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Alignment for the Assignment: Stop Fighting the Steering Wheel · R.E.A.L. Talk for REAL L.Y.F.E.

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  Welcome to Real Talk for Real Life, where we're realizing everyone is always
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  learning and living your full experience.
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  I'm your host, Coach C, and this is Season 6, Episode 6, Alignment for the Assignment.
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  Listen, many of us are walking around here not understanding the assignment of our lives.
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  I don't mean the assignment somebody else gave you. I don't mean what your mama wanted you to become.
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  I don't mean what your family expected.
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  I don't mean what social media told you success should look like.
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  I don't mean the position somebody decided you should occupy because it was convenient for them.
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  I'm talking about your assignment.
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  It is my earnest belief that we are all created with a purpose and for a purpose.
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  That there is something uniquely placed inside each and every one of us that
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  we are supposed to contribute while we're here.
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  But life, baby, life be lifing.
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  We experience disappointment, we experience relationships, responsibilities,
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  rejection, loss, fear, failure, survival.
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  And sometimes we're so busy dealing with everything life is placed in front
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  of us that we lose sight of what was placed inside of us.
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  And before you know it, we're moving, we're working, we're accomplishing,
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  we're doing all the things, but we're not necessarily aligned.
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  You can be moving and still be misaligned.
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  Have you ever driven a vehicle that needed an alignment?
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  Then baby, you know. You're trying to drive straight, but the car keeps pulling.
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  You're holding the steering wheel one way while the vehicle is trying to go another.
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  And you're sitting there fighting the steering wheel the entire time.
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  Now here's what's interesting. The car is still moving.
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  It can still get you somewhere, but you're working harder to keep it on course.
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  The tires are wearing unevenly. The ride isn't as smooth.
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  And if you ignored the problem long enough, that little alignment issue can
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  start affecting other things.
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  Now tell me that doesn't sound like life.
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  Because some of us are moving, but we're pulling. We're accomplishing, but we're exhausted.
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  We're showing up, but something feels off.
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  And sometimes we assume we're tired because we're doing too much.
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  Sometimes we're tired because we're doing too much that doesn't belong to us.
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  Phew, misalignment has a cost.
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  Listen, misalignment doesn't always announce itself dramatically.
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  Sometimes it whispers.
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  It looks like constantly forcing something that no longer fits.
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  It looks like repeatedly shrinking yourself to remain somewhere you've outgrown.
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  It looks like saying yes while everything inside you is screaming no.
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  It looks like succeeding at something that does not fulfill you.
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  It looks like spending years climbing a ladder only to realize,
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  baby, this ladder is leaning against the wrong building.
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  And that is why alignment matters. Because becoming on purpose isn't simply about becoming more.
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  It's about becoming who you were created to be.
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  You don't need to become everything. You need to become you.
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  What is the assignment? Now, somebody might be listening saying,
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  Coach C, that sounds good, but I don't know my assignment.
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  Fair, because I don't believe everybody wakes up one morning and receives a
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  heavenly power presentation titled Your Purpose, Here's the Plan.
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  Most of us discover purpose and pieces through experiences, through gifts,
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  through things that burden our hearts, through things that excite us,
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  through problems we naturally want to solve, through people we're naturally
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  drawn to help, through doors that keep opening, and yes, sometimes through doors that keep closing.
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  Your assignment may evolve, its expression may change, your title may change, Your career may change.
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  Your environment may change.
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  But there are often threads that have been running through your life for years.
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  Pay attention to the threads. What keeps calling you? What are you naturally gifted to do?
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  What have you survived that equipped you to serve somebody else?
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  What can you talk about for hours? Where do people consistently seek your help?
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  What gives you that feeling of, this matters to me?
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  Those things deserve your attention.
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  Because becoming on purpose requires alignment for the assignment.
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  And I believe there are three things we need to get here.
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  Awareness, action, aim.
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  One, awareness. You cannot align what you refuse to acknowledge.
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  First, you have to know where you are.
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  Before a mechanic can correct an alignment, there has to be an assessment.
