We are all familiar with the endless “to do” lists that plague our lives. But, have you ever considered what your “to be” list is? Do you go to bed at night or wake up in the morning clear about who and what you intend to be?
Don’t get me wrong, “to do” lists are imperitive for staying focussed and on track, but, equally important are “to be” lists. A “to be” list will keep you focussed too, just in a different way and on different things.
Take some time and consider, what do I want to be?
Here’s a few examples to get the juices flowing….
strong
compassionate
on time
respectful
athletic
honest
ambitious
loyal
happy
excited
generous
supportive
forgiving
accepting
educated
Excited. That’s a really interesting one. Sometimes I worry that my values and goals of being (hilarious, awesome, interesting, and happy (as in the opposite of boring) are never quite aligned with other people’s being generous, being kind, loyal…but then I think it’s because to me those are givens. There is no other way to be than generous, kind, loyal, etc. But excited! Now that pretty much sums up my goals and dreams for life. I want to be excited! about life! about people! about everything!
Awesome Post Heather
Nice post Heather. I also like having ‘to-done’ (things I’ve accomplished) and ‘not to do’ lists. I think we don’t take enough credit for success before rushing off to the next goal and there’s definitely things on all of our lists that should come off.
I write more about it here on my blog, http://bit.ly/todonottodo The post includes a downloadable pdf. Enjoy!
Cheers
Lee-Anne
Hey Vicki!!
Thanks for your comment!! And remember, you are exactly as you are supposed to be and we need more hilarious, awesome, interesting and happy people to bask in their own light. But, excitement – that will be the fuel of your life, driving you towards endless opportunity and abundance!!
Thanks Lee-Anne!!!
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