7 Keys to Living An Inspired Life

KeY 1: You MUST Take Responsibility For Your Life

a. No matter what has happened in the past and no matter what cards you were dealt, you have to take ownership and responsibility for your life. Laying blame on others and on your situation simply prolongs anything that you would view as a problem.

b. There are many people who have challenges in their life. They have used these challenges to motivate themselves to overcome what many view as a handicap. There are many who are in wheel chairs as a result of an accident that is not their fault. Even though it is not their fault, they forgive any wrongdoing and move on to create a bigger and better life for themselves.

c. Once you take responsibility you must ask:

KEY 2: What do You want your life to look like?

a. You have to ask the hard questions. What do you really want your life to be about?

b. What is the Vision you have for your life?
a. You need to focus on ALL areas of your life.
a. Health / Relationships / Finances / Career / Fun / Purpose

KEY 3: Why do You Want YOUR LIfe to Look like that?

a. When you answer the “why” question you will discover what your purpose is in your life.

b. Why is your vision important to you?

c. What is it about your Vision that gets you excited?
d. What is it about your Vision that keeps you up at night for good reasons.

KEY 4: What are Your Strategies?

a. What strategies are you going to put in place to create the life that you see in your vision?

b. Each Strategy MUST be specific, realistic, and able to be accomplished.

c. Strategies must be laid out in a very structured time schedule.

d. These strategies are not arbitrary goals or wishes. They must have the meat of a plan behind it.

KEY 5: What obstacles may come up in the process of executing your strategies.

a. Always be positive, but you must be realistic about the obstacles that may arise. Recognize them before you begin and have a plan to overcome the obstacle now.

b. Have a written plan in place. Typically, when you are prepared for obstacles they tend to not show up.

KEY 6: Measure Your Life

a. Measure your strategies as you go. Have a plan of measurement to insure that you are making the progress you desire.

b. As you measure, you may have to change and tweak your strategies.

KEY 7: How Does My Life Impact Others?

a. What is inspiring about my life?

b. How does my life impact the lives of those around me?
1. Children
2. Friends
3. Co-workers

c. Am I aware that every “Little” thing I do impacts many, many other people?

d. What kind of a Legacy do I want to leave behind?