{ Worksheet #2 Get My Life }
I can’t lie, I used to be super jealous of the folks who figured out early in life what they wanted to do, who they wanted to be and were able to chart a course to reach it. I felt like, as a late bloomer, I didn’t have the direction I desired and it put me in a constant state of feeling aimless.
Until I really broke down and “free” wrote without fear of judgment and without finding obstacles what I liked about my life and what I wanted more of, and consequently, what would make me money.
Then, things got SUPER clear. That’s why this lesson is very important to help you further get in touch with you.
As I speak to other entrepreneurs, they seem to have this same problem OR, OR, OR, they have absolutely too many irons in the fire AT THE SAME TIME, that causes them to feel just as aimless and unfulfilled as if they had none.
So today, the exercise that we are going to do will bring you SUPER clarity on a strong path that you may want to go with your life and business.
( 30 Minute Exercise ) Turn off the TV, put your phone on airplane mode and focus..
Get your “ Get My Life ” Worksheet
Column 1
The first column is the warmup. Here is where you will free write your likes. For example, travel, children, chocolate, even shopping. These are the things that you do without even noticing that time has passed, that you missed lunch and that you find you do happily and easily.
Column 2
Now go to column 2. This is for you to go DEEPER. What are your Loves? What are the things that you’d absolutely do for the rest of your life, money or no money, they are the things that give your heart joy. The items on this list don’t feel like work, or stress, or if there is any stress- you love the stress that comes with the task. For example, if you absolutely love painting, you don’t mind the stress that comes with trying to get the exact paint color that you need or fitting a huge canvas in your car. List these items.
Column 3
You guys have been waiting for this column because after all- this is business right? So here is where you will take the items from column one and column two and determine which ones you can make money from. Big money and little money. Don’t censor yourself, just write it down. Also for this column, you may not know if something makes money. You may want to get on Google, do some research on the subject…. spend some time and check it out.
After completing this exercise, you should’ve had a few revelations. When I created the exercise…. I realized that I absolutely love to shop online…. but the type of money I’d make from it, wasn’t enough for me. But it also revealed that my love of traveling could be combined and added to my current business and be in the money lane that I wanted to be in.
Ok, so what if you’re stuck and have no idea what you love? These are some activities that can get your creative juices flowing and get you more familiar with yourself because when we lead such busy lives, it can be easy to forget who we are, what makes our heart smile, and what we do passionately.
So after looking at your answers from this exercise, do you feel more in touch with you? Can you tell what is a strong path or paths that you should follow?
Here is also where I want to drop a piece of BIG advice from a question I get asked VERY often……… For you want to have multiple businesses people. Unless the first business is profitable, growing, organized, has systems and tools in place, should you branch out and start another business.
Ok, so what if you’re stuck and have no idea what you love? We will cover this even more in lesson 3 where you will Re-Discover Yourself.
Don’t you feel lighter from this exercise?
Action Plan
- Find a private space without distractions and noise and block out 30 minutes minimum.
- Complete your Get Your Life Worksheet and take it SOOOOOO Serious.
