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Creating a Blueprint for your Life

To truly have an inspired life, one has to have a philosophy about life.  We cannot effectively decide about our own lives if we do not have at least an idea of what we want our lives to be about. We must get clear on what the principles are that we are going to apply to our lives. One has to decide what direction you want your life to take. 

Your personal philosophy combine your values and beliefs into a workable blueprint for your life.  

How to develop a powerful personal philosophy

To start developing a powerful philosophy for an inspired life, you have to ask yourself the following questions:

  1. What did I decide about life so far?
  2. Which ones of these decisions can I let go of or change?
  3. Which new decisions can I make to replace them?
  4. What thinking habits do I need to master to fit my new decisions? 

Take some time and really ponder these questions. What do you want your life to be about?  What do you not want in your life anymore? Can you think about life differently? What would you like to believe about your life and your future?

Once you have clarity on your worldview, you can continue to build on your new philosophy and strengthen your decisions by:

  1. Learning from your experiences and those of others
  2. Learning from other people’s success and failure
  3. Capitalising on the power of positive influences
  4. Becoming a good listener and observer
  5. Reading good books
  6. Keeping a personal journal
  7. Being disciplined
  8. Being diligent

REMEMBER:

A personal philosophy is like setting the sail on a boat:

“When the wind change, we must change.”

“It’s not what happens that matters…; it’s what we do with what happens, that matters”. – Jim Rohn

The essential philosophical elements of one’s personal life philosophy are centered on beliefs, concepts or ideas, and attitudes. To be straightforward, your philosophy answers the question:  “What is your approach to living your life?”

Putting your approach into philosophical terms may seem unnecessary, too elementary or just an academic exercise. Yet, it is an indispensable way to make better choices and lead a more inspired life.

But don’t take life and your life philosophy too seriously.  Do not get bogged down in the small details.  Do not fret for days.  Just do it!  We always have the power to make new decisions, change things up and revamp. Get yourself a nice journal, write a plan for your life and keep on revising and amending as you go. You will be amazed at what wisdom and understanding come from just taking a bit of time to think about your life. And if you really get inspired and really want to do this properly, head over to the following website:

https://www.udemy.com/course/your-happiness-and-inspiration-toolkit-for-life

There you will find my course: Your Happiness and Inspiration Toolkit for Life” It teaches you exactly how to go about fashioning for yourself a beautiful life.

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September Inspiration

It is the beginning of September and in the southern hemisphere, this means Spring!! With spring comes new life, new motivation, new ideas, and new resolutions. One of the best ways to get inspired is to do something different.

My challenge to you for September is this:  Choose something new to do during September and TELL US ABOUT IT on the Facebook page. Share your story with us and you might receive a mystery prize at the end of the month!

Here are 50 things to do to boost your inspiration.

  1. Change your routine.
  2. Change a habit.
  3. Lose/gain weight.
  4. Exercise.
  5. Volunteer.
  6. Donate to charity.
  7. Take a trip.
  8. Use a different route to get to work.
  9. Get up earlier every day for a week.
  10. Avoid using the word “no” for (you choose the number of) days.
  11. Go for a car ride to a town you’ve never been in.
  12. Make new friends.
  13. Talk to a new stranger every day for a week.
  14. Take up a new sport.
  15. Join a local club (Toastmasters, Rotary Round Table, Tennis, Bowls) .
  16. Change your diet.
  17. Give up sugar.
  18. Start a journal.
  19. Start a club or organization.
  20. Have a “friend’s night out.”
  21. Write down your goals and make a plan to achieve them.
  22. Design your ideal life.
  23. Read a book.
  24. Throw out all that stuff you’ve been saving that you’ll never use.
  25. Take a course.
  26. Take up martial arts.
  27. Delegate something. (Get your kids to take out the garbage)
  28. Order / buy something from the Internet.
  29. Take a risk you normally would not take.
  30. Give something you value to someone who really needs it.
  31. Write a book.
  32. Write an article for submission to a publication.
  33. Write a short story.
  34. Write poetry.
  35. Speak in public.
  36. Wear something you normally wouldn’t wear.
  37. Do something you normally wouldn’t do.
  38. Study a new subject.
  39. Learn to play an instrument.
  40. Learn to make something.
  41. Plant a tree.
  42. Start a garden.
  43. Grow herbs.
  44. Go to a sporting event.
  45. Go to a concert.
  46. Go to a play.
  47. Play a sport you like or you’re good at.
  48. Give something of value to a total stranger in need.
  49. Inspire someone else to do something special.
  50. _______________________________________

Number 50 is left blank so that you can fill in whatever it is you need to get inspired

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Do the little things

There is an ancient phrase that says: “If you really want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans”.  Nothing happens when we want it to happen.  It happens when we are ready and when the time is right.  Og Mandino says in one of his now famous scrolls in his book “The greatest salesman in the world”: “Never will you know how close success lies, unless you turn the corner.” 

I turn that corner by being grateful for every day as it arrives.  And as I wait for the right time for all the puzzle pieces to fit perfectly in the picture of my life, I carry on doing the little things that make a big difference!  It is the little things that we do or not do every day that determines where we will end up one day.

Let me share with you some of the little things I do to keep my inspiration on top form:

I examine what I believe about things. I do not just believe everything I hear and see. I ask lots of questions! When I find myself at a place where things did not quite work out the way I wanted it to, I take time to find out if I must change something I believe.  Limiting beliefs are my worst enemy and I know that I can change then in the blink of an eye.  All it takes is to make a new, empowering decision and a new reality can be mine in an instant.   

I give my mind the right nutrition. I am careful of the media.  I found that it is not my friend and never will be.  I do not watch movies that drag me down. No “Doomsday” movies for me!  I watch movies that makes me feel good. I listen to music that fills me with positive emotions. I read books that empower me, that I can learn from. Just so that you know – “Mills and Boons” and the “Sun” newspaper do not fall in this category. 

I steer clear of television, news and newspapers – the fear-mongers!  I believe that if there is something important, I need to know, I will be hearing about it through the right channels. 

I invest in a worthwhile hobby. There are so many stimulating, worthwhile activities out there to get involved with.  Enrol for a course in Philosophy, write a book, take dancing lessons!  The bottom line is… When we control the input to our brain, we control our output.

I focus on what I want in my life. I do not dwell on what I don’t want.  I try to remember the logics of the law of attraction.  I watch my language.  I learned early on that my words are mightier than swords. 

I constantly work on replacing phrases such as “I am dying for a cup of tea” with “I would really love to have a cup of tea”.  Replace “I would make a success of this venture, even if it kills me” with “I am so happy and grateful now that I know I have everything inside of me to make a success of this venture”.  We have the power to create the life of our dreams even if the world around us seems messed up. Don’t lose focus… watch your language and develop the habit of daily positive affirmations. 

I make a gratitude list.  At the end of each day, I write down at least ten things that I am grateful for or that made me happy on that particular day.

A wise man once told me: “When one is grateful for the things you have, you will have more things to be grateful for.

I find ways to get involved. Get involved with your community.  Jim Rohn says: “Service to many leads to greatness”.  As you help other people, you help yourself.  I practice forgiveness, compassion and understanding.  These are feel-good emotions.  Feel-good are good vibrations that build and sustains high levels of inspiration. 

The magic of inspiration is there for you and me to use and it does not need rocket science to accomplish.  Just a few small things, done consistently, will open the door to much more than just the inspiration you seek.  It will change your life!

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