Success Principles No 2: Why bother? because Why!!

What makes one person rise up for what is right, when others drop their head and pretend not to notice? What makes a person keep going when everyone else has quit? Why is it that one person seems to always get the breaks, the opportunities and meets all the right people? it all comes down to knowing their WHY! Why they are here, what they have to give and what their purpose is.

Successful people know exactly why they are here, they know precisely what they want and they go for it 100% with passion and enthusiasm. I once dated a pilot who ever since being a small child knew  exactly what his purpose was. He was obsessed with flying, his passion and commitment to it was infectious and no matter what others said he kept logging his hours, mastering his craft and doing whatever it would take for him to one day fly jets like his father and grandfather had. Everything he did was linked to being a pilot. He lived the lifestyle of a pilot, he dressed like a pilot, he even went as far as using the letters on the number plates on every car to make up affirming sentences as to why he was meant to be a pilot. To some it may seem obsessive, but to him he was in his flow, living his purpose. Now today he is flying for a prestigious airline and doing what he loves. He knew exactly what he was put on this planet for and he went for it, no apologies about it. 

Just like with the pilot, everyone is born with a life purpose. The key is to identify your purpose,  acknowledge it and finally honor it by going after it 100% with passion and enthusiasm. If you haven't identified your why, then its important to take the time and understand exactly why God put you on this planet. There is however a warning here - so many people I meet use the excuse of "not knowing their purpose" to prevent them from taking the necessary action and calculated risks to go after what they want. If you know your purpose, then its time to acknowledge and honor it by working out how you can inject passion and determination into every activity you take that leads you to manifesting your purpose in the material.

If you are thinking that finding your purpose is a litte woo woo and doesn't really matter, then have a look at the results your achieving in your life. Have you ever set goals and then thought, oh my god I hate this, why am I doing this? trust me - if your why is not big enough you will abandon all activity as quickly as your 80's tribute fishnet stone washed denim jacket. As old texts say, without a vision, the people perish and in today's society signs and symptoms of perishing are showcased through depression, obesity, broken marriages, dis-ease, constantly drifting, feeling dissatisfied and never really achieving anything of value.

" being on purpose is loving what you do, doing what you are good at 

and accomplishing whats important to you"

  

Anthony Robbins, has outlined his purpose as being " to humbly serve the lord by being a loving, playful, powerful and passionate example of the absolute joy that is available to us the moment we rejoice in Gods gifts and sincerely love and serve all his creations". It is this very purpose that took him from being a broke janitor to one of the worlds finest personal development leaders with wealth that most would only dream about. I remember him once saying that 'living is giving' and look at what he has 'given' to the world. He is truly a blessing.

Brian Tracey, suggests that finding your purpose is as simple as  trusting yourself. He recommends to 'decide upon your major definitive purpose in your life then organise all your activities around it until you achieve it'. Everything you do should be an expression of your purpose. If any activity doesn't fit that formula, drop it immediately and do something that does! fullstop!!

So how can you find your purpose, your why? 

Step 1: Experience Joy: 

In his book, Jack Canefield suggests paying attention to your 'Joy O Metre'. According to Jack, who lives his passion daily, we are all born with an inner guidance system that gives us immediate signs as to when we are on purpose and when we are not. Jack suggests that you spend a few moments listing all the activities that bring you tremendous joy and see what they have in common. I challenge you to go one step further by suggesting that over the next month you list all the items you do in a day and rate them 0 - 10 (0 being no joy and 10 being singing with the angels). After the month is complete, have a look and see what your 'Joy O Metre' has to say. Really get clear about what brings you joy as its a major insight to your purpose

Step 2: the powerful question: (pretty cool considering I have been talking about asking powerful questions)

Get in a space of total relaxation, the way I love to do this is to light a beautiful natural soy wax candle, take a couple of deep, alkalizing breaths and then allow your focus to settle on the flame. As you watch the flame dance, ask yourself "what is my purpose? why am I here? and allow yourself to simply come up with the answer, its important to trust yourself as you do know your answer, its embedded in your DNA and its waiting to be revealed.

