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.

As the world grows “flat,”

Right now is a good time to change your life, your mind, and even your diet. In short, it is time to change everything that keeps you stuck in uncertainty. Why?

Uncertainty about the future causes stress. You can learn to live stress free and fearless. You can act as if you were a rock-climber who never knew whether you would make it safely up or down. I’m here to tell you that the process of change will make you stronger. Just focus on the positive, what is working in your life. Each positive thought or point of focus is like a handhold or a toehold to lift you higher, or bring you safely down to solid ground.

Facing risk with courage is an intensely powerful experience. Many good things emerge from putting yourself in seemingly impossible situations then finding that single handhold or a new route that moves you forward.

A Rite of Passage

You can change your relationship to money, reinvent yourself, and if you like, choose a different future.

Why change? Right now, the Global Economy is disconnecting from the old economic model of civilization, where profits, not people, come first. Aided by global warming and climate change, economic change is accelerating. It is moving in the direction of the New Economy with a foundation based on sustainability and a respect for all Life. Call it a Global Warming of the Heart.

In this transition, you have a role to play as a change agent. As you find solid ground, you are a step ahead of the rest of society. You are letting go of what doesn’t work, and pioneering new pathways into a future based on self-reliance and self-responsibility.

In Megatrends 2010, the Rise of Conscious Capitalism, author Patricia Aburdene agrees: “Mainstream business is under siege, from activists and regulators as expected, but even from investors.” And all the barricades in the world cannot defend it. Because the most dangerous adversary of all – a transformed individual – lies within…. Does this idea speak to you?

A Higher Good

As the economy shifts away from funding fear-based consumerism, the industry of endless war, it will move toward “purposeful” money, conscious capitalism that that wants to do good in the world, that seeks to fund a higher good.

So, what is this higher good? Is it free education for all? Universal healthcare? Housing for the homeless? Sustainability? Stewardship of Nature? Democracy that truly represents all people? Is it a higher good in support of what works and what’s possible, the arts, and the micro-entrepreneur? It is all of the above.

Right now, as the world economy changes at lightening speed, new opportunities are opening up. You are in the right place at the right time.

Why Parkinomics? Statistics show that 61% of all Americans want to start their own business. The book describes an emerging economic trend where with the right attitude, and free of fear, people can expand in the direction of their own skills, talents, and passions. Call it “living your Life Purpose,” or Conscious Capitalism.

A transformed individual? Yes! A dropout? Not necessarily. If one of the 8 PROFILES in the book fits you, stop looking for a job, and start creating your dream job. Click here for more about the book.

About Alexia Park: Visionary entrepreneur, Huffington Post, and Intent.com blogger and former correspondent for the national desk of The Washington Post, Alexia Parks, is the author of 8 books. In Parkinomics, she focuses her attention on jobs and money in the New Economy. She has defined a whole new concept: Parkinomics.

© 2004-2010 Annika Ek, TrulyU™

A business is something very real, very tangible and very rooted in the physical world. A business involves having systems and processes in place to deal with clients, inventory, money and paper trails. To be in a position to get all of that set up you must have the resources and be in a space, mentally and physically that supports you.

When I talk about resources I am especially referring to your energy level, since many aspiring purpose entrepreneurs are running on fumes, or a very low gas tank.

Today I want to share the first 3 of the 7 Pillars I have used to build a solid foundation for my business and life, since when you’re a purpose entrepreneur there is no real separation between the two of them.

Pillar 1: Eating

We all know the saying “garbage in – garbage out” and it also goes for how you feed yourself. Eating foods with lots of bulk but few nutrients won’t give you the energy you need to stay energized and focus.

Complicated diets have never appealed to me and being on a diet is often associated with depriving yourself and setting yourself up for potential binging and failure down the road.
Instead take a common sense approach to your food intake and eat nutrient dense foods.

