Use the 80/20 Rule To Get Clarity

by Annika Ek Life Purpose Mentor & Business Coach

You have probably heard of the 80/20 rule, also referred to as Pareto’s principle. This rule also applies to your success as a life purpose based business owner and 80% of what you do (especially as you get started) must take place on the INSIDE, and 20% on the OUTSIDE.

This may seem counter intuitive, but it will ensure that when you actually do, you are doing the RIGHT things, since doing the WRONG things will have you running around in a circle chasing your tail, going nowhere fast…

I am taking lots of time off from doing on the outside this summer and I encourage you to do the same. Honoring the dance of inner and outer allows us to recharge and get connected to our inner beacon that ensures that our actions indeed move us closer to our dreams.

Most successful people begin with two beliefs:

the future can be better than the present, and I have the power to make it so.

~David Brooks

During the summer I am enjoying travel for work and visits with family and friends. I will be back soon with lots of NEW CONTENT to help you created a Life Purpose Based business.

Wising you a wonderful summer and I hope to connect with you on Twitter, Facebook (be sure to ‘like’ my page) and LinkedIn.

To your true purpose & success,

Annika

Ps. If you haven’t already, be sure to pick up your free Purpose2Business Tools by clicking this link, but hurry since these tools are soon gone!

The 7 Pillars of Your Life Purpose Foundation – Part 2

Once you have figured out how to eat, drink and supplement (in part I of this article) to make sure your body has the fuel and building materials it needs to maintain and repair your physical body and it’s functions, you can go deeper into creating a solid foundation on which to build your Life Purpose.

Now let’s look at 4 more pillars that are essential to give you a solid support as you embark on the journey of your life!

4. Sleeping

If you are short changing yourself on sleep to get more work done you are literally shooting yourself in the foot! Sleep deprivation accumulates and it is very hard, if not impossible, to make it up.

When we sleep we get so much more than rest. During sleep you slip out of waking consciousness and go back to Source to drink from its dynamic well and come back refreshed and renewed. While you “are gone” and still, your body’s repair crew is given the opportunity to repair and maintain your physical vehicle.

The hours of shuteye you get before midnight are extra valuable, so be sure to have a routine where you step away from bright lights, screens and stimulating activities 1-2 hours before bed time. This will release sleep hormones that will make your eyelids heavy around 10 pm.

5. Moving & Playing

Lots of activity is happening between our ears all day long these days, as we engage with your friends and do our work on computers. It is easy to feel like we’ve had a busy day but have hardly moved our bodies!

For some of us “exercise” is a heavy word, so I prefer to use “moving and playing” instead. Make sure you do things you enjoy that involve using your body. For some it may mean doing sports, for others it can be dance, gardening, hiking and so on.

Doing some of this movement and play outdoors will bring you two more essential component of a strong platform, sunshine and fresh air.

6. Environment

Being in a place of order and beauty is like rocket fuel for your life purpose. The environment you spend your days in may not seem like very important but it sends a subtle message all day long about how you value and treat yourself.

Surround yourself with photos and mementos that inspire you to be all that you can and gives you space to grow.

7. Relationships

We can’t choose the families we are born into, but we can choose to on a regular basis surround ourselves with positive individuals who are also going for it in life and want to be all that they can and be of their highest service!

Bring awareness and intense presence to relationships in your life that are challenging and hold the intention to raise the frequency of those you share your days with (instead of being pulled down).

The 7 Pillars covered here are foundational and will set the stage to give you the space and energy you need to live out your purpose in life! Ready for more? A “Life Purpose Profile™” will give you the next steps and give you clarity around the energies at play in your life, all the time. Click here for details and to order your “Life Purpose Profile™” now.

How Brightly Do You Shine?

The sun is the centre of our solar system, and our home planet circles the sun each calendar year. The sun makes life possible here on Earth and we ingest its energy indirectly from the plant and animal foods we eat. We need sunlight on our skin to produce vitamin D for strong bones and immunity. Sunlight is also essential for our mental
emotional health and well being.

