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Our greatest challenges provide opportunities for our greatest growth. And, boy is this one doozy of a growth opportunity! There are four main strategies I have used to thrive in these extraordinary times.
From crisis comes an opportunity to change…the bigger the crisis, the bigger the opportunity. As we take this time to self-isolate, are we continuing to do what we have always done - distracting ourselves with news, social media, busyness, even getting lost in fear, anger and judgement? Or, are we taking the time to go within, to get to know ourselves better, and to look at what no longer serves us? Are we continuing to fight 'what is', or are we willing to surrender and allow 'what will become'?
While millions of Boomers are reaching their retirement age, the promise of working hard until 65, then retiring to a life of leisure is fading quickly.
Over the past ten years, Designing Transformation has developed a process to help individuals, business owners and leaders uncover and step into their deeper calling. This process has four phases: Awaken, Discover, Envision and Mastery.
Each of us have a unique ThriveZone profile where we operate at our highest potential. It is the place where our passions meet our purposes; where our unique talents combine with our expertise and natural way of being and working in the world. Uncovering our ThriveZone is the key to unlocking our life’s vision and mission. Mapping our own ThriveZone profile helps us to discover answers to: Where do I most thrive? How do I find my passion and purpose? How do I create a prosperous life around my deeper calling?
The first signs of autumn - cooler evenings and back-to-school flyers - trigger childhood memories of starting a 'new year.' Even as adults we associate fall with a fresh start after a few months of greater outdoor living and relaxation. Many of us dream at the tail end of summer about how we might change jobs - or even start a whole new career - as we imagine ways to escape 9-to-5 routines to do more of what inspires us. Living an Inspired Life Requires Vision and Clarity of Purpose.
Midlife is less defined by an actual date on the calendar, or even physical changes, and more by a stage in which we begin to shift the way we view and interact in the world. It’s not surprising that it can feel disorienting, even debilitating, at times as we re-find ourselves. If we knew that this transitional state was an invitation to a greater path and a fuller expression of our life, would we see this as a midlife crisis or more of a midlife awakening?
Since the beginning of time, man has likely contemplated the meaning of life. The ancient religions and philosophies have tried to provide answers. In our multi-tasking, social-media saturated, information-overloaded world, we rarely take time to contemplate our Purpose. And yet the Japanese believe that the journey of uncovering one’s Ikigai (Purpose) is an important endeavor that brings great satisfaction and meaning to life. Current research is supporting this belief. The stats are appalling: 50% of people across industries experience burnout. This is not a sustainable way to work, but there is another way.
Is your work making you sick? A majority of people who come to see me are on burnout leave from their work. They are stressed out, literally sick from work and don't know where to turn. The stats are appalling: 50% of people across industries experience burnout. This is not a sustainable way to work, but there is another way.
Bronnie Ware spent years along-side people who were dying in palliative care. She spoke with them about what they wished they had done differently. She revealed several themes in her ground-breaking book, Regrets of the Dying. The number one regret was the wish to have had the courage to live the life they knew they were meant to live.
