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Using Journey Based Outcomes to Embrace Growth

In the My Purpose framework, which uses Goals, Objectives, Strategies, and Actions, we typically think of objectives as markers along the way towards our goals. It seems natural to set objectives that are a percentage towards what we think is the final outcome, which is really another objective on our way towards living into our goals. These objectives are called outcome-based objectives, and focus on results.

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Embracing Money as a Strategy

Money can be a powerful tool is shaping our lives. There’s no doubt that it is important and required for nearly everything in our economy. But, how we prioritize money defines our relationships with not only money itself, but with our financial health and well-being. Using money as a strategy for living a rich and fulfilling life allows us to focus more on our goals. We can use it rather than make it the sole focus or ultimate financial goal.

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Horses, Fleas, and Breaking our Limits

When often find ourselves in situations where we wish that we were doing more than we were. Maybe we wish that we were making a bigger impact, want to see more progression, or wish we could achieve the goals that we’ve set. Sometimes, we’re held back by our own limitations that we’ve set for ourselves. What can horses and fleas teach us about breaking our limits?

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Should You Ignore or Tackle That Problem?

So, you’ve got a problem that you’re trying to solve. There are really two main ways to address your problem. You can ignore it or you can tackle it. Surprisingly, both ways to deal with it are effective. Not every problem needs to be tackled, and not every problem should be ignored. Let’s talk about this a little bit…

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Writing Prompt – Find Your Beliefs to Create Change

A belief can be something that you accept to be true or something that you accept exists. There are some commonly held beliefs, and some that are less common. Some of your beliefs may be specific to you and your situation.

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That. What? How? Do. The Keys to Progress

There’s a natural framework to achieving almost anything. This framework follows the pattern of “That. What? How? Do.” The items in this framework don’t necessarily fall in this order. You can think of it more as a puzzle. You may have some pieces in place, but still looking for other pieces. You may have have all of the pieces, but just haven’t put them together yet.

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Writing Prompt – Getting Unstuck

This week’s writing prompt is about getting unstuck. Sometimes, we get stuck, and we’re not sure how to move forward. By taking some time to look back and think about times you’ve succeeded in the past can help you find success now. Understanding your past successes help you understand your strengths to move forward. You may also find where you might be relying too much on your past successes. Let’s dig a little deeper.

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Writing Prompt – Clarity

This week’s writing prompt is about clarity. When you have clarity, you are clear on more than what your goals are. When you have clarity, you can set your goals better and supercharge how you achieve them. Having clarity is like having a super power! Take some time this week and write about your clarity. Ask yourself these questions… What are you working on? Do you have clarity on what you’re working on? How can you gain more clarity? What are you seeking clarity on?

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Writing Prompt – What do You Fear?

This week we’re going to write about what you’re afraid of. Take just a few moments and write down a few of the things that you’re afraid of. Not just things like sharks with laser beams attached to their heads, but things like “failure” or “public speaking” or “getting hurt”. What are some things that you’re not taking action on because of fear? Write those down too. Take some time to write down some decisions that you’re making based on fear too.

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Writing Prompt – Who Do You Look Up To…

This week’s writing prompt is gonna make you think about who you look up to, and why.

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