How to define your passions and set goals so you can live a life of your dreams: Action Step 1: List your passions. Remember energy is the fuel to ignite passion and passion is the engine of success. I am living the life of my dreams when I am… (Begin each with a verb relating to being, doing or having) (Example: Helping people to live the life of their dreams.) 1. ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. ________________________________________________________________________________ 5. ________________________________________________________________________________ 6. ________________________________________________________________________________ 7. ________________________________________________________________________________ 8. ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. ________________________________________________________________________________ 10. ________________________________________________________________________________
Action Step 2: Take the above list and take one at a time and compare them to the other passions you listed and narrow it down to your top 5 passions. Then take this top 5 and write it down on a 3X5 card and carry it with you and read it all the time to remind you of your passions in life. 1. ____________________________________________________________________________ 2. ____________________________________________________________________________ 3. ____________________________________________________________________________ 4. ____________________________________________________________________________ 5. ____________________________________________________________________________
Action Step 3: Write down “why” next to the top 5 things on your list and write a paragraph why you are committed to achieving it. “Why” is very powerful. 1. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________
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Action Step 4: This is where we put the plan together. For your top 5 passions put together an action list of things you would need to do to achieve them in your life. You will need to use another piece of paper to do this or do it on the back of this paper. These are your goals. It is easier to set goals once you know what your passions are. Goals are the rungs in the ladder of success! 1. ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. ______________________________________________________________________________
Action Step 5: For the above goals, divide them into three categories: Short range (1 month or less), Mid range (1 month to 1 year) and Long range (1 year or more) goals. Again you may need another piece of paper. 1. ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. ______________________________________________________________________________
Action Step 6: For each of your top 5 passions, write down one action you can do today to get started on your goals. The most important thing is to take action and start today then adjust your goals as needed. 1. ____________________________________________________________________________ 2. ____________________________________________________________________________ 3. ____________________________________________________________________________ 4. ____________________________________________________________________________ 5. ____________________________________________________________________________
Action Step 7. For each of your top 5 passions, write down one or more habits you will need to develop to support your ultimate outcome. Imagine if you exchanged 2 limiting habits for 2 empowering habits every year. In five years, that would be 10 empowering habits that you do without effort. That is with only 2 a year. What if you did 6 a year? In five years, you would have thirty empowering habits. Do you think your life would be different with 30 empowering habits? Master your habits or they WILL master you! 1. ____________________________________________________________________________ 2. ____________________________________________________________________________ 3. ____________________________________________________________________________ 4. ____________________________________________________________________________ 5. ____________________________________________________________________________