Top 10 Questions to Ask Yourself and Why Self Knowledge is the KEY to Having the Life You Want
When you know yourself and act in accordance, the path becomes clear.
Start by asking yourself some specific questions. Keep a record of your answers in a notebook or journal.
Here are 10 questions to begin your journey and remember, YOU will always be a WORK IN PROGRESS.
1) If you could do anything you want to tomorrow, what would it be?
The answer should not be something that is an escape from what you ordinarily would be doing, but in more positive terms of a true dream.
2) What are your core values?
Core values became yours in Read More...
A while ago I read a book called Managing by Values, which I highly recommend. It’s a pretty short little book, and the main lesson in it can be applied to an organization or to an individual.
This lesson involves who (or in this case what) is leading or guiding your business life? In other words, who is the boss?
Most companies and individuals view the “corporate hierarchy” like this:
Shareholders
CEO
Managers
Workers
And that’s how it works in Read More...
If you’re a reader of this article, there are a few things I know about you. You are likely more knowledgeable about goals than most. I’d guess that you and most of your peers would describe you as “goal oriented” in the most positive sense of the word. In fact, many of you have even been to one of Freedom Personal Development’s goal setting workshops, congratulations!
Even knowing this, if we were face to face right now I’d ask you how well you’re getting the MOST important characteristic of your goals.
How meaningful are your goals to you?
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Think of a beautiful landscaped yard. It didn’t get that way without proper care, sun, watering and pruning. By definition pruning is the act of trimming, or removing what is superfluous. Pruning gives us a great example and analogy of the power of focus in our lives.
As I sit in my office, I look out at a small river birch tree that was planted about two years ago. I have watched the three main trunks of the tree grow and expand from my office window. But…when I look at the tree close up, I notice that there are often small sprouts growing from the main trunks—not branches, but Read More...
