And not only that , it will make me feel alive , happy and satisfied and excited . By clearly naming what makes me cheerful and what fills my life with joy , I came down to my Five Souls Concept .
It sounds super simple and comprehensible , though the challenge lies in the daily realisation and in the weekly balance of all of them . More than once have I completely lost it ! My balance , my joy , my fun , drive , energy , purpose and so on . The more I practise my Five Souls Concept the better I get , the more I internalise them and the better I create a lifestyle that is built around them . I also feel more confident to cut out the negative and distracting things the world tells me I should surround myself with and focus on what I truly need and like .
I don ’ t want this to sound like hard work because it ’ s actually not . And you will see , with a little bit of practise , meaning with self reflection and writing , it becomes easier to internalise and really live by them . And this self reflection , yes you can do that without being judged as a ‘ softy ’. It ’ s not meant to spend all your free time in your head thinking but the challenge is to have that little extra time for yourself and to feel comfortable to be only with yourself and your thoughts . Most of us tend to distract themselves with the digital world and never allow them to think a little deeper or to reflect . Well , do not overthink but enjoy the results of your thinking and maybe write them down ? In fact , I wrote them down . So what are these souls exactly ? In short they are CCSBC and that stands for :
The Creative Soul The Contributing Soul
The Social Soul The Body Soul The Curious Soul
1 ) The Creative Soul . The above order of my Souls doesn ’ t mean that one Soul is more important than the other , they all are important . But when I wrote them down “ Creativity ” naturally came first to my mind . Being creative is a form of freedom to me . A freedom of expressing myself . It also functions as a meditation and I calm down because of its therapeutic power . Since I ’ ve been a child , drawing and writing have been my favourite activities . Still today , I completely switch off and process the world around me . Of course with my own lines and in my own words . Surely , my work didn ’ t and doesn ’ t necessarily make sense to others . It ’ s not my aim to please anyone else . All I want is letting out my thoughts and feelings . At the age of eight , I wrote my first short stories about humanity and why we all should be kind to each other , about inequality , environment issues and my relationships . When I was five years old , I loved to draw deers , then cars , then houses and later in school I already discovered that drawing faces is fascinating . The abstract and colourful phase started whenI was around 18 years old after my parents introduced me to Hundertwasser ’ s paintings . I feel very at peace with myself when I draw , paint , write or compose my own songs on the piano . I truly recharge my batteries by being creative . I create something that I can physically see , read or hear and that creates a certain feeling of satisfaction which is so crucial to my wellbeing . I sort of digest the world around me whilst I enjoy just being by myself .
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2 ) The Contributing Soul . As much as I love spending “ me time ”, I love being part of a team , a group and / or organisation that is working together on projects . I like to contribute to something that ’ s bigger than me , something that would not be possible or achievable to do alone , something that really needs a collective . I ’ m working at a leadership consulting firm at the moment and for the first time since I ’ ve been starting to work for companies I feel I am part of a team and an organisation that resonates with what I want to give back to this world . I enjoy that we help other companies to spot and develop their new leaders . It ’ s improving the way a company will be managed . It improves human interaction and communication and the way people work together . It ’ s something that adds value . I appreciate my days and weeks off working . However , I always miss being part of a team after a while . Maybe because I ’ ve been conditioned like this from Kindergarten on to school and uni or maybe because we are really social human beings . Speaking of which , the social side is crucial for me feeling understood , useful , connected , loved , appreciated , challenged and much more .
3 ) The Social Soul . Without friends and family my life would be super one-sided and lonely . I don ’ t need to pretend to be that strong and independent , I love to be with others . It took me years to enjoy eating and cooking by myself because it ’ s still something I prefer to share with a bunch of nice people . Like my grand dad ,
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