1. Know your purpose
Are you wandering through life with little direction—hoping that
you’ll find happiness, health and prosperity? Identify your life purpose
or mission statement, and you'll have your own unique compass that will
lead you to your true north every time.
2. Know your values
What do you value most? Make a list of your top 5 values. Some
examples are security, freedom, family, spiritual development, learning.
As you set your goals for 2004—check your goals against your values. If
the goal doesn’t align with any of your top five values, you may want to
reconsider it or revise it.
3. Know your needs
Unmet needs can keep you from living authentically. Take care of
yourself. Do you have a need to be acknowledged, to be right, to be in
control, to be loved? List your top four needs and get them met!
4. Know your
passions
Honor those things that make your heart sing. Whatever it is, do
more of it.
5. Live from the
inside out
Increase your awareness of your inner wisdom by regularly reflecting
in silence. Commune with nature. Breathe deeply to quiet your distracted
mind.
6. Honor your
strengths
What are your positive traits? What special talents do you have?
List three—if you get stuck, ask those closest to you to help identify
these. Are you imaginative, witty, good with your hands? Find ways to
express your authentic self through your strengths.
7. Take time to
play
Give yourself time to recharge doing things you love to do or by
just doing nothing.
8. Be aware of
your self-talk
Are you blocking your potential? Check out your first thoughts when
you wake tomorrow. Are they supportive, encouraging or positive? Choose
the kind of chatter that goes on in your mind. Become aware of the
negative messages you give yourself. Gently catch them, and turn them
into positive affirmations.
9. Surround
yourself with inspiration
Keep a success journal. Write down your four or five greatest
strengths and post them where you can see them. On the last Friday of
each month, write down all your accomplishments, both big and small.
10. Serve others
When you live authentically, you may find that you develop an
interconnected sense of being. When you are true to who you are, living
your purpose and giving of your talents to the world around you, you
give back in service what you came to share with others—your
spirit—your essence.
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Ann
Ronan, Ph.D., Certified Career Coach, works with professionals in
career transition. She offers a FREE e-course on the Top Ten Ways To
Live Authentically. To learn more about this step-by-step program and to
sign up for FREE how-to articles and FREE teleclasses, visit
www.authenticlifeinstitute.com
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