, come to terms with it, and then start focusing on moving forward...that's how you start building a new life completely. But if you don't clean up your past you are asking for serious trouble.
So how do you actually go through the process of auditing your life?
The best way I've been able to do this is to get a piece of paper and brainstorm everything surrounding your life at the moment. Where are you at? What has happened in your past that has really affected you?
When you do that it gives you a very clear and visual experience of what exactly is going on in your life. Further, it helps you organize everything...it's not just all floating around in your head.
When you audit your life, you give yourself the ability to go, "Okay, where do I want to be? What do I see for myself?"
The other piece of this puzzle is to envision what is in the future for you and to work backwards from there.
Step by step by step by step.
What's the last piece of all of this? Write down everything you need to know and everything you have to engage in to accomplish this end goal.
The what you need to know part of the list should be a hell of a lot longer and more dense than the "what you know" part of the list. Truth is, you only have started to scratch the surface in a world full of knowledge.
So take some time to understand the landscape and begin to invest in yourself so you can start to move forward in this life.
Know that this is only the beginning and the best is coming your way.
This process will do you wonders.
One piece however, truly stuck out to me.
He told us that we must "accept our condition."
What did he mean by this?
He meant to accept exactly where you are right now in your life and understand how you got that.
To take it a few steps further, it means that you truly have to look into all areas of your life and understand why they are how they are - relationships, money, job, body etc.
The other important part is to see them as they are and not how you think they should have been.
Why is it absolutely critical to do this?
It becomes the foundation for the life that you want to build.
It allows you to take serious responsibility for how things are right now and gives you the ability to step into the goal setting process with vigor and motivation.
If you can stop avoiding the past, come to terms with it, and then start focusing on moving forward...that's how you start building a new life completely. But if you don't clean up your past you are asking for serious trouble.
So how do you actually go through the process of auditing your life?
The best way I've been able to do this is to get a piece of paper and brainstorm everything surrounding your life at the moment. Where are you at? What has happened in your past that has really affected you?
When you do that it gives you a very clear and visual experience of what exactly is going on in your life. Further, it helps you organize everything...it's not just all floating around in your head.
When you audit your life, you give yourself the ability to go, "Okay, where do I want to be? What do I see for myself?"
The other piece of this puzzle is to envision what is in the future for you and to work backwards from there.
Step by step by step by step.
What's the last piece of all of this? Write down everything you need to know and everything you have to engage in to accomplish this end goal.
The what you need to know part of the list should be a hell of a lot longer and more dense than the "what you know" part of the list. Truth is, you only have started to scratch the surface in a world full of knowledge.
So take some time to understand the landscape and begin to invest in yourself so you can start to move forward in this life.
Know that this is only the beginning and the best is coming your way.
This process will do you wonders.
About the Author:
Evan Sanders is a professional life coach at AYKME coaching. Dive into these great Motivational Quotes For Work http://thewordsofencouragement.com/motivational-quotes-for-work/ or these Self Confidence Quotes http://thewordsofencouragement.com/self-confidence-quotes/ to get some motivation to move forward!
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