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Prioritize Priorities and Avoid Life’s Purpose Distractions!

You’ve begun answering your higher calling and pursuing your life’s purpose. Congratulations! However, stepping into this divine path is not without challenges. The moment you commit to your mission, the universe, and the forces that thrive on the status quo, may respond with distractions and obstacles designed to deter you. But take heart: these distractions are not just obstacles; they are also signs that you’re on the right path and have the potential to make a profound difference.

Recognizing the Distractions

When you align with your higher purpose, you will likely encounter situations that test your resolve. These distractions can manifest in various ways, including:

  1. Financial Struggles: Sudden expenses, job instability, or an unexpected financial burden can cause stress and divert your focus.
    • Example: You might save money to invest in a meaningful project, only to face unexpected car repairs or medical bills.
  2. Physical or Emotional Challenges: Health issues, emotional burnout, or even relational conflicts can arise to drain your energy and enthusiasm.
    • Example: You may find yourself exhausted or facing a difficult relationship that demands emotional attention right when you’re gaining momentum in your purpose.
  3. Media Overload: Catastrophic news cycles, social media distractions, or entertainment that eats up your time can shift your focus from your purpose.
    • Example: Breaking news of disasters or controversies may capture your attention and leave you feeling hopeless or powerless.
  4. Unexpected Life Events: Family emergencies, accidents, or sudden changes in your environment can shake your foundation and make it harder to focus.
    • Example: A loved one falling ill or a sudden move might seem to demand all your attention, leaving little room for purpose-driven pursuits.
  5. Internal Doubts: Negative self-talk or fear of failure can creep in, amplified by external challenges.
    • Example: “What if I’m not good enough?” or “What if I fail?” These thoughts can paralyze your progress.

Recognizing Distractions as Signs of Your Potential

Here’s the reframe: the more profound your impact could be, the greater the resistance you may face. The powers that thrive on the current vibration of the planet sense the transformative energy you bring, and they do not want the world to change. The very presence of these distractions could signify your growing influence and potential.

Power Shift and Continue On Your Path

Rather than succumbing to these challenges, use them as fuel to deepen your resolve and stay on track. Here’s how:

1. Prioritize Your Priorities

    • Identify the most critical aspects of your purpose.
    • Dedicate daily time, however small, to work toward these goals.
    • Use tools like time-blocking, lists, or affirmations to maintain focus.

2. Practice Resilience in Baby Steps

    • Even small actions toward your purpose compound over time.
    • When challenges arise, break your goals into smaller, manageable tasks.
    • Celebrate small wins to maintain momentum.

3. Reframe Obstacles as Validation

    • Each distraction or challenge can be seen as evidence of your potential impact.
    • Ask yourself: “What is this challenge teaching me? How can I use it to grow?”

4. Limit Media Consumption

    • Reduce your exposure to negative or fear-inducing media.
    • Replace it with uplifting or purpose-driven content that inspires and informs your mission.

5. Strengthen Your Support System

    • Surround yourself with individuals who encourage and believe in your vision.
    • Seek mentors, coaches, or groups that align with your purpose.

6. Stay Spiritually Aligned

    • Meditate, pray, or connect with your higher power daily.
    • Reaffirm your mission and call on divine guidance when faced with challenges.
How to Find Your Life Purpose
How to Find Your Life Purpose

Examples of Turning Distractions into Momentum

  1. Financial Struggles
    • Reframe: Use budgeting as an opportunity to refine your resourcefulness. Financial constraints can also redirect you toward more creative, impactful solutions.
  2. Emotional Burnout
    • Reframe: Pause and practice self-care. Use rest as a reset, allowing you to return to your purpose with renewed clarity.
  3. Negative News
    • Reframe: See the news as a call to action rather than despair. Let it fuel your determination to be a light in the darkness.
  4. Health Challenges
    • Reframe: Use this time to develop habits that strengthen your physical and mental resilience. Your purpose is a marathon, not a sprint.

The Cumulative Power of Persistence

Every step you take, no matter how small, adds to the collective energy of your purpose. Remember, done is better than none. The world may not notice every effort immediately, but over time, these actions create ripples that grow into waves of change.