The sun decides how we count the months of the year, the hours, minutes and seconds of the day. We truly are light beings, influenced at so many levels by a gigantic ball of fire.

As light beings ourselves we are also able to produce our own light, our inner light shines through our eyes, skin and energy field. Living life “on purpose” is an important part of keeping that inner flame going.

When we are “off purpose” and not connected to, and expressing our unique purpose in life, our inner light is dampened. There are several indications that you are not shining as brightly as you could, impacting your physical, mental and soul/spiritual wellbeing. Let’s take a closer look at some of the manifestations of an inner light “on low”.

Signs & Symptoms Your Inner Light Is Low:

1. Physical Symptoms

Health problems and various diseases are more likely to find a home in you when your inner light is low. This is because your vibrational frequency is lower and a good match to many diseases. As a general rule, taking individual skin pigmentation into account, the healthier you are, the more sunshine can you take without burning.

A great example is healthy and active children who run around all day long in the sun without getting sunburn. A person who is ill or in convalescence must be very careful with how much sun they are exposed to since they burn easily. What we are seeing here is your inner light’s ability to “match” the outer light of the sun. The stronger your inner light, the more sunshine can you receive.

2. Mental Symptoms

Anyone who has ever experienced SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) is well aware that the lack of sunlight during dark winter months can have severe impact on your mood, general well being and “joie de vivre”. By making sure your inner light is burning brightly you are reducing the need and your sensitivity to fluctuations in the availability of the outer light.

3. Soul Spiritual Symptoms

We’ve all heard the expression “going to the dark side of the moon” describing a
spiritual crisis where a desperate search for meaning is playing out in a place
seemingly void of light. A crisis is an opportunity to quickly let go of old patterns that are no longer working and step into a new way of being and doing that ignites your inner light.

There are several ways to boost your inner light with a healthy lifestyle and sound relationships being the obvious ones. Leading a life that brings meaning and purpose on a very personal level, allowing you to connect with and express your unique gifts, in another surefire way to boost your inner light. A great place to start is to have a “Life
Purpose Profile™” and deepen your understanding of what you are all about on a
soul level.

© 2004-2010 Annika Ek, TrulyU™

When it is Essential to be Present!

The Beatles song goes “Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans” and it’s so true that unless you are truly “home” to experience every moment of your life, it will go by and you won’t notice.

If you expect life to be smooth sailing you will likely get very frustrated as soon as stuff comes up, but life is designed to send challenges your way so you can keep learning and growing.

To get the most out of life and stay anchored in spite of what comes your way, it is essential to understand that we operate in a dual mode, I think of it as a cross. On the horizontal axis we move through time and “stuff” comes our way. On the vertical axis your connection to source energy and presence brings focus and resources, and there is always a calm here. Just like it is always calm at the bottom of a lake, even on the windiest of days.

If you think that your life is the ups and downs on the surface of the lake (the horizontal axis), you’re in for an exhausting roller coaster ride. But if you become aware that there is another reality within you, what comes your way during life is less daunting.

It is always important to be present to get the most out of your experiences, and to be able to be your best for yourself and for those in your life. But it is essential to be present in these 3 circumstances:

#1	As You Maneuver Rough Times

If you allow yourself to identify with emotions and thoughts when the going gets tough in your life, chances are that challenges, big and small, will take over your life and keep you stuck and likely in suffering.

Through presence you gain the clarity to see the difference between challenges you can do something about, and those that are out of your control, and then surrender to what is. This seizing of resistance will miraculously allow solutions to come in to your life that you are not privy to when you operate from resistance mode.

#2	So you Don’t Miss Those Special Moments

It is easy to fall into a pattern where we live for the big milestones in life and keep waiting for certain things, like a job or a relationship, before we start living for real. That way of thinking is nothing but an illusion and will likely rob you of those everyday gems your life is sprinkled with.

