Last
week I went to my second meeting with #DARETOGROW, a
focus group held in Manchester's The Living Room. The theme on 1st
September's event was “Setting a Compelling Vision for Your Life.”
Coaches
Lisa Bean and Alice Allum guided us through a series of written
exercises. We looked at why were had chosen to come to the event,
what we would do if we had 3 months to live, and what we wanted in
the future. We wrote down our goals relating to health, finances,
social and work, and why we have these goals. Then we looked at what
mistakes people make when setting the goals.
For
our own personal plans we wrote what we wanted to do within the next
year, the next three years, and the next five years, and out of
these, we circled our main goal. We then planned our activities
around these goals (my main one being stop wasting time on the
internet).
To
make headway on these plans we'd need to be systematic. Lisa and
Alice emphasised the importance of morning rituals. They advised us
to look up the routines of successful people we admired. (I just
looked up writer Hunter S Thompson's- I'm not convinced what I've
found is genuine as it doesn't describe any actual work being
done.)
As
a creative interlude, writer Nikki of Becoming Storybook
read out her poem, Anthem.
I
made more contacts, I received advice on my career and my blog, and
generally had a great time- all of this while in fact sipping a Wild
Turkey from the bar downstairs. A fantastic evening. Keep your eye on
the Meetup group for further
events!
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