Powerful leaders know their purpose.
Have you ever had a goal that you just couldn’t seem to reach? Or have you struggled as a leader when you didn’t feel worthy of leading yourself, let alone a team of people? Your self-belief is low. Distractions and obstacles seem to appear out of nowhere. Despite your best intentions, you simply struggle to take the steps you know you need to take to get there, or you do more of the wrong things. Like a car stuck in the snow, the more you accelerate, the more you get stuck. I’ve been there. How about you? Are you interested in upping your game? Read on. Maybe you need to take a step back so you can leap forward. When You Know Your Purpose, Everything Else Falls into Place When was the last time you were doing something and it just felt effortless? We’ve all had those periods in our life when we feel like we’re “in the zone” or “all cylinders are firing.” Have you ever stopped and thought about what the factors were that went into that feeling? I suspect you’ll find that your goal and your subsequent habits were aligned with your values or beliefs. Your actions were playing into what you’re genuinely great at—your strengths and talents. You knew that your why was so much stronger than any discomfort you may have felt. You failed often, and you viewed failures as learning experiences. The end result was probably a self- belief that was infectious to those around you.
How Do You Find Your Why ? And How Do You Keep It? At Road to Executive Director last month, I was asked to lead a life plan workshop where every attendee spends time thinking about their life’s goals beyond Melaleuca. We spent a lot of time talking about how Melaleuca can be the vehicle to change your life and help you reach your goals, leave a legacy, and live a life of purpose. To identify your purpose, start with answering a simple question: What motivates you to do what you do? Or why do you do what you do? Now complete the following statement no fewer than five times: This is important to me so that… For example, why do I do what I do ? I want to make $2,000/month with my Melaleuca income. • This is important to me so that: I can have some extra dollars at the end of the month. • This is important to me so that: My wife and I can reduce our worries about not being able to pay bills. We can breathe. • This is important to me so that: I never have to see that look of fear and worry in my wife’s eyes when we have an unplanned expense that hits our budget. • This is important to me so that: My wife and I can actually talk about having her stay home with the kids. • This is important to me so that: My kids will grow up having their mom and dad present in their lives. I invite you to dive into this exercise to help you really discover your why —your purpose.
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AUGUST 2019 | MELALEUCA.COM
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