The world needs you now more than ever. Your calling is vital, and your contribution is irreplaceable. Keep going, even against the odds. With every act of persistence, you strengthen not only your resolve but also the positive transformation you bring to the world.

I believe in you. Stay on your path, and remember: the distractions are not stronger than your purpose. You are making a difference, step by step, day by day. Keep shining.

 

Inspired Action

It is well known and often cited that with pure determination, will power, and hard work you can achieve your heart’s desires. Or you could forgo the extraneous blood, sweat, and tears, by focusing on personal growth and self-improvement.

You can move closer to what you want, or move the obstacles (what stands between you and what you want out of the way) and realize your heart’s desires quicker by changing you, who you are, your vibrational frequency (so to speak) to align yourself with what you want. For if everything is energy, as we are learning in the quantum sciences, when you are an energetic match to what you want, you will have it.

Instead of pushing your way through life, you can execute inspired actions and allow your life to flourish.

Inspired action is different from making things happen through the force of your flesh. Contrary to pure physical force, like literally pushing someone out of the way, chopping down a tree, burning debris, or demolishing a building, you are manipulating universal source energy by executing small, inspired actions.

These tiny calculated love-powered actions act like a magical pebble dropped in a still body of water, creating ripples of pure energy that radiate out to change the world around you, and the effects can have great magnitude.

Not unlike Moses parting the Red Sea. According to the legend, Moses held out his staff and the sea is safely parted so the Israelites could cross safely. For this event to take place, there were a huge number of factors that needed to be in place prior to and following the moment of Moses’ raising his staff for this event to manifest.

Thomas Edison used inspired action to create a working model of the light bulb. It started with an idea which he saw in his mind’s eye using his power of imagination, then executed the inspired action to create a team to conduct a series of experiments to be continued until the idea of the light bulb was realized.

Edison could have locked himself in his basement and conducted 1,000 experiments on his own, using his own flesh and bone resources, but in one fell swoop, he set into motion of series of events that brought his dream to fruition.

The inspired action of putting together that team was preceded by a great amount of detail which made space and resources available as well as the minds of the people who would conduct those experiments. Universal source energy reaches out into the past and the future to energetically harmonize with your heart’s desires.

Using inspired action, baby steps with that magical energetic ripple effect which supersedes time and space, every small step you take toward your dream in faith, affects the actualization of what you want exponentially.

The components of inspired action are a combination of action and inspiration. Inspiration starts in your heart, that feeling that you might like to try, something you’ve never tried before. The thought of it may seem unusual because it’s unfamiliar, but you’re not afraid of the idea of taking such action. And it is in line with the path which leads toward the dream you’d like to see manifest in your life. This is the thought which precedes and empowers inspired action.

Unlike other forms of action, inspired action does not take a great amount of detailed planning, which is associated with the work of the flesh. Not that both are not helpful or will work in harmony with each other but the benefits of producing massive impact from small inspired action will help immensely to get you from where you are to where you want to be.

Inspired action is always just outside your comfort zone, this is the universe calling you into the places where your heart knows the magic happens. So, of course, you’re going to be somewhat anxious about it, but you have an inner knowingness that it’s the right thing to do, and you don’t have to know how the results of your inspired action will unfold, it just does. In the future, you can look back and see the miraculous succession of events that resulted in taking your inspired action.

You will notice that if you trust your intuition, and follow your gut, you will find yourself realizing your heart’s desires long before you ever would have thought possible with just your sheer determined will power and disciplined follow through.

You will also have a sense of exhilaration in anticipation of and following the execution of your inspired action, because you’re conducting life “in the zone,” the zone of inspired creation, and you’re not alone. Find joy the fact that you are living life in the zone with all the greatest minds of this world, who have ever lived lives of expansive creations and satisfaction thanks to your active imagination and inspired action.

So, the next time you get that internal hit to do something that you haven’t figured out all the details of and it’s aligned with your heart’s desire, just do it. Use the resources you have (don’t do anything crazy, like risking your life’s savings) and make a step, no matter how small, and allow it to ripple out, and then as you keep moving forward, you can look back and see the significance in your decision to follow your heart.

