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Friday, February 09, 2007

Today I'd like to introduce you to someone who can help you in your career: YOU!


During my ENOUGH DAMMIT seminar, I mentioned I had a list of questions entitled THE PURPOSE OF YOUR LIFE IS TO TO FIND AND DO THE PURPOSE OF YOUR LIFE, which help you best determine your truest career passion.

Many of you wrote me asking for this list, so here it is. Voila ...some questions all about YOU... to help you better understand what kind of career will make you happiest.

How long did it take you to get a cellphone and/or on the Internet? (How much of a pioneer are you?)

Look at your oldest address book. Who are you no longer friends with? Why?

What core values broke up the friendship? Who are you hanging out with more today than 10 years ago? Why?

What do you have to offer your friends that others don't?

What do you have to offer in the business world that others don't?

What do others have to offer in friendship and/or business that you don't?

As a child, what were your thoughts on success and money?

What were your parents thoughts on success and money?

How do you differ from your parents in your money/business thoughts?

What was the first dollar you ever made for? What trait led to its earning?

What was the most amount of money you ever made for your talent? What trait led to its earning? Where were you (in mind, place, interrelationships) when you created this highest money earning project?

What was the work project you've been the proudest of? What unique trait of yours led to its creation? Where were you when you (in mind, place, interrelationships) when you created this project of highest pride?

What is your highest ambition? Is it more money oriented or pride oriented?

Whom you admire? Why?

Whom do you resent? Why?

Who do you think is the happiest in their career?

Who do you think has the most balance in their career and personal life?

What was your first moment you knew clearly that you wanted to pursue the career you are presently in? What thought/incident/feeling led you to be attracted to your career? Do you still feel this way today -- or has the career honeymoon waned? If so, why?

What is your best creative/productive time of day? Why?

What are your vulnerable negative triggers that you get spinning downward?

What self-talk do you say to yourself when you're cocky?

Have you changed in any way since you took the job you're now in? Are you married? A parent? Divorced? Fatter? Fitter? Did you go through any life-altering change?

What interests you now versus then?

Now ...what did you learn about yourself from all of the above -- and how are you gonna use it make you the happiest you've ever been in your career?

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3 Comments:

Anonymous Francisca Yus Gándara said...

No puedo resistir desde que comenzastes de leer y ahora promover tus escritos.

Please keep doing what u do best !

Amazing in passion with your writings.You are a gift,only you can give the motivation I need to relocate back to the states.I have a 20 and a 19 year old americans waiting for me to get the guts,balls,strengh and just do it !

I am very scare about that move,but I found you,you are my hope ,my inspiration ,my passion to move forward and get the guts to just do it !

Congratulation you are the Leader I been looking for the last seven years !

Stuck overseas and hoping to make the change and the whole relocation after fourtysomething and not die in the meantime.

Thank you very much !

Sincerely,

Frani

5:53 PM  
Blogger Francisca Gloria said...

Please keep this going,congratulation and thanks for being here in the net helping women like me ,move without so much fear !

Thanks my so wanted and finally found LEADER.

My Best,

Fran

5:57 PM  
Blogger Francisca Gloria said...

At last i found the leader i was looking for,thanks you are my best leader,please keep this going ,need you because I am not there ,I must get there and I need what you exactly write ,to give me the hope that yes I can do it .You are a Leader and there are not many Leaders out there ,so as a great Leader I beg you to keep that great work going ,for humans like me ,I need the helping hand now ,so I need your writings now ,and I am so happy you are there in my past loving city and a city I must go back too.Because I really miss it heavy.

Happy that I found a leader at last.

Sincerely,

Fran

6:02 PM  

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