Focus & Inspire - Finding your WHY (your purpose) | Jade Balden

Focus and Inspire (Finding your WHY)

WHY do I want to do this?

First, know that I can create my destiny
Second, create it in my mind
See my creation, capture it, and envision it often
Use it for consistent motivation day after day

Why the WHY? Your WHY keeps you motivated when things get tough.

What is my WHY?

My why helps me identify my purpose
It is my motivating, compelling, and heartfelt intentions
It is about Being not Having

How do I detect my WHY, my mission, or my calling?

Brainstorm with thought provoking questions
Test your WHY
Capture your WHY
Use your WHY

How do I create affirmation statements?

Make myself the subject
Make affirmations for myself
Use present tense
Affirm in the positive
Use action verbs
Be simple and memorable
Evoke feelings and emotions
Be realistic and truthful
Envision my victory
Evoke all my senses

How do I set effective goals?

My goal is my target; it is what I am aiming for; where you focus
I only do tasks that will lead me to this goal (I avoid distractions)
Effective goals have the following elements:

Specific —clear, well defined, give direction, define where I want to end up
Measurable —precise information, times, quantities, enable me to identify that I have arrived
Actionable —connote doing something, action verb directing me to do some action
Realistic —genuinely possible to achieve, something I have control over, may be challenging
Time-bound —contains a deadline, sense of urgency, accountability, and helps my prioritization

What do I do with my goals?

Start with your why, draft your goals
Capture and memorialize them
Check the veracity of your goals
Use your goals

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