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This way of living I call Radically Engaged Living™ . I discovered that my happiness is directly related to how engaged I was in MY OWN life . I ’ m on a mission to help others define and create their very own Radically Engaged Life™ because I know when we live this way we are able to bring the fullness of who we are to our work , our families and ourselves . We fully experience what it means to be a spiritual Being having a human experience .
I ’ m delighted and honored to be an Expert Columnist here at Aspire Magazine and look forward to sharing with you different ways of looking at your life and business . Forward motion and traction will be an everyday occurrence with practical and magical opportunities showing up to greet you . So join me here where I will be taking you deeper into just how you can create your very own Radically Engaged Life™ .
Radically Engaged Lives are created . They are not bestowed upon us . There are tools and strategies that you can learn that will move you toward your Radically Engaged Life™ . This I know . . . happiness is directly linked to the level you are willing to engage in your life . So let ’ s get started by looking at 3 very different ways to live life .
Begin Where You Are
First we must understand where we are . Getting honest with ourselves is a key component to any real growth . Along our journey there are rules and signs and guideposts . I have found there are three main ways that people live and below I share guideposts to what kind of life you are living . Without self-condemnation identify which of these areas you identify with . To get where we want to go the first step is knowing where we are beginning from .
Guidepost # 1 : The POW Perspective
The prisoner-of-war ( POW ) life perspective feels imprisoned and these people believe they are not free to make decisions and live according to their own desires . Other perspectives include :
Living safe by not venturing far from their community , family , work or country .
Live in the past , being bound to experiences they never got over ( health , lost job , divorce , economy etc .)
See the world as scary .
Feel and act as if they don ’ t have a voice , therefore they don ’ t use it .
Have very strong and limited beliefs about what is possible for them .
Complain often about things they wish they could do , be or have .
Blame others and feel / behave resentful as if they just don ’ t have the freedom to make their own decisions without judgement .
A predominant underlying feeling is resentment and frustration .
Guidepost # 2 : The Comfortable
The Comfortable life perspective feels they have so much to be thankful for and feels
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