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You must know yourself in order to grow yourself!

No one can produce great things who is not thoroughly sincere in dealing with himself – James Lowell

So here is the million dollar question: Are you in truly in touch with yourself in all levels – Physical, Mental, Spiritual?

• In order to know where you want to go in life, you need an awareness of yourself.
• Do you really know what you want and where you are going? Without this information you will likely get lost in the noise of life. Generally there are three types of people in life:
• CLUELESS – totally lost in the noise of life. When all else fails throw a party!
• KNOW but REFUSE – people that know what to do and how to get there and yet refuse to do it is sad. Perhaps the price is to high for them or they are gripped in fear.
  • Doers – these people have counted the cost and are willing to move beyond their fears because the end is worth it. These are the people that are fulfilled in their living.

  Quote 1907: We live in an age disturbed, confused, bewildered, afraid of its own forces, in search not merely of its road but even of its direction. There are many voices of counsel but few voices of vision; there is much excitement and feverish activity, but little concert of thoughtful purpose. We are distressed by our ungoverned, undirected energies and so many things, but nothing long. It is our duty to find ourselves. Commencement Address at Princeton University by future President Woodrow Wilson

  Psychotherapist Nathan Branden states that the first step toward any change is awareness. The second step is acceptance – if you want to change and grow, then you must know yourself and accept who you are before you can start to build anything in your life.

  Here are 10 key questions to ask:

  1. Do you like what you are doing presently? Philosopher Abraham Kaplan stated that if Socrates stated The unexamined life is not worth living, then the unlived life is worth examining. Self examination is worth the examination!

  2. What would you like to do? You are never going to be fulfilled in your potential destiny by doing work that you despise. Passion gives you an advantage.

  3. Can you do what you like to do? – the answer to this question is additional questions: Do you know the difference between what you want and what you are good at? Do you know what drives you and gives you satisfaction? Do you know your core values and priorities?

  4. Do you know the answer to the WHY you want to do something? – is earning a paycheck or a calling in life?

  5. Do you know what to do so that you can do what you want to do? Picture where you are and where you want to be – the first step is awareness!

  6. Do you know people who are presently doing what you want to do? – Connect with those people for learning purposes

  7. Should you enter a coaching relationship with people who are already doing what you want to do? – This requires a teachable spirit and learners heart!

  8. Will you pay the price to do what you want to do? – The is always a COST involved to accomplished your dreams. Are you willing to pay?

  9. When can you start doing what you want to do? – START NOW!

  10. What will it be like when you get to do what you want to do?

  To summarize this podcast, there are three words that come to mind

  1. Awareness

  2. Action

  3. Accountability

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  Music: “Gratitude Mood” by David Arivett. You can learn more about his music by clicking on his name. THANKS DAVID!