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Day #39 – Create Your Purpose from the “End of the List”

22 Monday Aug 2011

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365 Ways to Start Over: Day #39 – Create Your Purpose from the “End of the List”

If you want to change some things in your life you have to change some things in your life. Start by changing the way you look at your challenges. Use creative thinking to make a long list of possible solutions to your challenges and then critical thinking to narrow down the most effective ideas. You can apply this to problem solving in business, defining your life purpose, finding love, team building around an issue and much more.

The List that Rocks!

    Creative Thinking:

1. Make a long and extensive list of every single possible crazy wild idea that describes “WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS AND FEELS LIKE” as it relates to your dilemma. No judgments. No closed off thinking. No “I can’t becauses.” Come up with at least 50 solutions. Cluster these into theme areas and combine.

2. After this list is created – keep going. Throw out the most outlandish ideas you can think of. This “End of the List” list is where revolutions are made, new industries are created and wild ideas become things like Facebook, Groupon and iPad. Empty your mind for unless it is emptied, it cannot be filled with new thoughts.

    Critical Thinking:

3. So what is the real question you need to have answered? Do not let your mind wonder to solutions. Just define the question. Is this question different than you originally thought?

4. Generate useful answers by narrowing down your list. Prune down the ideas from numbers 1 and 2 in this exercise to uncover the most effective solution to answer your question from number 3.

Lists help you realize things that lie beneath the surface and un-vetted. Create your lists without inhibition and watch your possibilities take off. Start now!

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Day #39 – Listen to the Silence

11 Thursday Aug 2011

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365 Ways to Start Over: Day #39 – Listen to the Silence

Every day is full of noise. You have external noise – the chatter of people, traffic, planes trains, music, animals, industry. And you have internal noise – your own headtrash telling you to worry, feel guilty, get busy, relax, exercise, volunteer, forgive, forget, get more, let go.

When do you actually sit alone in a place without any visual or auditory distractions and calm your mind enough to hear nothing but silence? It’s difficult to do. Try it – for 15 minutes. Then listen to what comes your way.

If after you have found a quiet place any internal headtrash invades your peace, sweep it away. Allow only silence and nature to penetrate your mind. Hear what you haven’t heard before? What are you called to? What are the new possibilities? What is the wisdom? Start now!

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