The First Step To Self Discovery

12/07/2009

Many people walk around feeling dissatisfied with their lives, but cannot put into words what exactly it is that feels wrong. The bottom line is that you are not happy, not fulfilled and you are most probably struggling to find some meaning in all of this.

What I have discovered in coaching and in life is that nowadays people are in a state of self-examination and self-discovery more so than ever before. People have started looking within and have discovered that the external factors for happiness and contentment such as the big house, the fancy car, a "good" job and so on just no longer hold the secret of success. External symbols of success such as fame, wealth, high status jobs, public image and the like are just not good enough anymore. You want to feel better and you want the underlying anxiety you live with to go away. More and more people are starting to make inner changes in their lives. More and more individuals want to feel like what they do and how they live matters nad has meaning.

If you have started or want to start making inner changes in your life go ahead and buy a special notebook, a pen or pencil that you love using and even decide on a special chair or place where you will sit down from now on to discover the person you know you are beneath all the worry, anxiety and overwhelm.

It is important to take the time to be comfortable when you go deep down within yourself. Be honest and dare to write down what you really want or do not want. Face up to your dreams and declare them. Allow yourself to be outrageous. Be brave enough to put down on paper what you want in life no matter how unrealistic it may seem to you right now. All you need to do is take that first step and write it down.

By writing your inner dreams and desires down it opens up a space in your mind to contemplate a new direction or action steps that will help give you more clarity about your career path, financial dreams, relationships, relocation or anything else that needs changing.

Don't cheat yourself out of the very thing you may need to do, but are unaware of it. This activity will put you into action and guide you on how to re-create your life and include the changes you want to are is hidden somewhere in your mind and heart. It is time to let it out. This activity has the power to begin your transformation. You will become clearer and clearer with each word you write down.

Once you start there is no turning back and it is an empowering and liberating journey. The intention of this activity is to help you choose and create the life you really want. I support you in connecting with your life as I know it can be and is meant to be!

"Eighty percent of success is showing up." Woody Allen