Write down any answer that comes up and try not judge your first responses. Sometimes the answer may come up in the flash of an image, feeling or single word.

Once you have completed the candle exercise, then answer the following

1. list 2 unique personal qualities you have e.g. passion and enthusiasm

2. list 2 ways you enjoy expressing these qualities when interacting with others e.g. teaching and inspiring

3. if you had a magic wand and the world was exactly as you would love it to be what would it be like? how would people be interacting with one another? e.g. everyone is living their best life through disciplines of excellence and are vibrantly healthy and energised. 

4. combine the three prior answers to form a purpose statement e.g. 

My purpose is to use my passion and enthusiasm to teach and inspire others to live their best life through disciplines of excellence and vibrant health and energy

Now that you know your purpose - its important to stay on track. An easy way to do this is to emerse yourself so that it becomes a part of your soul, to the point where you unconciously take action towards achieving it. Every morning before getting up, read and visualise your purpose so you know why you are here and what you are living for!

Here's to living with a big enough Y or in Jim Carey's words P.A.R.T -WHY? because I got to!!

Love the Passion Project

PS today's photo was taken at the Star Light Foundation express room, which creates a fun and happy space for sick kids (and their families) to play and have fun. The people who work there are such purposeful people and they know exactly how important their role is in the health and wellbeing of children recovering from major illness. Check them out as they are always looking for support and volunteers.

Day 4 I ask you this.....?

Anthony Robbins states that asking empowering questions can lead your unconcious and ultimately yourself to greater levels of success. If you are getting poor results, have a look at the questions you are asking yourself? do you find yourself ever asking Why is this happening to me all the time? why am I so stupid? so fat? so poor? so <insert the thing you dont want> What if you were to ask yourself questions that would empower you and provide you with even better answers? answers that you could use to get you the results you wanted and that by default would get you taking action to being 100% responsible.

In my shower I have a series of laminated questions that Anthony Robbins suggested in his book awaken the giant within. Every morning and evening I ask them out loud and declare the answers. I have also included some of my own and thought you may life these. Let me know what you think?

Morning Questions

What am I most happy about in my life right now?

What about this makes me happy? How does that make me feel?

What am I excited about in my life right now?

What about this makes me excited? How does this make me feel?

What am I proud about in my life right now?

What about this makes me proud? How does this make me feel?

What am I grateful for in my life right now?

What about this makes me grateful? How does this make me feel?

What am I enjoying most in my life right now?

What about this do I enjoy? How does this make me feel?

What am I committed to in my life right now?

What about this makes me committed? How does this make me feel?

Who do I love and who loves me?

What about this makes me loving? How does this make me feel?

What do I love about myself?

What about this makes me love me? How does that make me feel?

 

Evening Questions

What have I given today? In what ways have I been a giver?

What did I learn today to be even more successful? How will I use this?

How has today added to the quality of my life?

How can I use today as an investment in my future?

What successes do I want to celebrate today? And what State do I want in-joy today?

Until tomorrow
The Passion Project
PS Todays photo was before going for a great walk along Bondi beach. I love this place for the fresh organic coconut water they have. Its so good for you and taste super yummy xoxo (living the dream)

Day 3 - vibrational alignment is 100% responsible

Doreen Virtue once suggested that we should  remember to breath throughout the day and choose peace, no matter what was happening around us. That we have the power, whenever we desire to retreat to that quiet still place simply by closing our eyes and taking a deep and loving alkalising breath. Its interesting isnt it that so much stress, angst and even dis-ease comes as a result of being so attached to an outcome and its response strategy that we fail to see we can actually have the emotions and dreams of our vision right in the very moment. 