Nutrient dense foods have lots of nutrients per unit of food compared to nutrient sparse foods. Eating foods as close to their natural state as possible and having a nice mix of greens, veggies, quality proteins, nuts, seeds and whole grains usually does the trick. Eating sufficient proteins and good fats usually tame sweet cravings that can wreck havoc in an otherwise healthy diet.

Pillar 2: Drinking

You may not pay much attention to your intake of liquids during a day, but your
energy level and intake of hydrating fluids are closely connected. All drinks are not created equally, some are actually dehydrating, and we call those beverages.

All your body really needs when it comes to drinks is water, since we are more than 50% water. Our cells thirst for water and need it to function properly.

Fill up a large carafe with water a couple of times a day and make sure it is finished by the end of the day. Keep sipping all day long to stay clear and focused!

And don’t forget to compensate at a 1:1 ratio for any dehydrating beverages like coffee or tea. That means for each cup of coffee you drink an extra cup of water.

Pillar 3: Supplementing

It would be nice if we could get all of our required nutrients from our diet, but unfortunately that is difficult. I like a simple approach to supplementation and when we take our pills, powders and liquids on most days we’re likely to fill any nutrient gaps.

I take and recommend a daily green drink with powdered vitamin C, a liquid multi-vitamin and pro-biotics for a healthy gut flora. To get those essential fatty acids and vitamin D, take fish oil in the summer and cod liver oil in the winter. Most ladies should also take
a calcium supplement at bedtime to ensure strong bones.

Now take inventory on how you are doing with the quality of your foods, the quantity of your water intake, and your supplementation. I will share 4 more Pillars on which to build a strong foundation for your life and business soon, until then go live life to your full potential!

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Are you ready to make the cut a true Decision means..?

Whether big or small, once you decide to make something happen you can “move mountains”. The key here for those mountains to move is to actually decide with a capital D. You may think you have decided, but your actions, words and thoughts are telling a different story…

Some of the words in the English language are more powerful than others. One of those words that hold an expansive energy is the word “decide”. It is often used loosely and decisions are made as fast as they are reversed or changed, diffusing the power that was at your fingertips.

Let’s look at the root meaning of the word “decide”. There are two parts to this word; we have “de” and “cide”. “De” has the meaning to reduce and remove, as is seen in the words decelerate or debug.

The second half of the world is “cide” (or “cise”) which means to cut or kill, as we can see in the word “homicide“, and in “incisor” which is a sharp tooth for cutting food.

Once you know the true meaning of the word Decide you see that it means to make a cut and remove yourself from something. That something can be physical, like when you move to a different city which entails removing and cutting yourself off by going from one place to another.

A decision can also be applied to your internal world. When you decide to do something you must stop doing it the old way and figuratively (or literally) cut yourself off from the old way of doing, thinking or acting or you have actually not made a decision that has the “teeth” to shift things in your life. What we are saying here is that you can’t keep doing things the same old way and expect things to turn out any differently.

Let me summarize the above by giving you 3 steps to parse your decision making through that will allow you to harness the power your good intentions and allow you to decide with a capital D!

Step 1 Make a Firm Decision – Until you decide with all of your being, the Universe, or God (or what word you prefer to use to describe the Creative Power) has no reason to show you how that can be accomplished. This is significant since you don’t need to know how, all you have to do is to decide what.

Step 2 Align Yourself – Doing in a new way always feels awkward in the beginning so don’t let that stop you from staying true to your Decision. Our creative power comes when you stick to your Decision and align what you want in your heart, with what you think and with how you take action.

Step 3 Catch Yourself - It is impossible to control our thoughts, so don’t even try, instead focus on catching yourself when you think in an old way that is not serving you, and use your raised awareness to shift your thoughts back to your Decision.

Bonus Tip – Don’t give up! it is always darkest and coldest right before dawn breaks. This is also true for major shifts in your life; it is when it seems the most hopeless that you are closest to a huge breakthrough, provided you stick to your Decision, no matter what!

