Exploring square one
I feel like I've lost my path over the last year, and I'm floundering about... uh, I mean *trailblazing* in unknown territory. I'm off the map, which is forgivable, but I'm also without a compass. There was a time, not that long ago, that I knew who I was, what my core values were, and how to best enact them in my life and the world. But life's got a funny way of taking you back to square one.
Last time I was in this place, I was 20. It looks a bit different now. So I've been trying things on, seeing if they fit, if they resonate for me. Taking note of when I'm happy/at peace/fulfilled, and trying to distill the causes and gravitate toward them. It's easy to notice the things that don't work, but that doesn't tell me what I *do* want.
One of the tasks I've assigned myself over the break is to find my passions again. (I don't assume they'll be the same as what they once were, because I'm not the same). Conveniently enough, there was a post on lifehack this morning entitled "10 Questions to Ask Yourself to Regain Your Work-Life Balance." I'll be chewing on these for guidance, and may post the answers here.
1. What is it to be completely fulfilled in life?
2. What values, qualities of being must be present for you to have a fulfilled life?
3. How would honoring those values impact your experience of work-life balance?
4. What are you committed to? (Not goals… goals are the doings that happen inside the field of commitments.)
5. What actions give you the least joy?
6. If you were committed to an organized, energetic, juicy, fulfilling experience in your work and life, how would that change your perspective about #5?
7. What two or three actions could you take right now that would create the most impact on your wellbeing?
8. What three things do you do in your daily life have absolutely no relevance to work or life fulfillment?
9. What are you willing to give up?
10. When will you commit to answering all these questions?
Last time I was in this place, I was 20. It looks a bit different now. So I've been trying things on, seeing if they fit, if they resonate for me. Taking note of when I'm happy/at peace/fulfilled, and trying to distill the causes and gravitate toward them. It's easy to notice the things that don't work, but that doesn't tell me what I *do* want.
One of the tasks I've assigned myself over the break is to find my passions again. (I don't assume they'll be the same as what they once were, because I'm not the same). Conveniently enough, there was a post on lifehack this morning entitled "10 Questions to Ask Yourself to Regain Your Work-Life Balance." I'll be chewing on these for guidance, and may post the answers here.
1. What is it to be completely fulfilled in life?
2. What values, qualities of being must be present for you to have a fulfilled life?
3. How would honoring those values impact your experience of work-life balance?
4. What are you committed to? (Not goals… goals are the doings that happen inside the field of commitments.)
5. What actions give you the least joy?
6. If you were committed to an organized, energetic, juicy, fulfilling experience in your work and life, how would that change your perspective about #5?
7. What two or three actions could you take right now that would create the most impact on your wellbeing?
8. What three things do you do in your daily life have absolutely no relevance to work or life fulfillment?
9. What are you willing to give up?
10. When will you commit to answering all these questions?