 These past few days of taking 100% responsibility have stirred up some really interesting thoughts and beliefs around the way I approach the idea of success. It was only this morning when I was analysing my dreams that it struck me how much importance I put on perfection, getting everything right and the amount of energy that is wasted on fear, criticism and striving. The belief was unless I can get it right 100% then it means that I am not destined for this. Crazy hey? and definitely explains why I get capped at a certain level of success. What I have realised is that being 100% responsible, doesnt mean getting it right 100% of the time - what it does mean is actively learning and evolving, improving and growing from the day and taking ownership of the approach no matter what, even if that is taking responsibility for not originally taking responsibility, if that makes sense.

It dawned on me that what if the end goal wasnt really what was important, what if the process of success was so enjoyable, fun and playful that the actual manifestation of the end goal was like the iceing on the cake. What if the process of falling down 5 times and getting up 6 was actually the training ground for becoming vibrationally aligned to that which I was seeking? The concept of vibrational alignment has become an area of interest lately and achieving alignment occurs on so many different levels e.g. identity, values, beliefs & actions, Behaviours, skills & rituals, emotions & feelings and environment. What if we were to take 100% responsibility of all these key areas in becoming vibrationally aligned, do you think then transformation would occur? 

When I first took on the challenge of being 100% responsible I guess I only focussed on my beliefs and my behaviours - now I am seeing that being 100% responsible is so much more than that,  it looks at the identity in which I hold of myself, the values that are important to me, the beliefs and actions that I take, the beaviours, rituals and skills I follow regularly, the feelings, emotions  and meanings I experience and the environment in which I place myself. What if we were to pick an area based on our ideal day and take responsibility for all those areas? 

 Anthony Robbins says one of the many key's to success is to start by asking yourself the right questions. I have decided that in the process of planning my day I am going to consider all aspects of vibrational alignment as outlined above and to do so answer the following questions. Please keep in mind these questions are ones that resonated with me and its important that you create ones that will work for and with you.

1. what is the area of focus (make sure its linked to your ideal day)

2. what Identity would I have to hold of myself to achieve this and be this today?...... and even more than that? (answer starting with I am <insert statement here> and ensure it is in the positive tense)

3 what would I have to value to live this even more easily and effortlessly? - if you dont know what you values are, ask yourself what is most important in your life? and see where you can link your area of focus to your value

4.  what beliefs and attitudes do I have that will empower me even further in creating my goal today? (you can turn these into incantations to embed them at the unconscious level)

5. what behaviours and rituals if I performed on a consistent basis would propel me towards my goal?

6. what is the first top 3 actions I can take right now to commit to this (keep asking yourself this question as you complete them) and how can i celebrate their successful completion?

7. what skills and resources do I need to achieve my goal (and how could I make it even more enjoyable and fun?)

8. what emotional state could I use to empower me so that the experience is one of joy, happiness and love (you can insert what ever feelings inspire you - really feel them as you get into the state)

9. what environment could  I put myself in that would inspire even greater creativity, motivation and commitment in achieving my goal today (be broad in your approach to environment and allow it to include who you hang out with, what you listen to, the places you go to, the tv shows you watch, the clothes you wear etc.... for me beauty and luxuary is very important so walking around gorgeous shops inspires my creative side)

10. How am I going to celebrate my success (be creative with this and it doesnt have to be a material reward or cost a fortune, even though they can be excellent rewards, it could be as simple as giving yourself some time to relax in a bath with a beautiful candle, or going for a walk or simply by doing a happy dance singing 'i am so great, I am so great', its what ever will make you feel like you have been rewarded - remember success breeds succcess)

I would love to know what some of the questions you have that propel you towards being even more responsible for your life and the results that you are achieving already!

Remember results show you if you are on track or not

Cheers The Passion Project

PS today's photo is of a tiffany box waiting for me as a reward when I complete a week of early morning beach walking xoxo (ill show you the open box when I achieve it - results baby results xoxo)

Day 2 - Girlfriends and Fashion and a funny film

Hello fellow Passion Projectors, Its day 2 and I have to be super quick as the movie is about to start and I am ready for some laughs. Today has been absolutely outstanding, not only did I get to experience the most amazing fashion show, spend time with a great friend, play dress ups in Sass and Bides latest collection and finish with a tantalizing vanilla salmon  at the Hilton.... I am so happy and grateful to have this day to feed my passion and invigorate my creativity and now its time to have a laugh and enjoy Arthur. 

