No matter how young or old you are, you must have gotten to a point in your life when you have to take a big decision, which will probably affect your entire existence. There is no doubt that there are certain moments in life when you feel helpless and disoriented and believe you could use a hand in order to figure out how to proceed with your life.
Those particular moments are the very moments when you should not depend on anybody's advice, because, even if they gave it to you with the best intentions, in case anything goes wrong, you're always going to blame those persons. That is why specialists strongly advise you, every time you find yourself at a crossroads, to always take the decisions by yourself. Obviously, the question arising is: how can we know how to take it and which is the best solution?
The answer is never going to be simple for some of us. However, there is a technique that can be of great help and employed regularly will have great results: it is called meditation and it has been used for centuries in certain rituals and by ancients civilizations. Even in old and famous books, like the Bible, for example, we are invited to meditate, to discover and fight the evil in us and by knowledge to gain control over our decisions and our lives.
How do we proceed when meditating? First of all, we need to be away from any source of distraction, because we can't analyze our deepest feelings and thoughts and watch a movie at the same time. Secondly, we need to ask ourselves a series of questions that will help us to better determine who we really are. The questions should relate to everyday aspects:
What do you like doing?
What made you most proud of yourself during your entire life?
What is it that you always wanted to do and you never found the time? (you can include here anything from visiting friends, to going to Antarctica, or seeing your dentist)
What role does money play in your life?
What is it more important for you, you family life or your career?
How much do you depend on others?
If you are worried about a certain decision, let all the questions be related to that issue. If you're just confused in general, when asking the questions, think about the common topics that one has to deal with during his life. Don't forget to write down the answers. Try to concentrate and to be sincere; after all, nobody will judge you.
All these questions will help you determine exactly where you stand and what is it that you want form life. All you have to do is to get the right interpretation of your own replies. In order to do that, help yourself to a coup of tea or your favorite coffee and take the time to analyze them thoroughly. Mark with a red pen whatever you find pride worthy answers and with a black one the things that don't make you proud.
Post the list somewhere where you can see it more than once a day, or post it in more than one place. You'll notice that, step by step, even unwillingly, the black things on your list will start turning red. Don't forget to renew the list when most of it has turned red! It is the best way to always be aware what your expectations from life are! Good luck!
Johan Vanden Berghe ?2005 All Rights Reserved.
http://www.mymerchanttrac.com/
http://www.mymerchanttrac.com/
This article can be reproduced in your publication or on your web site at no charge. Please publish the article in it's entirety, including the author's footnote.
What is success? As author and speaker Earl Nightingale said,... Read More
Make a game out of reaching your goals Go to... Read More
The best and fastest way to learn how to make... Read More
There is one big "secret" to success that can help... Read More
In individualistic success models, success is not due to the... Read More
Trying to keep up with the Jones only drags good,... Read More
Can anyone become a successful businessperson? I am asked this... Read More
Everybody suffers rejection at some time or another in their... Read More
I want to focus our thoughts on each of these... Read More
Let me say this to get it out of the... Read More
To take the online road to success is not, contrary... Read More
As I have worked with people over the years I... Read More
Abundance is intangible, spiritual and attracts energy. To attract this... Read More
Ray Kroc, the founder of McDonalds, was over fifty when... Read More
Does the thought of failure send a cold shiver down... Read More
Few books have impacted my perspective on human psychologically and... Read More
Recently, I coached a young woman whom I'll call Mary... Read More
Affirmations are emotionally driven statements of intention and faith that... Read More
The starting point of all great success and achievement is... Read More
"Things might have been worse"This is the most powerful, dynamic,... Read More
You're enjoying a perfectly shallow conversation with a good friend... Read More
Self-change is a personal phenomenon. In order to accomplish it,... Read More
One of the questions that I am asked most often... Read More
He was pencil thin and walked with a limp. A... Read More
How do you define success?According to the Collins dictionary, success... Read More
shuttle from Midway Morris ..One of the questions that I am asked most often... Read More
Personal power is an INSIDE JOB. It doesn't mean getting... Read More
The power went out. Again!I looked out my second story... Read More
Abundance is intangible, spiritual and attracts energy. To attract this... Read More
We all want success in life. We want success in... Read More
What's holding you back?One of my clients came to me... Read More
(Excepted from the book The Five Major Pieces to the... Read More
What does success look like to you? Our culture often... Read More
For every disciplined effort, there are multiple rewards. That's one... Read More
Deep down, where it counts, many people do not believe... Read More
If you help yourself, God and humans will help you... Read More
Napoleon Hill coined the concept of the mastermind alliance in... Read More
Our lives and the circumstances we live in are largely... Read More
We are repeatedly told that we should forget about unpleasant... Read More
Last month Along The Purpose Path was about how to... Read More
Five-time gold medal-winning figure skater, Jenny Kilmer, has won the... Read More
Reading lots these days? Having trouble remembering and recalling? For... Read More
"Never, never, never give up; never give up, never!." -... Read More
We're all adults, and most of us probably like to... Read More
I see it happen all too often on the internet... Read More
There are "How to" seminars on virtually every business topic.... Read More
All too often, we push ourselves past the limits of... Read More
Can anyone become a successful businessperson? I am asked this... Read More
Of all the things that can have an effect on... Read More
There are two things that will determine your success or... Read More
Success |