The journey of a lifetime can be seen as a trail, blazed by the specific choices you make at each point along the way. Each action taken on your life path has consequences. You can study the journeys of others who have taken similar paths, through similar interests, talents or circumstances. But always remember that you always have a choice in life, if only in how to react to the situations you find yourself in. Some surprises are always in store, and your own path will be distinct and unique.
Key Concepts: choice, destiny, guru, journey, labyrinth, management, obstacle, quest, style, surprise
Archetypes: camellia, explorer, firebird, fox, goose, guide, hummingbird, kiwi, labyrinth, lotus, mole, panther, quest, tree, tunnel
Life paths are the journeys our lives take based on the specific choices made moment to moment. Role models will help, but your path will be unique. Big ideas The journey is to find real meaning, not to develop a more popular personality. Your path in life is constantly changed by your choices. Surprise is […]
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In 2009, I came across a book called Style Statement: live by your own design (2008) by Carrie McCarthy and Danielle LaPorte. The book guides you through thinking about your preferences in different aspects of your life. You distill it all down into a statement that describes your personal style. I followed the process and
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The things we do on a regular, everyday basis make up the bulk of our lives. They affect our health, sense of happiness and level of success. Bad habits make us sluggish, and they make us feel guilty. Good habits create new ways of existing. They forge new paths on our journey to where we
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A False Start on My Path When I was 21 (way back in the olden days of 1996), I graduated from undergrad school with a major in English and a dubious minor in French. I thought I was going to be an academic, or a teacher at least. Failing that I was then going to
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Everyone is driven by something, but goal oriented people seem to have a super-charged driver. It isn’t always apparent to others exactly what is leading them into action, but they better have figured it out for themselves. And chances are, they have. Driven people know what their goal is, why they want to achieve it,
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Are you idea focused? Someone who loves thinking things through, exploring all options and getting lost in a train of thought can be found in every area of life. In fact, they are a vital component of every field. They can consider every point of view, position and possibility as if it were valid and
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Spirit lead people believe, it is an overwhelming need. They can put their faith in a higher power, in the idea that something greater is out there that holds everything together and provides a greater meaning to all existence. These are people who focus on what they are rather than what they know or what
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The caretakers, healers and keepers of the hearth keep us together, keep things running and advance our lives and the enlightenment of all in incremental but steady ways. These are the people centered people of the world.They have a variety of interactions with people: small talk, offering compliments, asking questions, subtly encouraging others even in the
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Artistic driven people feel called toward an artistic pursuit and have a unique path in this life. The calling may be generalized or laser focused, but it always entails the need to create and explore. A life purpose that relies on imaginative connection requires that the person find a way to filter out the negative
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” At forty I’m beginning to learn the mechanism of my own brain– how to get the greatest amount of pleasure and work out of it. The secret is I think always so to contrive that work is pleasant.” Virginia Woolf Developing and maintaining a writing habit is very much like exercise. You think about
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