Day 1.1 of the 100 Days Season 1 Passion Project Challenge

Ok, so as you know in the quest of taking 100% responsibility for my life, I have set a challenge to live 100 days in alignment to my best life today. The purpose of this is to be 100% responsible (I figure if I say it enough times it will sink in), invigorate my passions, nurture my creativity and allow me to master the 64 weeks of success principals. I was so blessed tonight to be on a webinar with Lauren from the Australian Style Institute who shared the importance of tapping into the power of creativity and the beauty associated with it. I realised from the call that taking responsibility doesn't have to be serious or 100% accurate, its more about being true to self and living at a higher and more beautiful standard - well that's what it meant for me

Day 1 is all about understanding the ideal day, setting any intentions and goals and committing to a number of daily rituals that will take you towards your magnificence.  A very gorgeous girl who loves to always 'step it up' asked me a few questions about the 'ideal day' process and it got me thinking, was it that I wanted to live my ideal day every single day like a pre-written movie script where I was the leading lady? or was it more that I wanted to find new and creative ways to experience the feelings and emotions associated with that ideal day? I have decided it's a combination of both, I figure since I can experience the emotions and feelings instantaneously I would action that (see, taking responsibility of my emotions) while I created and manifested the material of that ideal day, namely trips to Paris and New York as well as a beach front home and thriving coaching business (this may take a little longer that 100 days)

Since I find writing in beautiful journals very therapeutic, I spent the afternoon writing out in long hand my ideal day, waking up with an attitude of gratitude and connecting with God, whilst watching the waves crashing on the beach from my bedroom window,  followed by an invigorating run doing my Anthony Robbins Hour of Power, coming home to a husband cooking a healthy alkaline breaky and the house filled with love and laughter, having a wardrobe filled with beautiful fashion, going to my office and working with amazing clients, attending Helen Tardents Pilates class, coming home to snuggle and spend time with loved ones and family, breaking bread and then packing for my trip to Paris and New York.... ahhh the bliss. Although I have only shared with you a very condensed version of my ideal day, what I found in doing the experience was that the following are very important to me
* connecting with God and living in-spirit (inspired) as well as being grateful
* health, wellbeing and exercise 
* spending time in nature at the beach
* the ritual of dressing beautifully and spending time in beautiful luxurious environments
* helping people and being a masterful leader
* having time to nurture self
* family and friends
* beauty and fun

The three top feelings this invokes in me are
* love
* abundance
* gratitude

And it is from this my intentions for the next 100 days are:
* to live in love, abundance and gratitude
* nurture, nourish and restore myself 
* to capture an image that symbolises my ideal day

My rituals are to 
* eat healthy, clean alkalizing foods and liquids 90% of the time
* go walking along the beach 5 mornings a week
* do 20 minutes pilates a day
* spend 60 minutes everyday doing my hour of power

My goals that I wish to manifest for the next 100 days are 
* I am fit lean and vibrantly healthy at 58kgs with glowing radiant skin
* I am blogging daily about my 100 days sharing value adding content and have 10 people following my blog, living their own best life
* I have interviewed 5 amazing women who are living a passion filled life

Also if you are deciding to do your own 100 day challenge, then I ask you to post a photo a day tagging both the passion project and yourself with a statement of what the image means to you, this way we can inspire each other. I would love to know what your ideal day is? what your intentions, rituals and goals are as well as any insights and ideas

With much love, sloppy kisses and big hugs (yes I feel deliciously beauti-FULL at the moment)

The Passion Project
xoxo

PS the image of today is of a walk just outside my apartment - seeing the ocean always inspires me. I am so grateful to be living so close.

