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During this year, we have interviewed over 200 bold, talented individuals who have leaped fully into what they love, as they serve others in the world – we call them Passioneers ™. Our intention is to inspire those who are feeling scared or discouraged about their own leap into service. Based upon our inteviews so far, we have synthesized the following passioneering tips, and will be blogging on them, and many others, each week in 2010. If you have any tips or know of any Passioneers who would like to share their story in our blog, please send us their contact information.
Be A Visionary.
- Dream big. To create a bigger life, you must have bigger dreams. Without a vision, the people perish. (Proverbs 29:18)
- Cordon off at least one focused, quiet hour, each month, for the visioning process. If you Google “life visioning tools,” you’ll see lots of great visioning tools. We highly recommend using Rev. Dr. Michael Beckwith’s approach.
- Share your life’s vision with those you trust, and watch how much faster that it grows!
- Keep your vision front and center, where it can inspire you everyday. A vision journal or vision board is a great tool for this purpose. Check out vision journaling workshops by Robbi Firestone.
If You Fail to Plan, You Plan to Fail.
- Create a business plan, even if it’s on the back of a napkin. Richard Gabel’s tips on this: http://bit.ly/2102E
- What gets written down gets done. Plain, simple, if not easy. Journaling is a great tool for this. Or try writing down the top three things you must get done each day on an index card; let that be your day’s focus.
- As with your vision, share your business plan with others for input, ideas, and support.
- Try our complimentary PowerLeaps LLC Express Business Plan.
If You Believe, You’re Halfway There.
- Napoleon Hill said “What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” (more quotes from Napoleon Hill).
- If you don’t believe in your vision, very few others will.
- Even on those days when you really don’t believe in your vision, try faking it until you make it. It’s amazing how contagious “acting as if” can be!
- Faith grows over time, one demonstration at a time – kind of like a stairway that you climb, with each step being a small success. Rome was certainly not built in one day.
Just Do It!
- My good friend Pete DiSantis says, “Do is half of done.“ Talk is cheap, and analysis can cause paralysis! The boldest, most successful Passioneers move forward regardless of their circumstances.
- Take baby steps, no matter how small they are. In the midst of feeling overwhelmed and stuck, your taking even ONE small step forward will jump start your inspiration and momentum. A great article on this approach.
- There is no right or wrong way to express your passions, so avoid comparing yourself to others, especially Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, celebrities, your next door neighbor, etc., etc. You get the point…
- Explore and experiment. Take some risks and try on different approaches. Most importantly, have FUN!!
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