We as human being, has a potential to decide our quality of life. if we live a tasteless life, it does not mean that life is really dry but we have yet not found of our purpose of being born as a human being?
2. YOU….YOU ……& YOU………….?
Are you aware of your likes and dislikes?
Are you aware, why you have such likes and dislikes?
Do you know what are the priorities of your life ?
Do you have any specific reason for those priorities?
Are you aware of your core values?
Do you know why you respect someone or hate someone?
Can you write your eulogy, tribute or acclamation of life?
Do you know your mission, purpose or goal of your life?
IF YOUR ANSWER IS YES FOR ALL OF THE ABOVE,
THEN YOU ARE REALLY PREPARED TO TAKE LIFE WITH
PASSION & TO ENJOY WHATEVER YOU DO.
3. YOUR LIKES & DISLIKES
This first exercise is very simple. Just take a blank sheet of
paper and write down all of the tasks that you have to do in
an average month of your job or home. It might take you a
while to think of every single activity you do but it’s worth the
effort to do it properly.
Your list should be dozens and dozens of items long. Once
you have your list, simply put a tick against the tasks you
like doing. And (no prizes for guessing) put a cross against
the tasks you don’t like so much.
What sorts of jobs would maximise your likes and minimise
your dislikes?
4. IDENTIFY YOUR PRIORITIES
Rank the following list of ‘motivators’ in order of importance,
starting with the things that are most important to you.
Colleagues
Geographical location
Contribution to society
Health
Current income
Influence and power at work
Family
Leisure time
Friends
Personal growth
Future earnings
Predictable working hours
Equity ownership
Prestige and status
Working environment
Promotions
Security
Time to think and work alone
Spiritual growth
Travel
5. PRIRITIES OVER TIMELINE
•FAMILY
•CURRENT
•CURRENT
•FRIENDS INCOME
INCOME
•LEISURE
•STATUS
•PRESTIGE
•PLEASURE •PROMOTIONS •EQUITY
•SECURITY •SECURITY
OWNERSHIP
•TRAVEL
•PERSONAL
•INFLUENCE &
•HEALTH GROWTH
POWER
ADOLESCENT
YOUNG
ADULT
•FAMILY
•CURRENT
INCOME
•HEALTH
•SECURITY
•FRIENDS
OLD
•SECURITY
•FAMILY
•HEALTH
•FRIENDS
•CURRENT
INCOME
RETIRED
6. IDENTIFY YOUR PRIORITIES
And check that the list really does
represent what you want. Are you
sure that you aren’t just writing it
thinking about what other people –
your spouse, colleagues, or boss –
would approve of?
Then write a brief description of
how you would define each item.
7. IDENTIFY YOUR PRIORITIES
When you’ve finished defining
your list, look at it.
What are the most important
things in your life?
And what isn’t so important
after all?
8. UNDERSTAND YOUR CORE VALUES
Write two columns on a sheet of paper. Write at the
top of one column ‘heroes and heroines’. The other
column is for ‘villains’.
Under the first column, write down a list of people
that you admire – they could be living or dead, or
even fictional. It could be famous historian, a
business figures, a film stars, a social activists in
the news or just people you’ve worked with.
Then, for each person, ask yourself:
Why do you have such respect for these people?
What attributes or traits do they have?
In turn, what does that say about what you value?
9. UNDERSTAND YOUR CORE VALUES
Under the second column, write down a list of foe (bad
images) whom you have no respect rather you hate
them – they could be living or dead, or even fictional.
It could be infamous business figures, a colleague,
political activists in the news or just people you’ve
worked with.
And then think and write about the following:
What is it about these people that makes you scorn
them?
What implications does that have for your value?
10. WRITE YOUR EULOGY
How would you like to be remembered when you die? It
may sound like an odd question, but it’s a really useful
way of helping you decide on your future goals and
aspirations. And it somehow seems fitting at the
beginning of your quest for a better career to be
thinking about it from the very end.
Take a clean sheet of paper and write at the top of the
page ‘My Eulogy: How I Would Like To Be
Remembered’.
Then write a detailed description of how you would
like a close friend to describe you at your own funeral.
Look back on the outputs of the previous two
exercises for ideas.
11. WRITE YOUR EULOGY
Think about your personal and family life.
Think about your work. But don’t forget
about your social life and any artistic
aspirations that you might have too.
Don’t limit yourself to what you have done
so far. Think about the future too. Write
about what you would like to achieve with
the rest of your life.
12. CRITIQUE YOUR EULOGY
Once you’ve drafted your eulogy, take a
break. Go do something else for a day or two.
Then, discuss it with friends and family. Ask
them what they think. Do you and they think
that it suits your interests and talents?
Next, come back to make changes to it until
you are satisfied with it. Most people find that
it takes at least a couple of hours of serious
thought – perhaps over the course of several
weeks – to write a thorough eulogy.
13. CRITIQUE YOUR EULOGY
The following is a list of groups of related adjectives
that you can look at. The list is by no means
comprehensive so feel free to add your own. On your
second reading of your eulogy, which words might you
want to add to it?
Enterprising, autonomous, independent
Artistic, creative, free
Social, informing, knowledgeable
Conventional, steady, realistic, disciplined, structured
Persuasive, influential, trusted, leading, assertive
Scientific, investigative, expert
14. CRITIQUE YOUR EULOGY
When you’ve written your eulogy, read it
through and think about the following
questions:
What are my goals in life?
What are my goals in my work?
15. LIFE MISSION
Finally, you’re ready to think about and write
a statement about your ‘life mission’. It’s
worth doing because you’ll have a sense of
direction and will always know whether any
career changes you make are compatible
with what you want out of life.
Your life mission will act as a beacon on the
sometimes dark road of your career
journey.
16. LIFE MISSION
‘I want to build a career that focuses on challenge and
excitement. And I think that I’ll only ever be able to get that
sense of challenge by working in small, entrepreneurial
companies or start-up businesses. I’m willing to work very
hard, but I want to be rewarded by promotions and financial
benefits for it.’
‘In my life, I want to balance my career against my family
goals. I simply don’t enjoy working long hours for the sake
of it. I need to be able to enjoy the pleasures of life outside
of my work. Whatever jobs I go for, I would always like to
be able to take a full four weeks’ holiday. Also, I want to be
able to pick my children up from school at least twice a
week and spend the whole evening with them.’
17. MY LIFE MISSION
NOW WRITE YOUR LIFE
MISSION IN A PARA WHICH
GIVES COMPLETE PICTURE OF
YOUR SOCIAL, PERSONAL &
FAMILY LIFE AS WELL AS YOUR
WORK LIFE.