Here are 10 Steps to create an inner wealth legacy that is the the fullest, most complete self-actualized expression of you and your footprints in the sands of time:
1. Claim Your Truth
Strip away the layers and layers of unrealistic expectations, high-standards of perfection and who you think you should be, do or have. Get back in touch with who you really are, what you really want and what would make your heart sing. To the extent you're disconnected from your truth is to the extend you feel empty or like "something's missing".
2. Know What You Value Most
We place value on a lot of things in life - material and experiential. We value our relationships, prized possessions, place in society, titles, ways of being and cultural influences. It is important to keep first in mind and make choices based on what you value most. When you do, decisions on how to invest your time and your wallet become no-brainers. Life flows.
3. Honor Your Personal Boundaries
One way be become a victim of our circumstance is when we allow our personal boundaries to be crossed or compromised. Boundaries are based on what you stand for and your values. Agreeing to watch a TV show you have no interest in is unlike to be a compromise that crosses such a boundary. A spouse having an affair may be. The more you tolerate your personal boundaries to be crossed the more you allow your soul to be whittled away.
4. Own Your Power
Once you know your truth, values and personal boundaries you have to think, speak and act in alignment with that truth. When you turn your back on these critical pieces you struggle and have experiences that suck the life energy right out of you. Simply put, when you own your power you feel good. When you give your personal power to live authentically you feel lousy.
5. Be Present
Instead of sleepwalking through life regurgitating your past stories ore worrying about your future invest your time and energy in the here and now. This doesn't mean you forget about planning for the future or having any goals. Its about keeping your head in the present day. If your head is stuck in the past you'll just create more of the past. If your head is in the future you miss where you are right now - blinding yourself to an opportunity that could be right in front of your nose.
7. Act with Intention
In any moment, any situation, act with intention instead of blindly reacting. Figure out what, exactly, you want to create in that moment and think, speak and act in a way that creates that outcome. This is another way to create what would make your heart sing instead of what leaves you feeling empty or disconnected. A simple key here is to be what you want to create. If you want your children to understand you speak in a way that allows them to listen with understanding. Listen to and understand what they have to say. Like a fulfilling life, meaningful communication is an act of intention not random chance.
8. Examine and Learn From Mistakes
If you never make a mistake you're not living. Perhaps you're hiding under the bed - and that would be a mistake. It would be a mistake to think mistakes are anything but portals of discovery. When we make a mistake its an opportunity to learn and grow. By examining - without judgment - exactly what led to the mistake you learn what you can do differently moving forward. Very often extraordinary lives are created out of huge mistakes. Embrace them. Learn. Grow.
9. Keep Your Word
Keeping your word is the cornerstone of integrity. When you're a person of your word you only say what you intend to do and then do it. You deeply honor and respect your word as it is a reflection of you. If you don't you dishonor and disrespect your self. You disrespect your purpose and the legacy that lives beyond you. If you break your word clean up your mess. Make amends and, when appropriate, re-commit.
10. Serve
Live your life from a place of service. Ask each and every day, "How can I serve?" And do that. Its important to place yourself at the center of those you serve. To serve yourself you must honor your truth, your purpose and your deepest desires as you serve others. Every person is born with unique gifts. You are here to express those gifts in service to others. This alone is the greatest service you can do for yourself. Serving yourself through a life of service that is meaningful to you guarantees your mark and profound impact you make on those you love and the greater good of all. There isn't a more important or fulfilling legacy than that. It's what you're here to do.
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Author, Personal Growth Expert & Sports Psychology Coach, Valery Satterwhite teaches inheritors and suddenly wealthy how to transcend the paradox of privilege to become a more complete, self-actualized unique individual. Clients learn how live more fully, love openly and make a difference. Free eBook: http://www.MoxieTherapy.com
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