Journey Back to Soul - Week 3

Step 1 -

First I want you to think back to some of your favorite movies and books as a child. Who were your favorite characters? What did you like about them? What about some of the people that you know that have inspired you or had a positive impact on your life? Who are some of your real life heroes maybe that you haven't met either living today or somewhere in history? 

 

 

Alright get your notebooks and lets analyze some of these people and characters and discover why you are drawn to them. 

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I want you to make a list of 10 inspiring people either in your life or characters from your favorite books or movies or shows that you just love or are fascinated and inspired by. 

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Once you have your list of 10 people that inspire you, I want you to do your best to answer the following questions for each one. 

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1. What qualities or characteristics do they have that you admire or appreciate?

2. What is something they said or did that stood out to you or really impressed you? 

3. What makes this person/character different and more inspiring than others? 

4. What ideals do they represent? 

5. What beliefs do they have? 

6. What kind of work or hobbies did they do? What gifts/abilities did they have? 

7. What were they able to do that others couldn't or wouldn't? and why do you think that's awesome? 

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Step 2 - 

Alright so what you're going to do next is alot like week 1. Go through and underline the things that stand out to you most about each of these people or characters. I also want you to notice if there's any similarities in occupation, accomplishments, hobbies, or beliefs between them. 

 

Take a few minutes to do that then go to the next step. 

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Step 3 - 

Have you ever noticed the feelings that come with inspiration? Sometimes its a moment of crystal-clear understanding or sometimes its a stirring in your heart, as if its waking up somethin inside you? Something that has always been there, but it took a particular person, movie, book, or experience to help you realize or understand why something is important to you. The people that we are inspired by are reflecting back something that is important to the core of who we are and what we want to become. 

 

What's interesting about this exercise, is that 2 people can be inspired by the same individual and arrive at completely different conclusions. Inspiration awakens what is already within you. The qualities you admire in them, you perceive uniquely, allowing you to love them for one reason while someone else might love them for a completely different reason. What you see specifically is important. 

 

Everyone resonates with different things but when you can analyze why something inspires you or is important to you, it can help you move forward in an inspired way in your own life. If you noticed a similar occupation among your top 10 list that might be your soul nudging you in the direction it wants to go in work or hobby wise. If you noticed similar beliefs or things that they stood for, that can help you know what kind of person you want to be moving forward. If you are struggling with a problem or a situation and you're not sure the best way to handle it, think about the people that inspire you - What would they do in your situation? What values did they stand for so that even if things went wrong they could still feel good about the kind of person they were?

 

Hard things in life happen to everyone and everybody's soul gifts and strengths and situations are different so instead of just asking for advice, I would like to encourage you to get INSPIRED. What kind of person do you want to be? Turn to the things and people that are currently inspiring you and ask why? I know it's simple but everytime I have done this, I end up receiving a clear solution or understanding I need to handle whatever challenge I am currently facing in a way that makes me feel proud of who I am and what values I want to represent.

 

True inspiration is a divine experience. It is how your soul leads you forward to the most rewarding and fulfilling experiences. What book is calling to you? What movie or tv show? What person in history keeps coming to your mind? What hobbies do you want to learn more about? Just take 10 minutes to get inspired everyday and anazlye why it is inspiring to you. What do you love about it? What does it help you understand or realize about life? 

 

I want you to read over the things you wrote and underlined today and try to memorize the important beliefs and characteristics of your favorite people and characters. I want you to think of them as your secret super hero support team that are there to cheer you on and inspire you to live a life that's true to who you are and helping you become who you want to be. The abilities and wisdom and values you see in them are in you too. And when you honor them and yourself, you can live your life in a more rewarding and inspired way. 

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I can't wait to hear about your self-discoveries on Saturday.

Have a good week,

Noel