Design Your Life: Live Authentically With Purpose
PURPOSE – Commitment and intention to live a certain way
THE NAPKIN TEST
• Gifts – What are your natural talents? • Passion – What do you care about? What moves you? • Values – What do you stand for? Richard Leider, The Purpose Company
PURPOSE STATEMENTS • To use my gifts of intelligence, charisma, and serial optimism to cultivate the self-worth and net-worth of women around the world. Amanda Steinberg, Founder of DAILYWORTH.COM • To have fun in [my] journey through life and learn from [my] mistakes. Sir Richard Branson, Founder of the Virgin Group • To serve as a leader, live a balanced life, and apply ethical principles to make a significant difference. Denise Morrison, CEO of Campbell Soup Company
• I want to make a dent in the universe. Steve Jobs • To be a teacher. And to be known for inspiring my students to be more than they thought they could be. Oprah Winfrey, Founder of OWN
MIND – Commitment to ongoing learning
MIND • In today’s volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world, the ability to move quickly, shift attention, and think in short increments is more critical than ever. Herrmann International • Only 15% of what we know will be relevant in 5 years. We are all rookies when the environment is changing. Rookie Smarts, Liz Wiseman
• It’s not what you know, it’s how fast you can learn. Liz Wiseman
MIND - EXERCISE • What do you need to learn, unlearn, relearn? Write one insight or action of an area to expand learning in your life.
EMOTION– Commitment to express emotional intelligence
EMOTION
• Emotions are the gateway to lead authentic communications.
EMOTION - EXERCISE
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Which of these emotions do you most readily express? Which do you least express? Consider how that might be a benefit to you? A liability?
BODY– Commitment to attend to physical well-being
BODY • Nutrition/Hydration • Movement/Exercise • Rest/Sleep
BODY • Move the body, cure the soul. • Exercise is brain food - exercising for 20 minutes facilitates information processing and memory functions. Department of Exercise Science, University of Georgia
BODY • Sleep is the most underrated health habit. Dr. Michael Roizen, chief wellness officer of the Cleveland Clinic
• Sleep deprivation negatively impacts our mood, our ability to focus, and our ability to access higher level cognitive functions: the combination of these factors is what we generally refer to as mental performance. Drs. Stuart Quan and Russell Sanna, from Harvard Medical School's Division of Sleep Medicine.
• Lack of sleep costs the American economy $63 billion in lost productivity.
BODY - EXERCISE • Of these three areas, which one would net you the most, if you invested more in it? • On a scale of 1 (low) to 5 (high), how would you rate your level of satisfaction? • On a scale of 1 to 5, when you were at your best in this area, what was your level of satisfaction? • Given what you have done in the past, what can you do now?
COMMUNITY – Commitment to relationships that support and enrich
COMMUNITY • The people we know affect us in subtly major ways. • Belonging to a group or community gives us a sense of identity. • Researchers have found that people are happier when they are with other people than when they are alone. • Happiness may be surprisingly contagious. • The positive effects from connecting with others are lasting. Happiness, by Ed Diener and Robert Biswas-Diener Happiness Is Contagious Positivity, by Barbara L. Fredrickson, Ph. D. The How of Happiness, by Sonja Lyubormirsky
COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY • Make time. Happy couples spend at least five hours a week together talking. • Engage with people. Be present, attentive, and affirming. • Be supportive. Be encouraging, and do what you can to help others succeed. • Share your admiration and gratitude. Remember what you first liked so much about a friend or partner? • Trust. Put your faith in others, and let it show that you believe they will not let you down. • Celebrate. People who are close respond with enthusiasm and joy. • Play. Make time for fun, laughter, and goofing off. Positivity, by Barbara L. Fredrickson, Ph. D. The How of Happiness, by Sonja Lyubormirsky
COMMUNITY - EXERCISE • What’s one action you will take to deepen or broaden your community?
SPIRIT & MINDFULNESS – Commitment to be present to and connect with something greater than ourselves
SPIRIT & MINDFULNESS - EXERCISE • Write down one insight that was revealed to you from the centering practice.