PPS Im off to plan my day and write my intentions up on every mirror as a friendly reminder xoxo

Day 1 - Part 2.... Its still technically Day 1 ~ the Answer

Why is it that inspired thoughts seem to come like a lightening bolt in the wee hours of the morning. Sadly my bolt of inspiration extended way beyond myself and woke up my darling husband who needs to be up in 3 hours to do an early morning webinar (oops - I love you my darling hunni, thanks for always being so supportive and loving, even when you cant fully understand my semi formulated sentences). Now if you haven't read my last blog then this is probably going to be very random so Ill quickly post what I last wrote

"So in the quest of taking 100% responsibility, the question of the day became, how do I do it internally, where in a micro second my brain seems to have lit up the very well grooved neural pathway to blame, story and excuse take 100% responsibility for my life. The other day I read a post on facebook that said, whenever you are in search of an answer to a challenge, simply ask it and sit in silence until an answer arrives and to take immediate action on that answer. So in saying this I am off to meditate and see what genius is revealed"

As you can see I had left asking myself, what was it that I could do that would truely allow me to take 100% responsibility of my life and make it even more outstanding then what it is today and the answer is.... (drum roll)

To complete the Juicy Life 100 day challenge ala Passion Project Style. For 100 days I am going to 100% commit to living my ideal life the best way I can which will, by default result in me taking 100% responsibility for my life today. That's right, its all about the 100 and to keep me accountable I have to post evidence of this everyday, whether it be in the form of a photo, a video or some other thing I have yet to consider. So the process is as follows

1. write down a detailed account of what my perfect ideal day is, using all submodalities (visual, auditory, kinesthetic, auditory digital)
2. Set intentions and goals for the next 100 days based on living my perfect ideal day
3. Select practices and rituals (which I have to say I already do) that I will commit to everyday that nuture love and restore my soul
4. Write a plan each night before bed as to what I am going to create the next day and attach rewards for every successful completion
5. Share my journey posting evidence of all the amazing success that I am achieving by being 100% responsible
6. Share the journey with other people and inspire them to live their own passion filled 100 days

This will also include maintaining my original goal of sharing 64 success principals over 64 weeks!

and to do this in a space of 100% love - Ok I am being called in for cuddles and I really do need to get some sleep

xoxo

The Passion Project

PS I thought I would also share a link that I found truly inspiring and that got me thinking about 100% responsibility and the 100 day challenge - Megan Castran thank you what you have created is amazing xoxo

Day 1 100% responsibility, or maybe it was 25%

So part of the blog is to not only share great principals, but its also to act as a testament of my progress. Last night as I floated into bed, I felt powerful, strong and responsible, I felt inspired and I have to say a little bit smug as I thought this part would be easy. After all I am pretty good at being responsible and I am also an advocate of positive speaking, but oh no not so fast...


what I found really interesting from my experience today was the amount of disempowering internal dialogue that goes on. Although externally I am very good as masking 'the complainer', 'the blamer' aswell as disguising my excuses as well founded and supported facts, internally it is a completely different story. Internally I am all about the poor is me, how I cant do x, y or z or  how this person did this and how that person made me do blah blah blah.... seriously its not worth the energy writing. I found myself not only internally abusing myself, but also giving my power of decision and choice over to more bossy and dominant individuals and sources such as the media. Even today I found myself agreeing with a person (keeping in mind I was a little bored in the conversation) about a topic that I strongly object to. Hello where is being responsible?


The biggest learning from today was understanding why I often feel so tired and exhausted at the end of the day, with the constant analysing and disecting of my day, my words, other people I wonder how I find the energy (or time for that matter) to achieve anything remotely in line with that which I love

So in the quest of taking 100% responsibility, the question of the day became, how do I do it internally, where in a micro second my brain seems to have lit up the very well grooved neural pathway to blame, story and excuse take 100% responsibility. The other day I read a post on facebook that said, whenever you are in search of an answer to a challenge, simply ask it and sit in silence until an answer arrives and to take immediate action on that answer. So in saying this I am off to meditate and see what genius is revealed

I would love to hear how you have got on?

The Passion Project

its all YOU!

