Jack Canfield's 'The Success Principles'

This is one post in a series of posts to follow in the future.  I am reading the above book and I am finding it incredibly rewarding.  It's a goal setting and affirmation book...  a self-help, change your life book... you know, one of those books people avoid reading or don't take the time to look at.

Well, since becoming a coach for Beachbody, my coach recommended it to me.  How can I say no to my own coach?  I'm glad I didn't!  Over the next few months I will post some of the exercises (mental not physical)  and goals I have set for myself and we can all follow the progress and see what happens.

The first exercise I wanted to share was one I did that will help you find what your true meaning in this crazy world is.  Here's how it's done and here is what I came up with for myself (please take the short time to do this, you might find out something incredible about yourself):

The Life Purpose Exercise:
1. List two of your unique personal qualities, such as enthusiastic and creative

2. List one or two ways you enjoy expressing those qualities when interacting with others, such as to support and to inspire

3. Assume the world is perfect right now.  What does this world look like?  How is everyone interacting with everyone else?  What does it feel like? Write your answer in a statement, in the present tense, describing the ultimate condition, the perfect world as you see it and feel it.  Remember, a perfect world is a fun place to be.

Example:  Everyone is freely expressing their own unique talents.  Everyone is working in harmony.  Everyone is expressing love.

4.  Combine the three prior subdivisions of this paragraph into a single statement:

Here was my Life Purpose Statement: My purpose in life is to enthusiastically inspire and lead people to reach their goals and follow their dreams, making them happy and and realize that if they do not quit, anything is possible.

Interesting!  Now the hard part is to wake up everyday and say your Life Purpose Statement to yourself.  I keep mine written down by my bedside and read it before I go to bed. 

So my questions to all of you are this... are you following your Life Statement? If not, what's holding you back?