Journal each day first thing in the morning when you get out of bed. See Julia Cameron's "The Artist's Way" for even more morning practice ideas. For now, just get up 5 minutes earlier than you need to, in order to get to work. Write out for 5 minutes long hand in a journal with the date at the top of the page: "What I Want for my Life". Just keep writing each day: it can be bullet points, it can be a story, it can be your anger, just write every day.
And then review it with a friend or trusted mentor. Come up with some clear statements about what you desire. It's interesting to talk with someone else about how you can move towards that.
When I think about what I want for my life, I consider a couple things: what is it that God is calling me to do? what are the things that have come to me easily in my life? what have others given me feedback about that was valuable to them that I contributed? how can I turn these things into a career that helps me make the income to pay my bills and live a life of which I feel healthy pride?
You can write about what you do each day, you can include time spent with family and friends, dating, travel, how long your commute is, how you feel each day, how much rest you get each night, what kind of people you work with, who your best friends and mentors are, the effect your talent (acting, singing, accounting, managing) has on others, what you eat regularly etc.
What you want for your life encompasses all that you experience day to day including work (where we spend the majority of our time.)
And then review it with a friend or trusted mentor. Come up with some clear statements about what you desire. It's interesting to talk with someone else about how you can move towards that.
When I think about what I want for my life, I consider a couple things: what is it that God is calling me to do? what are the things that have come to me easily in my life? what have others given me feedback about that was valuable to them that I contributed? how can I turn these things into a career that helps me make the income to pay my bills and live a life of which I feel healthy pride?
You can write about what you do each day, you can include time spent with family and friends, dating, travel, how long your commute is, how you feel each day, how much rest you get each night, what kind of people you work with, who your best friends and mentors are, the effect your talent (acting, singing, accounting, managing) has on others, what you eat regularly etc.
What you want for your life encompasses all that you experience day to day including work (where we spend the majority of our time.)
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