A few years ago I listened to one of my teachers give our class a Holiday pep talk before we left for vacation and I never forgot it.
One piece however, truly stuck out to me.
He told us that we must "accept our condition."
What did he mean by this?
Accepting your condition is all about understanding exactly where you are at in life.
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.
The reason why you need to look at where you are now is...
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.
Accept where you are now, accept that your actions in the past have driven you to the place where you are at this moment, and you will be on your way along the developmental process and the goal setting path.
So how do you actually go through the process of auditing your life?
The best way to do this is to get on a huge chalkboard and draw out your entire life answering the question of where you are at.
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.
You give yourself the chance to really see the landscape and then start creating your future one step at a time.
The second piece of this is to envision what you want in the future and start working backwards from Z to A.
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.
Those lists of what you need to know will further guide you in the right direction.
So make sure you are really investing time into understanding what skills, resources, and competencies that you need to bring into your life...
Know that this is only the beginning and the best is coming your way.
This process is magic.
One piece however, truly stuck out to me.
He told us that we must "accept our condition."
What did he mean by this?
Accepting your condition is all about understanding exactly where you are at in life.
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.
The reason why you need to look at where you are now is...
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.
Accept where you are now, accept that your actions in the past have driven you to the place where you are at this moment, and you will be on your way along the developmental process and the goal setting path.
So how do you actually go through the process of auditing your life?
The best way to do this is to get on a huge chalkboard and draw out your entire life answering the question of where you are at.
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.
You give yourself the chance to really see the landscape and then start creating your future one step at a time.
The second piece of this is to envision what you want in the future and start working backwards from Z to A.
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.
Those lists of what you need to know will further guide you in the right direction.
So make sure you are really investing time into understanding what skills, resources, and competencies that you need to bring into your life...
Know that this is only the beginning and the best is coming your way.
This process is magic.
About the Author:
Evan Sanders is a professional life coach at AYKME coaching. Dive into some great Motivational Quotes For Work clicking here or read more Self Confidence quotes to start heading in the right direction with your life.
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