TO INSPIRE AND MOTIVATE PEOPLE TO ACCESS THEIR BRILLIANCE, LIVE AUTHENTICALLY, AND TAKE PURPOSEFUL ACTION
THE NAPKIN TEST
• Gifts – What are your natural talents? • Passion – What do you care about? What moves you? • Values – What do you stand for? Richard Leider, The Purpose Company
PURPOSE STATEMENTS • To use my gifts of intelligence, charisma, and serial optimism to cultivate the self-worth and net-worth of women around the world. Amanda Steinberg, Founder of DAILYWORTH.COM • To have fun in [my] journey through life and learn from [my] mistakes. Sir Richard Branson, Founder of the Virgin Group • To serve as a leader, live a balanced life, and apply ethical principles to make a significant difference. Denise Morrison, CEO of Campbell Soup Company
• I want to make a dent in the universe. Steve Jobs • To be a teacher. And to be known for inspiring my students to be more than they thought they could be. Oprah Winfrey, Founder of OWN
MIND – Commitment to ongoing learning
MIND • In today’s volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world, the ability to move quickly, shift attention, and think in short increments is more critical than ever. Herrmann International • Only 15% of what we know will be relevant in 5 years. We are all rookies when the environment is changing. Rookie Smarts, Liz Wiseman
• It’s not what you know, it’s how fast you can learn. Liz Wiseman
MIND - EXERCISE • What do you need to learn, unlearn, relearn? Write one insight or action of an area to expand learning in your life.
EMOTION– Commitment to express emotional intelligence
EMOTION
• Emotions are the gateway to lead authentic communications.
EMOTION - EXERCISE
• • • •
Which of these emotions do you most readily express? Which do you least express? Consider how that might be a benefit to you? A liability?
BODY– Commitment to attend to physical well-being
BODY • Nutrition/Hydration • Movement/Exercise • Rest/Sleep
BODY • Move the body, cure the soul. • Exercise is brain food - exercising for 20 minutes facilitates information processing and memory functions. Department of Exercise Science, University of Georgia
BODY • Sleep is the most underrated health habit. Dr. Michael Roizen, chief wellness officer of the Cleveland Clinic
• Sleep deprivation negatively impacts our mood, our ability to focus, and our ability to access higher level cognitive functions: the combination of these factors is what we generally refer to as mental performance. Drs. Stuart Quan and Russell Sanna, from Harvard Medical School's Division of Sleep Medicine.
• Lack of sleep costs the American economy $63 billion in lost productivity.
BODY - EXERCISE • Of these three areas, which one would net you the most, if you invested more in it? • On a scale of 1 (low) to 5 (high), how would you rate your level of satisfaction? • On a scale of 1 to 5, when you were at your best in this area, what was your level of satisfaction? • Given what you have done in the past, what can you do now?
COMMUNITY – Commitment to relationships that support and enrich
COMMUNITY • The people we know affect us in subtly major ways. • Belonging to a group or community gives us a sense of identity. • Researchers have found that people are happier when they are with other people than when they are alone. • Happiness may be surprisingly contagious. • The positive effects from connecting with others are lasting. Happiness, by Ed Diener and Robert Biswas-Diener Happiness Is Contagious Positivity, by Barbara L. Fredrickson, Ph. D. The How of Happiness, by Sonja Lyubormirsky
COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY • Make time. Happy couples spend at least five hours a week together talking. • Engage with people. Be present, attentive, and affirming. • Be supportive. Be encouraging, and do what you can to help others succeed. • Share your admiration and gratitude. Remember what you first liked so much about a friend or partner? • Trust. Put your faith in others, and let it show that you believe they will not let you down. • Celebrate. People who are close respond with enthusiasm and joy. • Play. Make time for fun, laughter, and goofing off. Positivity, by Barbara L. Fredrickson, Ph. D. The How of Happiness, by Sonja Lyubormirsky
COMMUNITY - EXERCISE • What’s one action you will take to deepen or broaden your community?
SPIRIT & MINDFULNESS – Commitment to be present to and connect with something greater than ourselves
SPIRIT & MINDFULNESS - EXERCISE • Write down one insight that was revealed to you from the centering practice.
TO INSPIRE AND MOTIVATE PEOPLE TO ACCESS THEIR BRILLIANCE, LIVE AUTHENTICALLY, AND TAKE PURPOSEFUL ACTION
