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I hate keeping secrets but I’ll need to do so for the moment.

Without giving too much away, you’re going to see some big changes for me and my business starting in October.

This pivot is based on various experiences and conversations I’ve had over the past few months as well as some deep work I’ve put in behind the scenes.

These interactions have given me the clarity and confidence to change how I help people through my content and client work.

That said, I’m still committed to helping you build your revenue, reputation and resilience. I’ll just be doing so through a major partnership and additional programs.

So how about yourself?

Have you ever felt unsure about your purpose, or noticed the work that used to light you up now feels like a drag?

Do you ever feel like you’re just going through the motions and aren’t even sure where you’re headed?

If so, I’d like to share the same solution that helped me out and provide you with an opportunity to share your journey on my podcast.

I’ll start with the solution, it’s a three-step process. And although I can’t promise it will be easy, I’m certain it will lead you to greater clarity and fulfillment.

Step 1: Create a vision for your personal and professional life

A personal vision statement is a mission statement of what you want to accomplish in your life, both personally and professionally.

This statement can be used as a guide when determining the career to pursue, making important life decisions, planning how you’ll accomplish goals, and realizing your life dreams.

Before crafting your vision statement, remember that it’s about what you want to accomplish and shouldn’t be influenced by society or your peers.

“Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” – Carl Jung

By definition, your vision is what you want to be, do, feel, think, own, associate with, and impact by some date in the future.

You can use this guide to create your own vision and complete the rest of the exercises referenced below. You’ll also be able to view my vision and get a glimpse of what I’m up to.

Step 2: Document your personal philosophy

A personal philosophy is a set of beliefs, values, and principles that guide your behavior.

It encompasses everything from how you view the world and your place in it, to what you believe is important in life, and what you consider to be right or wrong.

The power of knowing your personal philosophy comes from knowing yourself. When you are clear on what’s important to you and what you stand for, you are equipped to handle life.

This “knowing” gives you strength and conviction to deal with life no matter what happens. It’s important when you’re on course, and things are going really well.

But when you’re challenged, and things don’t go right, your philosophy is the mechanism that keeps you on track and connected with the person that you know yourself to be.

My personal philosophy is “Living my legacy”.

I chose this to honor the legacy left for me by my father, and to live the legacy I want to leave behind for my children. At any given time I can say this phrase and think to myself “Is this how I want to be remembered?”

If not, I know I need to pivot my thoughts or actions to align with the legacy I want to leave.

Your turn. Follow the prompts in this exercise, then develop your personal philosophy.

Step 3: Determining the actions you must take to live in the vision you’ve created

To live in the vision you’ve developed – which is aligned with your personal philosophy – you’ll need to go through a professional and personal transformation.

The Do, Become, Experience, Learn and Sacrifice exercise will help you hone in on what needs to change.

I’ll provide you with an example below based on my own transformational goals.

Do:

• Block of time on my calendar for content creation and learning
• Block off time each day to connect with each of my children on a 1:1 basis

Become:

• A thought leader in the world of high performance, resilience and personal fulfillment
• Better at helping my kids with their homework

Experience:

• Getting paid to write a book about resilience
• Going on a month-long vacation with my family

Learn:

• How to consistently land high-profile speaking engagements
• How to train my children in sports and fitness

Sacrifice:

• Short-term revenue generating opportunities so I can focus on long-term success and fulfillment
• My desire for others to consistently follow logic and reason (that’s gonna be tough!)

Use the prompts in the exercise to create your plan for this intentional transformation.

Would you like to share your experience on my podcast?

As you may have guessed, the exercises provided above are part of the pivot I mentioned. And if you take the time to go on this journey of self-discovery I’d love to hear your thoughts on the experience. Just make a copy of the document provided and share it back with me.

I’ll also select a few of you to share your story on my podcast, Launch Your Business. And, since I write an article sharing the key takeaways from each episode, this is an excellent opportunity for you to be featured on the Entrepreneur magazine website.

To be eligible for this opportunity you must share back your response to the three exercises mentioned above by July 31st. I’m looking forward to hearing from you!

Terry’s Recommendation Zone

For anyone interested in personal development, I highly recommend reading Sahil Bloom’s The Curiosity Chronicle.

Each Friday he shares 5 interesting ideas to spark your curiosity heading into the weekend. But what impresses me the most was his willingness to share the exact process he’s used to gain 400k subscribers to his newsletter and his commitment to empowering other entrepreneurs.

I highly recommend his newsletter because I know you’ll be inspired by the insights he shares, you can automatically subscribe by clicking here.

That’s it for now!

I hope you found this valuable (please let me know) and if you did please consider sharing it with a friend.

Have a great week!