Now go and experience the force behind making a Decision according to the true meaning of the word. I hope that decision will be to Live Your Life’s Purpose!

If you have no idea what your Life Purpose is, I would love to have you join me at my upcoming “Discover Your Life Purpose” 5 Teleseminar Series, where your Life Purpose blueprint will be analyzed and presented to you in bite size pieces that you can apply to your life right away. Click here for all the details.

Want to Reprint this Article in Your Ezine or Website? No problem, just make sure that it remains intact and you include this complete blurb with it: Annika Ek, Purpose2Business Mentor & Hand Analyst. Annika’s experience range from Business & Technology to Healership. As a Purpose2Business Mentor & Hand Analyst, she is uniquely positioned to take her clients from Discovering their Soul’s Purpose to turning it into a profitable business and becoming Purpose Entrepreneurs who thrive in our New Economy. Annika is the founder of TrulyU. For F^REE Purpose2Business Tools visit www.trulyu.com.

Release your imagination...

By Annika Ek Purpose2Business Mentor & Hand Analyst

When I remember my childhood, especially the early years before age 7, I recall enchanted years were my physical reality seamlessly mixed with my inner reality, or imagination.

Stories like my own are very common, and you can probably reconnect with bright memories from your own imaginary library. We all come here “hardwired” with the ability to create, or imagine, an inner world that at times can be as or more real than what is going on in the so called “real” world.

However, as we grow up and with the beginning of formal schooling we are re-programmed to look outside of ourselves for information and the inner imaginary world is not valued or encouraged to stay in shape.

Today it is commonly accepted that the world we perceive is just an appearance. A solid table is really not solid, instead it omits a vibrational energy frequency we perceive as a solid table. We also know that our thoughts are vibrational energy frequencies, so what is the difference really, between our outer and inner worlds, since they are both vibrational energy frequencies?

The difference is a lag in time, the outer world today, is the mirror of yesterday’s inner world. This is possible since human beings are creative beings, and we create whether we are aware of it or not. Your inner world is where creation begins, what you consistently accept as your reality and the “movies” you run in your head will manifest as your physical reality once the “time buffer” has passed.

When you focus on what is not going well in your life; you think about it, you talk about it and so on, you are ordering more of the same… That is the definition of being stuck! This awareness that your inner world is like the order desk for how your outer world will show up in the future, I hope will make you more conscious and cautious about what you allow yourself to speak, think and rehash…

You may have heard about this kind of thing before and “the law of attraction”, but it is not really working for you… The proof that you really understand this as truth is seen when you take your inner imaginary world more seriously than your outer world.

So what are you waiting for, get started ordering the life of your dreams! If you have no idea what that looks like, you are not alone. Like I mentioned before your imaginary muscle may be out of practice. To strengthen this muscle you must use it, and that is most easily done when you give yourself space in your life to do “nothing”. Give it a try and see what happens, imagine yourself living the life of your dreams in your “inner now”. (Be prepared for your ego mind to show up to let you know you are wasting time, and try to pull you into the future or the past…)

If you feel stuck you can collect “clippings” of what you would like for yourself from what you see others having, doing or being. Use what you see around you as the “magazine” you are cutting from. If you catch yourself reacting with jealousy when you see someone have something you don’t, transform that emotion into an emotion of gratitude and a deep knowing that you can also have the exact same “thing” (it could a physical thing, a relationship or a state of mind), as long as you allow yourself to receive it… So “cut” that image and paste it onto your imaginary clip board.

If you are surrounded by exhausting drama and misery in your own life, or see it in the lives of those around you, be creative and search out people and environments that better reflect where you are headed, instead of where you have been. Remember that you can use people in the public eye if inspiration is not easy to find in your immediate life. Also keep in mind to tweak the “clipping” in such a way that it reflects you in that situation and not the person you “cut”.

