Giving Thanks, Part 2 of 3 - Three Circles
Welcome to Giving Thanks, Part 2!
As you prepare for 2023 I invite and encourage you to think about 3 intersecting circles you must honor to be truly whole. Any coach or mentor with whom you work should be well-versed in facilitating a balance between all 3 of these. Sadly, I find many are not.
MEANING is all the ways we find fulfillment and peace with our place in the world. It is found when we are living on our own terms, following our own thoughts and intuitions, and building our own visions. It is found paradoxically from improving a world that can never be perfected.
MENTAL HEALTH is the harmony of our thoughts with our ideals and ethics. It is being in touch with a sense of self-worth and recognizing ourselves to be unique, valuable beings with a crucial place in the cosmic dance. It is developed paradoxically by improving thoughts that can never be perfected.
MOTIVATION is the courage and conviction to enact our special and irreplaceable role in this time and place - a recognition that there is no way to misapply our purpose and that it is exactly what the world needs. It is found paradoxically from striving for success and impact that we know can never truly satisfy us even as we attain them.
At the intersection, we find a profound existential wholeness. It is peace within yourself, clarity to see the world you would like to create, and the strategy to build it one step at a time so that we may continue to approach the ideal that can only be imagined and never attained.
Every conversation I have with clients is oriented toward optimizing these 3 circles. Finding meaning, starting from a place of peace and fulfillment, and discerning the proper actions to realize the vision that flows from this state. It looks different for everyone, but that’s the formula for healthy growth in this often confusing, overwhelming, and anxiety-inducing modern world.
Based on recent client feedback, I am facilitating this optimization effectively and enacting incredible transformation in thoughts and actions.
Tomorrow we will conclude this “Giving Thanks” series with Awakening from the Meaning Crisis, and an exhortation to make 2023 the year YOU personally do so.
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