Ok so where should we start? well I think there is no better place then to start with ourselves. That's right, after all there is only one person responsible for the quality of the life you live and that person is you!

Success Principal 1: 

Take 100% responsibility for your life no matter what 

When I first read this, part of me was yeah yeah I already do this, in actual fact I am really good at blaming myself for my failures, for how I have created what I have, but the more time I spent meditating upon this sentence, the more I got that sinking feeling that maybe I wasnt actually taking responsibility for my life, rather I was creating a number of reason (although very good reasons) as to why I just couldnt seem to make 'it' happen. Surprisingly next came the rational arguments as to why this principal could not be right, how was it my fault that the economy took a turn for the worst, or that the grouchy person I work with was always in a continual bad and unhelpful mood, surely it wasnt me who created that? right?

However as I read more about the principal I soon learn't that taking responsibility was more than just looking at the outcome achieved, rather it was looking at the experience I took from the outcome and what I did with that experience that would lead me to my ultimate success.

So here begins the journey, what actually is taking 100% for my life and how can I do this on a continual basis?

Firstly it begins with giving up excuses, which can often be sneakily camouflaged as reasons. According to George Washington Carver 99% of all failures come from people who have a habit of making excuses. Its time to give up the vicitm stories, reasons, excuses, lies etc... its all about playing above the line and being at cause rather than effect. its about knowing that I have the power (can you hear the bad 80s music playing) to make it different, to get it right and more importantly produce the results that I desire.

No matter what is happening, there is no room for excuses and only room for learning and taking responsibility and its as easy as asking a few simple, but effective questions.
1. How did I create this?
2. What was I believing about myself (what was my identity)
3. What values were I holding as a priority
4. What beliefs and attitudes was I exhibiting
5. What was I focusing on
6. What action was I taking
7. What skills do I need to pick up
8. What can I learn from this, which will empower me towards achieving that which I desire.

See how by asking some questions that we get an entirely new perspective? Jack Canfield believes there is a formula for taking 100% responsibility

E + R = O

The basic idea is that every Outcome (O) whether it is good or bad, success or failure, wealth or poverty is a result of our Response (R) to an earlier Event (E). If we for a moment were to release all judgment on the outcome and replace it with a spirit of ferocious curiosity and work out how we have created the outcome, then we have the opportunity to replicate it (desired outcome) or change it (undesired outcome)  simply by looking at the Events and Responses associated with the Outcome.

For example if I were to use the fact that currently my favorite skinny jeans are feeling way to snug for comfort, and reverse engineer it I would see that my response of eating chocolate every night and not exercising to the event of coming home late from work is actually creating for me the outcome of snug jeans with a muffin top, but if I were to change even 1 part of the equation such as R by eating healthy and exercising daily then my outcome is bound to change e.g. hello super skinnies. I understand that this is a basic example, but hopefully you get the idea.

At the end of the day, there are always going to be external factors that will allow us to choose to be limited, just as there are going to be people, just like you and I who are going to show us how they over came these limitations and 'got the prize' and it all starts with taking responsibility 100% by giving up all excuses.

My challenge to you - next time you hear yourself begin uttering anything that sounds like an excuse, stop and ask yourself the 8 questions and see what happens next.

Secondly, Give up all Blame, have you ever seen a person who only blames others, not only is it annoying, but it's also really dis-empowering for all involved. No one made you do it, no one twisted your arm, made you think the thoughts you thought, created the feelings you felt, nor held you by gun point to take the action you did. It was you and you had a choice. Now I can hear the screams already as to how your mother wasn't loving or your dad was never around... well sunshine its time to get over it and start 'for giving'. I say this with love and Im sure there are alot of you out there that have some valid reasons to blame another person for where you are, but since we have already committed to giving up reasons, we may as well include blame as well.