Now work with these imaginary images on a daily basis and attach strong emotions of gratitude and excitement to them. Don’t let the word “imaginary” fool you, it doesn’t mean “not real”, instead it represents your current inner vibrational reality that according to natural laws and principles has no choice but to take physical form in your outside life, as long as you keep your faith strong and your imagination consistent!

Want to help fuel your Imagination by discovering your Life Purpose? Particiapate in the upcoming “Discover Your Life Purpose” TeleSeminar Series! To learn more click here

Want to Reprint this Article in Your Ezine or Website? No problem, just make sure that it remains intact and you include this complete blurb with it: Annika Ek, Purpose2Business Mentor & Hand Analyst. Annika’s experience range from Business & Technology to Healership. As a Purpose2Business Mentor & Hand Analyst, she is uniquely positioned to take her clients from Discovering their Soul’s Purpose to turning it into a profitable business and becoming Purpose Entrepreneurs who thrive in our New Economy. Annika is the founder of TrulyU. For F^REE Purpose2Business Tools visit www.trulyu.com.

What kind of "seed" are you...?

By Annika Ek – Purpose2Business Mentor

Have you ever seen a birch tree trying to be an oak tree instead? Or a cat who wants to be a dog? I didn’t think so, and neither have I. The plant and animal kingdoms are very orderly. Everyone, from the tiniest plant to the greatest mammals, just knows what they are and what to do.

The plants and animals just allow themselves to unfold from one stage to the next as they go through life, without struggle and hesitation. The simplicity of being we see in nature comes from its connection to source energy.

The human kingdom is set apart from the kingdoms below, by having an intellect and a rational mind that gives us the ability to think and reflect upon ourselves. This ability is a true gift since it also makes us co-creators of our realities. We are constantly creating, whether we are aware of it or not.

As individuals, each one of us has an individual and unique soul with its own agenda to fulfill. Compare this to the animal kingdom that operates under a collective soul where all of the same specie has the same agenda. All squirrels collect food for the winter, all wolfs are carnivores and all beavers build dams (unless humans interfere and possibly mess things up…)

What we create in our lives reflect the level of awareness we are operating at. As you can see, there is great potential for accidental creation here, since our minds may get in the way of us connecting with our soul level and becoming aware of what kind of “seed” we truly are.

Since we are all unique souls with unique soul purposes, we cannot grow into our true selves by looking to copy fellow humans. If we look at others for input on what we are here to do, we will likely get even more confused, especially since those we look towards may be looking towards someone else, and so on.

If you want to look at role models, go to nature and perceive the certainty with which an oak tree is growing, never does it hesitate and tries to be a flower. Also look to those who have the faith and courage to allow their lives to unfold according to the blueprint within, for inspiration. Don’t copy what they do; instead get inspired by how they live and allow themselves to step outside their comfort zone to unfold into their true self.

So what kind of seed are you? What will you grow into when you have the faith, courage and inner connection to set your intellect and mind aside, and just be?

For help on figuring out your unique “specie” a great place to begin is to discover your personal “Energy Profile“, including your Life Purpose Energies and your Life Lesson Energies (where you tend to get stuck). Join me at my next “Discover Your Life Purpose” Event, to learn more click here.

Want to Reprint this Article in Your Ezine or Website? No problem, just make sure that it remains intact and you include this complete blurb with it: Annika Ek, Purpose2Business Mentor & Hand Analyst. Annika’s experience range from Business & Technology to Healership. As a Purpose2Business Mentor & Hand Analyst, she is uniquely positioned to take her clients from Discovering their Soul’s Purpose to turning it into a profitable business and becoming Purpose Entrepreneurs who thrive in our New Economy. Annika is the founder of TrulyU. For F^REE Purpose2Business Tools visit www.trulyu.com.

Follow the beat...

By Annika Ek – Purpose2Business Mentor

What sets the alive apart from what is lifeless, whether its a person, plant or a piece of art, is that it has a pulse. All that is in harmony with Life with a capital L, is a continuously cycle through a pattern of beats or pulsations.

