Holistic Practitioner’s Share “The Secret” to Staying on Your Path
Published: Issues Magazine:
Winter 2006
When speaking with Members of the Association of Holistic
Practitioners, the common theme to their success stories is a strong
sense of purpose. Living on purpose applies to all of life’s arenas
including both public and personal life. The major tool to staying on
purpose is a Mission Statement (personal or corporate), and the
greatest challenge is self-discipline.
Creating your own Mission Statement for your work or for personal
endeavours clarifies where you see yourself going, how to get there
and the actions you can take now to ensure you arrive on target. A
Mission Statement helps you make life happen as opposed to life
happening to you. It is the energy behind you, your purpose and
service. It is unique to you and inspires you to act. It motivates
you.
How to Create your own Mission
Statement
Ask your self the following questions:
- Are you living life to its fullest?
If not, what would need to change?
- Are you excited when you wake up
each day to see what the Universe has to offer? If not, identify
what stops you.
- Are you thrilled with your ability
to make things happen? (You are the creator of your life.
- Your job, your relationships, your
holidays, your destiny.) If not, where do you tend to procrastinate?
- If you had a magic wand, what would
you create in your life?
- Define your values. What do you
give worth too?
- Qualities such as love, kindness
and integrity may come to mind as well as how you spend your time in
public and private life.
- List your core competencies; your
unique strengths and weaknesses.
- Are you fast paced and prefer a
great many balls in the air?
- Are you purposeful and deliberate
and enjoy working through one thing at a time?
- Are you a good starter? Finisher?
Both?
- Do you take responsibility for your
mistakes?
- Do you stop and enjoy your
successes?
- Can you say “no”? (If you don’t
have time / if you don’t know how / if you don’t want to)
Write a statement for each value,
strength and weakness.
Examples: If the value is love, the statement could be: I choose to
act in a kind and loving manner. If the strength is integrity the
statement could be: I will act with integrity even in challenge
situations. If the weakness is you are too busy, the statement could
be: I will stop and take time to be quiet once everyday.
You can combine your statements into a paragraph that expresses the
essence of your purpose, or you can leave them as they are. A powerful
and effective Mission Statement will cause you to feel empowered and
motivated by your own words.
By clarifying the choices we make each day that can move us in the
direction of fulfillment and contentment. Once you have your purpose,
you can reach your destination.
With a Mission Statement, you’ll have solid goals to aim for, strategy
for reaching them and a useful understanding of the way in which your
life is unfolding.
If you are not following your heart, you are living someone else’s
dream” Lyn Christian.
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