 

Don’t Slow Your Roll

Don’t slow your roll. You’ve done it. You’ve decided to make the changes necessary to start living a new life, a better life, your best life and make the world a better place. You’ve taken steps to start making the change, then your motivation just seems to wane, and you fall yourself falling back into the same ol’ same ol’?

Even if you’re taking baby steps, keep taking the action, no matter how small to move you closer to where you want to be. All these efforts are cumulative. Even if you miss a day, you can take another step tomorrow.

Certainly, there will be roadblocks or challenges which you will face along the way. Let fear not be one of them.

Facing your fear and not letting it keep you from doing the right thing is what life is all about. I know it’s an over-used phrase, nonetheless, what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. It’s all about perseverance in the face of adversity.

Keep on going.

What must you do to change your life for the better?

Do you feel your path ahead is not within your reach? Do you need to take some classes? Do you feel imprisoned by your current situation?

Regardless of how unworthy or incapable, you might feel, you have everything you need right inside of you.

Is there fear about leaving your job for one that will better serve you but will require sacrificing cash flow or security? The false sense of safety and security promoted by society and attached to your “job” is the biggest trap which is used to keep you in your own prison, to keep you controllable and subservient, preventing your growth and expansion.

Be willing to change your world, even if it means taking a pay cut.

Look at the heroes of our age, the people who stood up against what would be insurmountable by others. Who do you look up to? Study them. Use them for inspiration.

If you start thinking, “My life has been so awful,” consider those who have overcome incredible obstacles to live a better life and make the world a better place, take a deep breath and take another step.

Find ways to remind yourself of your dream and make it come true.

Just map it out and do it.

Remember to celebrate your wins along the way. Don’t expect approval or recognition from anyone else, this is your journey.

Looking for back up? Find those people who support you no matter what you do, they have your back. The naysayers? Don’t let them get to you. Kick them to the curb (or put them on hold), at least while you’re moving and shaking to make the adjustments and improvements necessary for your life.

Try to do something different every day. If you are able to do things differently in your life this may put you in a position to meet someone who is likeminded and more supporting, whom you may invite into your circle of influence.

There’s a big world out there, and you are gaining more and more access to it with every step you take outside your comfort zone.

By setting intermediary goal posts, such as completing a course of study, getting a different job, achieving a certain level of income, moving to a different location, starting a business, or whatever it might be, you can see the results of your efforts, and know when it is time to celebrate.

There is no limit to the number of goals you can have, and there is no limit to their size. The smallest of goals, like getting up without hitting the snooze button, or not watching the NEWS (Not Even Worth Sharing), or texting someone in your life a short note of support or gratitude, anything.

The more goals you have, the more you will have to celebrate.

You can repurpose your life and change it massively for the greater good.

You got this.

How to Get What You Want

I’m in the business of helping people achieve their highest and best and this often also means I can help you get what you want. Now, I can’t give it to you. Where would be the fun in that? But I can help point you in the right direction to achieve your goals, dreams and discover how get what you want, though you must do the work yourself.

Looking for a free ride? Okay, there are free rides available for freeloaders, although my clients are what I refer to as “doers.” That is to say they are willing to do the work to achieve their goals and get what they want. You might think, “That’s the hard way,” and indeed there are many ways to get a thing done, though the most intelligent people focus on doing what appears to be hard or overwhelming in the easiest way possible. If you’re in the know, you may find it is not as hard as it seems.

My favorite – and easiest – way to get from where you are to where you want to be is by simply taking

Baby Steps

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I mean, think about it; every baby wants to learn to walk, so they start with the smallest wobbliest steps. As difficult and awkward as it is, the stepping process in cumulative, every step makes the next one easier and before you know it, the baby’s walking confidently.

We can apply this same principle to ourselves, and you actually have been doing so your entire life, or else you would still be living in your parent’s home (no disrespect to those who are still living at home, you know what I mean).