When you can be present in every moment you will be there fully to enjoy a happy hug from your child, the smell of grass in the summer, and other precious moments that easily are lost as you hurry towards the next big thing in your life.

#3	So You Stay On Purpose

Unless you consciously set your direction for what you want your life to be about, chances are that you are operating in default mode and are living somebody else’s agenda or even life! If that is the case, no wonder it is not bringing you that deeper meaning you are looking for…

To connect with what you are all about and what you are here to do it is crucial that you are fully in the moment. By being present you will find the expression of your purpose that is right for you right now. Those answers can only come from within yourself and only when you are “home”.

Don’t wake up to the realization that you have lived a life that wasn’t yours when you have run out of time and energy. Connect with your purpose and make it come alive by being in the moment everyday of your life starting with today.

Getting your “Life Purpose Profile™” will quickly and easily present you with the framework for your Purpose in life. It is then up to you to make it come alive by being in the now. Click here to order your “Life Purpose Profile™“.

2 Powerful Steps to Lift the Fog Around Your Purpose

Have you ever wondered why you have such a hard time seeing with clarity what you are here to do? And why can’t you just have your purpose delivered with ease and be done with it?

That is as unlikely to happen as sounding like Itzhak Perlman the first time you pick the violin, and that you will play tennis like Serena Williams the first time you pick up a tennis racket.

What I am saying is that getting great clarity around your purpose is in many ways no different that accomplishing great achievements in other areas of your life. To play at your full potential, whether on the musical stage, tennis court or the grand stage of life, takes dedication, courage and faith. The only difference here is that there is no competition to be your very best and most authentic self. Everyone has the potential to be a winner!

You may not think it is fair that you have to put in effort to be able to step into the big shoes of your full potential and purpose, since it is yours, but let me explain with this simple analogy.

Imagine that your 16-year old is finally old enough to drive a car. On her 16th birthday will you hand over the keys to the brand new family car at her first request? Most of us wouldn’t because she has never sat in the driver’s seat before, and letting her drive your car will endanger herself and others on the road, along with the car and other material things she may drive into. Instead you would encourage her to take driving lessons and learn the rules of the road. It is for the exact same reasons you don’t get your grand life purpose handed over to you as soon as you are ready to find out what it is.

It is essential both for a new driver, and for those who search greater clarity around their purpose in life, to prepare so they are ready for the responsibility that is part of the package. So this initial resistance doesn’t mean that your teen will never get the to drive the family car, or that you won’t gain clarity around your purpose in life, it just means that you have some work to do before you are ready to receive the keys to the kingdom.

Here are two powerful steps, that when combined truly sets the stage to empower you with both energy and clarity around your essence.

Step 1 – Focus on Self-Care

Become acutely aware of how you manage your limited resources, such as time, money and energy, since they all have the potential to drain you if not managed with mindfulness.

Care for your body in such a way that you treat it with the respect it deserves since it is your vehicle during your journey through life.

When taking a close look at how you spend your resources and how you fuel your body you will likely become aware of habits, cravings, commitments and people that does not support your growth and drains your energy. Only you can correct that situation, nobody else. Make a plan to deal with them one by one, and be open to asking for and receiving the help you need if it is too much for you to handle on your own.

Step 2 – Understand Your Individual Life Purpose Profile

By becoming aware of the energies that must move through you on a continuous basis at your soul level during your life, is a very powerful way to understand what you are all about at the core. You will become aware of what energies you must have an outlet for to experience a deeper meaning, peace and purpose in your life.

Your Life Purpose Profile will also bring out into the light where you are most likely to get out of balance and what your blind spots are. When you “digest” this information and transform it into awareness around who you truly are, you are inviting greater clarity into your life.

By combining the suggestions under step 1 and 2 you give yourself a tune up both in body and mind and can expect powerful synergistic results. Learn more about your Individual Life Purpose Profile and how you can have yours done by clicking this link.

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