The famous psychoanalyst and the father of Orgonomy, Dr. Wilhelm Reich (1897-1957) was able to establish that Life always moves through 4 distinct beats or pulstaions, and captured the essence that each of those beats hold. With his discoveries around the “4 Beat Cycle”, he unveiled the pulsating blueprint for Life and the creative process it must go through to continue to unfold and further express Life.

At first encounter, Reich’s “4 Beat Cycle” may appear to be limited to sex, as the 4 beats are Tension, Charge, Discharge and Relaxation. But sex is no more or less than one way to create. All creative or alive activities will go through the same pulsation, although it may not be as obvious.

By having an understanding of the 4 Beats we can apply that template to everything in our lives and allow it to help us see where we are getting stuck and how to move forward towards a healthy expression in all that we do.

This 4 beat rhythm can be observed in everything from the seasons, to the shifts relationships go through, to creative work and so on. In life we will do much better if we follow the innate universal rhythm everything “dances” to. It is when we are not aware of the cycle of 4 distinct beats that our lives and bodies can get out of sync and chaos and maybe even disease will result.

Let’s take a closer look at the 4 distinct beats and what signifies each one, along with some examples that you are hopefully able to relate to in your own life.

Beat 1 – Tension: This beat is about restlessness and a stirring to begin something new or to initiate a shift. In the seasons “Tension” is represented by spring. In the life of a Purpose Entrepreneur tension is seen in a desire to keep expanding and in new ideas. In the creative process this step is often referred to as “creative tension”.

Beat 2 – Charge: In this second beat the energy is escalated and movement/action is intensified. In nature this is seen in the unfolding that summer brings. For the Purpose Entrepreneur it is when a project is launched from an idea and resources are gathered and creative work is done.

Beat 3 – Discharge: This third beat is about giving it all and then letting go. In nature we see this happening in the fall when the fruits have ripened and are harvested. For the Purpose Entrepreneur it can be the launch of the new project like a book, or a new product or service. It is important that this stage is achieved in a timely manner or the project will lose its natural momentum.

Beat 4 – Relaxation: This beat is like the rest or pause in music. The moments of silence are as important as the notes you play for beautiful music to result. In nature this is represented by winter, when a temporary contraction and period of rest takes place. In the life of the Purpose Entrepreneur, beat 4 is a time and place where we exhale and just enjoy the creative process we have just been through. It is also about rejuvenating and recharging before that stirring with a new idea brings us back to “tension” and beat 1.

If beat 4 is missed, disharmony will likely follow. If immediately after completing one project we jump into the next, it is like going from fall to spring! Winter needs to happen, and this on the surface less active beat allows for a big picture view that ensures that we are moving in the right direction when “spring” and the next project arrives.

As you can see this fundamental rhythm of Life must include all 4 pulsations. If you get stuck at one of the stages, or never allow for one of the beats to play, the result will be unsatisfying or outright unhealthy.

Practice seeing this 4 beat rhythm of Life throughout your own life, both in your personal life and in your business pursuits. You will be amazed at how it appears everywhere when you know what to look for.

Another great way to propel you towards success is to discover your personal “Energy Profile” interpreted from your fingerprints. Your “Energy Profile” includes your Life Purpose, Life Lesson (where you tend to get stuck) and more. Join me at my next “Discover Your Life Purpose” Event where your fingerprints are analyzed, to learn more click here.

Want to Reprint this Article in Your Ezine or Website? No problem, just make sure that it remains intact and you include this complete blurb with it: Annika Ek, Purpose2Business Mentor & Hand Analyst. Annika’s experience range from Business & Technology to Healership. As a Purpose2Business Mentor & Hand Analyst, she is uniquely positioned to take her clients from Discovering their Soul’s Purpose to turning it into a profitable business and becoming Purpose Entrepreneurs who thrive in our New Economy. Annika is the founder of TrulyU. For F^REE Purpose2Business Tools visit www.trulyu.com.