One Step a Day

Even if you only took one step a day, eventually you would reach your destination. Some days you could take many steps, or walk a mile bringing you even closer to that which you seek. But even the smallest step brings you closer than you were the day before.

This concept can be applied to anything; obtaining physical items, amazing experiences, good health, healthy relationships, financial health, education, personal satisfaction, increased quality of life, happiness, whatever you want.

While this is a simple concept it is also profound and useless if you do not continue to take action and keep stepping toward what you want.

Accountability

It is on you to keep yourself accountable for your progress.

If you really want to get from here to there, then by all means track your progress. It not only allows you to see how far you’ve come, but it establishes the reasonable expectation that you will take a step to move you closer to what you want every day, no matter how small.

If you’re serious about getting what you want, you will review your steps every day. Every evening before you call it a night and ready yourself for slumber, ask yourself, “What did I do today?” to move closer to what you want.

In the event that you cannot recollect any step, there is still time. In those final moments do something – anything – that will move you even the slightest bit closer to that which you desire and make a promise to yourself to purposefully move closer tomorrow.

There is no judge or jury here, only your own accountability to yourself.

These daily steps are key to the success of the doers who make things happen and enjoy the best this life has to offer.

What do you have to show for today?

If the answer is “nothing,” then all your wanting is for not and you are not likely to get what you want.

You can do this.

What will you do today?

Tomorrow?

Energetic Exploration

Ever know someone who seems to be an over-achiever possessing almost superhuman abilities to go and go this way and that, with enthusiasm and energy that seems to never run dry?

Their energy generates a magnetic field that attracts new possibilities and opportunities they seize the ones appealing to them as they race past the others. They appear to have the best luck, achieve more than the rest of us and are generally happier most of the time.

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And you think, “I want some of that,” as you try to reverse engineer it. Is it the Starbucks? Green tea? Working out at the gym? A magical supplement? Or you wonder if he/she made some kind of deal with the devil?

This energetic magnetic field is created when you spend more time exploring uncharted territory. This unprecedented stamina is the result of continually pushing forward into areas of life that are new, different, challenging and unfamiliar.

It doesn’t take any magic pill or concoction, what it does require is enough raw courage to begin the process of launching your exploration of the unknown.

There is a certain amount of comfort associated with the safety of keeping things the same, at an even keel, surrounded by familiar faces and circumstances (even though they might be undesirable at times) there is an uncanny feeling of security associated with our complacent lives as we continue to feather the nest around us.

Then there are those jumping out of the nest from tree to tree soaring and exploring the vast horizon.

All it requires is you willing to take the leap out of the nest of your comfort zone. Albeit, it doesn’t have to be all at once, you can exit the next the first time as awkwardly as possible. It’s likely that you’ve been in the nest so long there is no one to toss you out, so you’re going to have to do it on your own.

It’s reasonable to experience an amount of trepidation when first launching from the nest, in fact the first attempt may more resemble falling than flying, but it gets easier and you get better at it every time you do it.

I’m a big fan of baby steps. No need to bite off more than you can chew, just make progress between where you are and where you want to be – no matter how small – it still moves you closer to the things you desire and can have, if you close the gap between what you want and that which you possess.

There are some components which can make closing the gap more expedient and efficient; they are courage, determination, planning, commitment and reward.

Courage: We’ve already ascertained courage is required to initiate the process.

Determination: It will take a certain degree of determination – of overcoming the inner dialogue which is resistant to change – to move into uncharted territory. Resist negative self-talk and start affirming your impending better life.

Planning: This represents charting a course from where you are to where you want to be, with mile markers along the way. For instance, if you were travelling from Seattle to New York, you might have significant stops to make along the way, like Spokane, Glacier National Park, Fargo, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Chicago, Cleveland and Pittsburgh, then your final destination of New York.

Commitment: It will take commitment to leave your home and head out for New York with your first goal of making it from Seattle to Spokane, then each other destination successively between where you are and where you want to be. With courage initiate the fortitude necessary to stay true to your journey.

Reward: Make sure to reward yourself and celebrate each charted milestone as a win bringing you closer and closer to the end result of everything you desire.