My challenge to you: everytime you want to blame another stop and 'for give' them. This is done by looking at the circumstance and completing the following sentence as many times as it takes for you to be free and back on track at taking 100% responsibility
Thank you for giving me...........
For instance, when my last relationship broke up, I was able to stop blaming him for my unhappiness simply by focusing on what the breakup and he had given me e.g. thank you for giving me the reason to love and take better care of myself, thank you for giving me a window as to what constitutes a wonderful relationship, thank you for giving me a mirror to myself where I now am able to be a better person and so on... Trust yourself, there is always something good to be found

Thirdly Give up Complaining:
If we are to look at what complaining means then it can actually be a great tool in helping us clarify what it is we really want. If you think about it, being able to complain, means you believe there is something better than what you are currently experiencing. If you complain about being poor, then its because you have a reference point that great wealth exists. So rather than complain about it and forsake your power, why not get excited and see what opportunities you have in getting even clearer about what it is you wish to achieve and then request exactly that.

Complaining also never gets you the desired results you want, however if you approach it from the perspective of knowing what it is you want, then you are in a position to either request it, take action to achieve it or come up with something in between

My challenge to you: Listen to your complaints from the perspective of what it is you want and then ask for it (and only ask for it from someone who can actually give you what you want). The first person you should always ask is yourself... How can I achieve <insert that which you desire>, What is it that I would need to do more of? What is it that I would need to believe? What is it I would need to do less of?

My Fourth Tip is to Trust yourself. Life is wonderful, it always provides warnings, whether that be comments from other people, gut instincts, recurring dreams - the important thing is to pay attention to what you are thinking and feeling about and to trust yourself. Being 100% responsible is just as much about what we do on the inside as we do on the outside. If you get an inspired idea, take action on it, if something isnt feeling right - listen to it... You have all the answers within and what you dont have you will learn, provided you trust and listen to yourself

My challenge for you:  At the end of everyday, go through your day and look at all the areas you trusted yourself and celebrate them, regardless of the outcome. The fact that you can identify where you have trusted yourself demonstrates where you are already taking responsibility for your own life. Remember it is you that creates the world you live in

And finally the fifth point: Seek Feedback: this can be scarey and also liberating - ask for feedback from trusted sources about how you are going, what you are doing well, what you need to improve on and listen to their responses taking on that which sits well and empowers you. As Budha says 'believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said, even if I have said it unless it agrees with your own reason and common sense

My challenge to you (which I have already done tonight) Find 5 people you respect and ask them to give you feedback and then take steps of action to implement the learning.

The great thing is, you will soon know if what you are doing is working or not simply by the results you are creating.

So my accountability buddy, I look forward to hearing how you have taken 100% responsibility for your life starting from now and Im sure we will learn alot from one another

Forever yours

The Passion Project.

You cant pay someone to do your pushups and get the result.

Im sure most of you at some stage have been involved with personal development, whether that be from taking a course, reading a book or watching Oprah (I kid). Regardless of what level of involvement, over the years of study I have found one common factor that has propelled these people to high levels of success - they decided what they wanted, believed they could have it, read bucket loads of material (some claiming in excess of 1000 books per year on a given field) and then took massive action towards their clearly defined goal, always monitoring and improving until they reached their desired outcome.

I have decided that if it works for the greats, then it can work for me as well, after all 'the principals always work, provided you work the principals'. I have decided to dedicate myself to the mastery of success principals in achieving the life of my dreams - a truly passionate and fulfilled life.

The plan is to research a number of leaders in the field of success, those that teach and those that implement. With each principal I learn I will implement, share and report back on. Some will be just what the Dr ordered, others may be less than desirable, regardless I will come up with a list of daily habits that will help me to live the magnificence within. 

In order to do this, I want to share it with you - my reader. I will share the highs, the lows the plain crazy as well as the breakthroughs, pay rises, increase health results etc... I hope you enjoy the journey of this process and even get involved and take part. Who knows you and I may even spur each other on, share our dreams and eventually celebrate our successes together.

Best wishes,

The Passion Project

Before we even start 0.5 Bonus Lesson: Success starts with setting yourself up with a team of champion accountability partners. Who will yours be? I hope you will be mine?