Opus VIII – Self-Direction and Your Élan Connection: Make your heart sing
Did you know that your self-direction and your élan connection come from…
…focusing on what matters to you and what you want?
…listening to the lessons life gives you?
…within?
…your expectations? (So keep your expectations high and positive.)
…life’s purpose? (You do know what that is don’t you?)
Self-direction and your élan connection drive you to keep up-to-date with change — as a lifelong learner.
Being aware of how you learn and how you teach others to learn brings up these questions to shift you into action…
Are you a self-directed learner or do you wait for others to direct you?
Is your self-direction and your élan connection all you want them to be?
Is your self-direction and your élan connection your number one priority?
Your self-direction and your élan connection take time — time to be aware, listen, and learn to trust yourself.
Your self-direction and your élan connection change your life from ordinary to extraordinary and remarkable.
[This addition posted on February 26, 2009]
This process may cause you some stress.
To take your self-direction and élan connection to the next level
you must choose to…
…get out of your comfort zone.
…invest in yourself.
…take yourself seriously.
…use a proactive approach and stay in the moment.
The secret is to be bold and to think big.
[This addition posted on November 2, 2009]
To be bold and to think big, decide to create your own future with the choices and decisions you make today.
Remember to accept the uncertainty and the chaos that often comes with making choices and decisions, and always wait to make proactive choices and decisions when you are able to look closely at their possible consequences.
While the fields of uncertainty and chaos may cause you some discomfort, these fields are where your creativity and your empowerment are found.
Make your proactive choices and decisions with confidence by exploring these fields carefully, and make big and bold choices, decisions and goals.
After all, it is your future you create today.
Share your feelings and thoughts with others because today is the day for you to be proactive in concentrating on your self-direction and élan connection.
[This addition posted on July 1, 2010]
On being proactive
[What you read in Opus III – Your Marketing and Sales Approach: A proactive approach, needs repeating here.]
Did you know that being proactive makes your self-direction and your élan connection move faster with less stress?
To complete your self-direction and your élan connection faster with less stress, plan and think through each project by visualizing the sequence of events required to achieve your project in the fewest number of steps possible and include only those steps that are more effective and productive for you.
Be sure to consider the consequences of the steps you take by asking yourself this question…
Can I live with the consequences of these steps?
You remove any distress-filled roadblocks to your progress in achieving what matters to you — your self-direction and your élan connection — before they happen when you know what consequences you are willing to accept.
This is being proactive.
Self-direction and your élan connection is a learning process that requires your holistic commitment to authenticity, honesty and transparency.
Much is being written on these three concepts only what has been missing is the concept of context.
Without context, the content of being holistically authentic, honest and transparent may be lacking in the direction of what matters to you and what makes you heart sing.
Focusing on the solution rather than the problem provides the needed avenue for you to be in charge of the outcome of what matters to you.
Self-direction and your élan connection then is found in the context of your holistic approach to what matters to you.
Self-direction and your élan connection are skills that can be learned. For self-direction and your élan connection to work for you, you must believe in yourself; and you must believe that others believe in you and you believe in them.
Obviously, negative thinking and a lack of self-confidence inhibit learning these skills because when your self-direction and your élan connection is on achieving certain desires — you create certain emotions and thoughts.
With your emotional state and your state of mind on your belief of achieving any desire, you create and translate your belief on achieving what you desire.
One thing is certain…
Life gives you what you ask for. You become and have all that you desire by turning your desires into goals when you harness and use the power of your desire with action.
By sharing your desires and the attitude of faith you have in yourself with others you may find that others have the similar desires, and together you may be able to achieve all that you desire for each other.
We encourage and support you as you harness and use the power of self-drection and your élan connection.
[This addition posted on March 1, 2011]
Self-direction and your élan connection are two primary concepts presented over 36+ years I’ve have been coaching and counseling.
During this time several life lessons have been learned. Here are a few for your consideration.
…always ask questions to engage others in your growth.
…being reachable and teachable opens many doors and opportunities.
…confidence to reach any goal is in the present moment.
…decide to take what matters to you seriously.
…enjoy life-long learning.
…find collaborative ventures.
What life lessons have you learned? Feel free to add them in the comment/reply section below.
[This addition posted on October 30, 2011]
Critical to self-direction and your élan connection is being responsible –able to respond to any circumstance and situation that come your way.
Having feelings and thoughts about certain issues and being responsible, able to respond from your perspective requires you to believe and trust your self and your life’s purpose, what you feel and know to be true — for sure.
Making things happen that bring you what you choose requires you to believe and trust your self and your life’s purpose, what you feel and know to be true — for sure.
Being responsible when you are challenged requires you to know your life’s purpose; believe and trust your self and your life’s purpose; commit your self to living your life’s purpose; continue the action steps that lead you to your life’s purpose.
Commit yourself to your personal growth and development because personal growth and development is the purpose of life, and your personal growth and development begins with you and your life’s purpose.
Believe and trust what you feel and know to be true — for sure – so that your business and personal life work for you.
Believe and trust your self and your life’s purpose.
Believe and trust your dreams.
Share your dreams, your life’s purpose, your self, what you believe, feel, know, and trust — for sure — with others makes your heart sing.
>>>More on how-to be self-directed and make your heart sing coming soon.<<<
