Thinking Before Speaking

3 questions to ask ourselves before we open our mouths:

• Is it true?
  
  
• Is it meaningful?
  
  
• Is it necessary?

Question of the Day

How am I going to change this world?

Living With A Purpose

No matter our age, our family background, or our financial means, we are leaders. We have a voice and we can use it on behalf of those voices that can't be heard in society, like homeless people and children. To be able to use our voices we need to be clear of what we stand for and why.

We need to be courageous and drop that which doesn't serve the world and we need to know the words of the song before we start singing. We have to make a decision not to waste any more time or energy on shallow living, petty thinking, trivial talking, thoughtless doing, useless regretting or faithless worrying.

We need to step up and be role-models to ourselves and listen to and follow that inspiring voice within. Like Mahatma Gandhi said; we must be the change that we want to see in the world. Everything starts with us.

• What will be central in our lives?
• Who will we live for?
• What will we build our lives around?
• What is our immovable core?
• What values will move us forward?
• How will we spend our time?
• How will we spend our money?
• What are we not going to spend time and money on?
• What will signalize our lives?
• What kinds of people do we want to be?
• What character features do we want to develop and work on?
• What will our life communicate to others?
• How are we going to raise our level of consciousness?
• How will our lives help and serve others?
• Who do we want to help and how?
• Where do we find a sense of belonging?
• What is not important in our lives anymore?

Focus 2008

• What is your vision?
  
  
• What is your mission?
  
  
• What is your passion?
  
  
• What is your intention?
  
  
• What are your values?
  
  
• What are your needs?
  
  
• What are your strengths?
  
  
• What is your message?
  
  
• What is your next step?

Questions on Honesty

• What does honesty mean to you?
  
  
• How do you know when you are honest?
  
  
• Do you live the life you want to live?
  
  
• Do you have any dreams you have not told anybody about?
  
  
• When did you lie to yourself last time? Why?
  
  
• Do you have problems in your life right now that you pretend don't exist?
  
  
• What is the truth?
  
  
• What would it look like living a complete honest life?
  
  
• What would the truth do now?

A Yearly Inventory

To summarize 2007 and to get a beautiful start of the New Year focusing on meaningful things, ask yourself the following questions:

2007...

• In what ways did you grow as a person in 2007?
  
  
• Which were the 3 most important things that happened?
  
  
• How did you contribute to the healing of the world?
  
  
• What did you learn about yourself?
  
  
• Who affected you the most?
  
  
• What did you focus on?
  
  
• Is there anything you wish you had done differently?
  
  
• What do you think will you remember of 2007 in 20 years?
  
  
• How would you summarize the year in 5 words?
  
  
• Complete the sentence: 2007 was the year when...

And 2008...

• What new ideas do you have that you want to actualise?
  
  
• What do you want to leave behind you?
  
  
• What questions are longing for an answer?
  
  
• What values are you going to honour?
  
  
• What are you going to say yes or no to?
  
  
• How are you going to contribute to the world?
  
  
• What is your message?
  
  
• How do you want to grow?
  
  
• What do you want to learn, explore, discover and experience?
  
  
• What are you going to focus on?
  
  
• If we met in January 2009, what would you like to tell me about 2008?
  
  
• Complete the sentence: 2008 is the year when...