In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, one of the recommended exercises is to write a manifesto for yourself. Imagine yourself as the politician of your own inner world. You might be Cameron bringing in tight new spending cuts and a healthy new eating plan. You might like to be a little more Liberal because you feel you need to stop worrying and relax and enjoy yourself more...whatever works for you.
Draft some ideas down and then put it together as a pertinent, concise manifesto of how you want to live your life right now. This can be revised over and over; our priorities change all the time, and that's because we're always growing and changing.
An example of a manifesto...
I will make time for my meditation daily.
I accept that I need a day to myself so Sundays are now dedicated to pleasure.
I am working towards my payrise/new job/qualification with the following actions...
I am putting more time into connecting with my loved ones by...
You may want to put it all into the present tense because this can be more powerful - it's no longer aspirational language for the future but a reflection of what your life is now - so by saying it is, it is...
I meditate daily when I awake
Sundays are for pleasure
I'm enjoying my payrise/new job
I connect with loved ones during quality family time each week...
Enjoy writing your manifesto; be the politician of your inner world; you are the architect of your own life. What an awesome thought.
I've written mine!
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