Why Study This Mantra...

You will take a big step toward living your life's calling. This is one of the hardest (and most valuable) things we can do for ourselves in our life!

Introduction 

In studying this mantra, you’ll begin to understand the importance of being true to yourself and living an authentic life!

Ultimately, a fulfilling life is one where you're working on your life's true calling. 

This month, you'll work on providing your genuine good. You'll call upon everything you've worked on in previous months. Ultimately, you'll recognize a re-architecture of your life. This month, you'll be real.

 

Before you begin...

Before you start these practices and challenges, take a moment to rate yourself on this mantra. Give yourself a score from 1-10 (10 being the highest). 

Do this again at the end of a month of practices and challenges. How much have you grown?

 

 

The Practices

Daily Practice

Prove My Genuine Good

Today's affirmation: "I know what I value most and I make my decisions from it."

Today, I will be true to myself. I will give the world my genuine good. The good that I have and no one else has. 

I will view the world through the lens of my values. I will live my values today. I will make decisions from my values.

I will end this day bigger, stronger, and more myself than when this day started. 

Today, I will be authentic. Today, I will be real.

 

Monthly Challenge

Find Your Values

This month, determine your values, then assess what that means for your well-being. This should take you 15 minutes, tops! And it's often super insightful for your happiness.

• Step 1: People You Admire. First, get your journal and write down 6 people you admire the most in the world. These could be role models or valued connections. What is it that you admire about them? Kindness? Perseverance? Passion? Optimism? Write it down. It's likely that you admire them because they exhibit traits that you admire yourself.
• Step 2: Life Moments. Next, think back to the best and most painful moments of your life. What do these experiences reveal about your core values? What value was it that made that moment particularly great or painful?
• Step 3: Real Wheel. Compare your list of values to the Real Wheel. Write down which value(s) from the 10 values on the wheel you most align with. How do you feel about your position on the wheel?
• Step 4: Determine Your Values. Then, review both lists of values and group them into categories. For example, if you wrote down "duty" and "responsibility," these can be grouped. Choose one word to represent each group. Finally, rank them. Which values stand out the most to you? Which resonate with your soul? Circle the top 5. 

Congratulations! You've found your values! Now for the important part...

• Step 5: Assessment. Now, compare your values to those you find around you. Do your friends and family hold the same values as you? How about your colleagues or your organization? What about your community or town you live in? What about your social networks online? How do these people and places differ from you in terms of your values? How does this make you feel? What impact do you suppose it has on your well-being? What do you suppose you might do about it? Write this down in your journal. 

 

The Reasoning

For a definitive look at this month's mantras and practices, including what philosophers, theologians, psychologists, and scientists throughout history have thought, taught, and advocated, click below.