Of course, I’m using an example of a coast to coast road trip but any goal including subsequent goals can be used with this process.

Allow for the unknown: On any journey the traveler is likely to encounter unforeseen circumstances. Embrace the challenges appearing along the way, conquer them, retain the learning and resume your journey. No need to let a bump in the road to cause you to abort your travel plans altogether.

Ever notice how exciting it is to go on vacation or a road trip to some place you’ve never been before?

At the beginning 3,000 miles seems like a daunting challenge, but moving from milestone to milestone gets you there… and the trip is enjoyable, possibly with stories of challenges that needed to be overcome to get from here to there, but it was exhilarating.

You had more energy, excitement and attracted new possibilities along the way.

This is the life well lived, the secret ingredient, of the energetic explorer.
What do they do when they reach New York? Chart a new path. And you might be surprised to discover they are running many journeys concurrently, ‘ere their overzealous enthusiasm.

How much better does it get?

Life Sucks

You’ve heard people say things, like

I feel bad
I’m depressed
Nobody loves me
I have the worst luck
Nothing good happens to me
There’s no happiness in my life

Ever notice how true these statements appear to be for the people who say them? And the fact that it seems they get more of what they don’t want the more they complain about it appears to be statistically verifiable.

It’s true. The people who say, “I feel bad,” feel even worse. Depressed people who confess how depressed they are become even more depressed (I am not discounting any therapeutic modalities dealing with depression, just stating “what is”). People who say, “Nobody loves me,” find it more difficult to have a love connection. People saying, “I have the worst luck,” do. Nothing good comes to those who say it never does and happiness eludes those who speak those words, or post negatively on social media.

On the other hand, there are those who live a

Charmed Life

They have that Midas touch, everything they touch turns to gold. They are always in a good mood, feeling unusually good, everyone seems to be attracted to them, good fortune visits them often and they are so happy, you just want to do something to disrupt their groove (slap them, trip them, somehow put them in their place, because this is just ridiculous. Nobody should be allowed to live this kind of life. If I were jealous or vindictive, I might secretly proclaim, “One day, they will get what’s coming to them.”).

Nonetheless, there they are… squeezing all the best juices out of this life and savoring every drop, while the rest of us wallow in the reality of everyday life.

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Life Sucks

While these folks living a “charmed life” live life like it revolves around them, the rest of us with our feet firmly on the ground know the reality is that life sucks. And for those who say, “Life sucks,” it does.

So there we are confident, without a doubt, that this life has nothing much to offer us – except to succumb to the hustle and bustle of being a member of this earthly rat race we call life – while we carve out our meager existence.

Yet, something within us yearns for something more…

Something inside us wants what some of those crazy people pretending-to-live-in-a-fairy-tale have.

What would you give for some good somethin’ somethin’?

The Best is Yet to Come

Want a little peace and happiness in your life? Think you’re ready for something good?

Isn’t it time you stuck your toe in the water, just to see what could happen… if you really could change your life?

The only difference between these two types of people is their attitude. Their attitude determines their vibrational frequency. This frequency acts like a TV or radio tuner, adjusting the programming that you get to experience.

Therefore, if you can change your attitude, you can change your life. The more positive your thoughts are as you develop a more positive mental attitude, the more good things will be attracted to your life’s experience, like these people whose lives should have turned out bad, but they decided to tune-in to the positive. It’s a fact.

Create Some Good Life

If you’re ready for a little of the good life, start by proclaiming it. Try switching out the words that you speak (of the thoughts that you think) for the antithesis. For instance

Instead of Exchange for
I feel bad I feel good
I’m depressed I am getting more optimistic
Nobody loves me Love is coming my way
I have the worst luck I am attracting good fortune
Nothing good happens to me I’m ready for the best things
There’s no happiness in my life I find happiness when I look for it

Baby Steps

Talk to Yourself

These positive statements are referred to as positive affirmations, and the more you use them (and you can make up your own and crank them up… you get the idea) the more powerful they become. It may seem ridiculous, or silly, at first but just try it on, and see what happens.

What have you got to lose?