I'm very curious - how are you doing with Guiding Star? Driving you nuts? Energizing you? Look, 2017 is going to be a big year. Your choice to make it big in a fantastic way. Really!
At the end of today's exercise, you will be halfway to your Guiding Star plan. I find once I'm halfway, I don't turn back. I hope that is true for you as well.
Thank you to Creataviter, Ashley Kerns for the inspiration for today's exercise.
The Shift and The Slogan Exercise
At the end of today's exercise, you will be halfway to your Guiding Star plan. I find once I'm halfway, I don't turn back. I hope that is true for you as well.
Thank you to Creataviter, Ashley Kerns for the inspiration for today's exercise.
Today, you will create a slogan. That slogan will live with you this year. That slogan will begin a paradigm shift in your existence.
Huh? Alright, time for definitions. A slogan is a short and striking or memorable phrase; a motto. If you put your slogan on a Tshirt or a coffee mug, you'd be proud of it. This slogan will appear in your final Guiding Star plan.
A paradigm shift is a fundamental change in approach or underlying assumptions. That's right, a simple slogan is going to guide you through a remarkable transformation, if you let it.
Huh? Alright, time for definitions. A slogan is a short and striking or memorable phrase; a motto. If you put your slogan on a Tshirt or a coffee mug, you'd be proud of it. This slogan will appear in your final Guiding Star plan.
A paradigm shift is a fundamental change in approach or underlying assumptions. That's right, a simple slogan is going to guide you through a remarkable transformation, if you let it.
Okay, so I have to be honest with you. Every year when I get to this exercise, I feel like I fail. I feel like I'm not very good at creating slogans that actually guide me to an honest paradigm shift...or at least that's what I think (guess I need a shift there). Yet when I look back at the paradigms I have crafted for myself, I see a HUGE change in my assumptions about my own self.
I am telling you all of this so you aren't frustrated or surprised by the challenge of this exercise. It's okay to be frustrated. It's okay to be lost. Feel free to ask for support. This is where you'll really appreciate your Buddy.
I am telling you all of this so you aren't frustrated or surprised by the challenge of this exercise. It's okay to be frustrated. It's okay to be lost. Feel free to ask for support. This is where you'll really appreciate your Buddy.
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| Take your shoes off. Enter the temple. |
Materials: For this exercise, you will need something to write on or in. A journal, a computer, or scratch paper - doesn't matter. The results of today's exercise will be seen by your Buddy.
Time: Start with 15 minutes. Don't be surprised if you need much more time for this exercise. This exercise usually takes me 2 hours over the course of a week. I like to ponder it over a number of days.
The Shift and The Slogan Exercise
Look
back at the list of deep messages you cultivated during yesterday's exercise. Choose one that calls to you. Hint: it
will probably be at the top of the list.
Craft
it into a brief positive phrase that describes what you want life to
be about in 2017. It's unlikely that your slogan will address everything in your life you wish to transform. Be willing to choose one simple, but powerful focus.
Example:
Persisting
works becomes: Persistence is my magic OR For best results, practice
persistence daily.
Failing sucks
becomes: Failure IS a glorious option OR Success and Failure: Two sides of
the same coin OR Embrace failure.
Write down as many options as you can. Get them out of your head and onto the paper. Just write, don't edit. Feeling stuck? Say your slogans out loud. You'll hear the ones that work. Another option is to walk away, but come back later!
When you have 1 - 3 that work for you, show them to your Buddy. See if your Buddy finds them as powerful as you do. Are they short? Are they positive?
Write down as many options as you can. Get them out of your head and onto the paper. Just write, don't edit. Feeling stuck? Say your slogans out loud. You'll hear the ones that work. Another option is to walk away, but come back later!
When you have 1 - 3 that work for you, show them to your Buddy. See if your Buddy finds them as powerful as you do. Are they short? Are they positive?
Remember Ashley, the inspirer? Here's her 2017 slogan.
Always remember:
Positive works
Keep it brief
Feeling stuck? One-on-one assistance is available at the discounted rate of $30/hour through February 1, 2017 (Click here to schedule a session).
Congratulations! You're almost halfway!
Related Posts:
Find Your Guiding Star
Guiding Star #1: My Crystal Ball
Guiding Star #2: It Was The Best Of Times
Feeling stuck? One-on-one assistance is available at the discounted rate of $30/hour through February 1, 2017 (Click here to schedule a session).
Congratulations! You're almost halfway!
Related Posts:
Find Your Guiding Star
Guiding Star #1: My Crystal Ball
Guiding Star #2: It Was The Best Of Times
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