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  What's pulling? What's uneven? What's off?
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  And we need that same assessment in our lives. Where am I right now?
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  Not where I plan to be. Not where people think I am.
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  Not where I pretend to be. Where am I really?
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  Am I fulfilled? Am I growing?
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  Am I operating from purpose or pressure?
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  Am I making choices because they align with who I'm becoming?
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  Or because I'm afraid to disappoint people?
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  Am I still committed to something simply because I've already invested years in it?
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  Awareness requires honesty. And sometimes honesty is uncomfortable.
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  Because awareness may reveal that the thing you've been blaming for your frustration
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  isn't actually the problem.
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  Sometimes you've been ignoring what you already know.
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  Sometimes you knew that relationship was no longer aligned.
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  You knew that habit wasn't aligned. You knew that environment wasn't aligned.
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  You knew that version of yourself wasn't aligned.
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  But awareness doesn't condemn you, awareness gives you information and information
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  gives you an opportunity to choose differently.
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  Two, action. Awareness without action is just information. Now,
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  this is where we get stuck.
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  Because baby, we know.
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  We know what needs to change. We know what we've been procrastinating.
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  We know what conversation needs to happen.
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  We know what boundary needs to be established. We know what application needs to be submitted.
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  We know what idea needs to be started. it, we know what habit needs to stop.
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  At some point, you have to stop saying, I know, I know, I know,
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  and do something with what you know,
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  because awareness without action will leave you standing in the exact same place
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  with a better explanation of why you're there.
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  Listen, becoming on purpose requires movement, and action doesn't always have to be huge.
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  Sometimes alignment starts with one decision,
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  one phone call, one application, one boundary, one class, one hour, one saved dollar,
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  one uncomfortable conversation, one no, one yes, one step.
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  You don't have to overhaul your entire life by Friday, but you do need to demonstrate
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  through your actions that you believe your assignment deserves your participation.
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  And three aim movement isn't enough you need direction now this one right here
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  because you can have awareness,
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  you can take action and still end up somewhere you never intended to be if your aim is off,
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  remember our vehicle you can press that accelerator all the way to the floor
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  but if you're pointed in the wrong direction you're just getting to the wrong destination faster.
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  So where are you aiming? What are your decisions building toward?
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  What is your yes building toward?
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  What is your no protecting? What is your discipline preparing you for?
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  What does the person you're becoming need from the person you are today?
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  Because aim requires intentionality.
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  I don't just want movement. I want meaningful movement.
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  I don't just want opportunities. I want opportunities that align with the assignment.
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  I don't just want relationships. I want relationships that align with the assignment.
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  I don't just want money i want my resources aligned with the assignment,
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  i don't just want success i want success that doesn't require me to abandon
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  myself to achieve it that's alignment,
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  some things are good but not your assignment and listen closely everything that
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  comes your way isn't bad.
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  Some opportunities are good. Some people are good.
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  Some ideas are good. Some invitations are good and still not be for you. That's maturity.
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  Because when you're becoming on purpose, the question can no longer simply be, can I do this?
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  The question becomes, does this align with where I'm going.
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  Because I can do a whole lot of things. That doesn't mean I should.
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  Your capacity is not your obligation.
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  Let me say that again. Your capacity is not an obligation.
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  Just because you can carry it doesn't mean it belongs in your hands.
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  Just because you're good at it doesn't automatically make it your assignment.
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  Just because somebody needs you doesn't mean you are assigned to save them.
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  And every yes costs you something.
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  Time, energy, attention, focus, resources.
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  So becoming on purpose means I become much more intentional about where those things go.
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  Stop fighting the steering wheel.
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  Some of us have spent years fighting the steering wheel of our lives.
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  Trying to make something go straight that keeps pulling. Trying to force ourselves
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  into places we no longer fit.
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  Trying to resurrect seasons that already ended.
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  Trying to remain loyal to versions of ourselves we've already outgrown.
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  And we're wondering why everything feels so hard.
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  Maybe you don't need to push harder. Maybe you need an alignment.
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  Maybe it's time to stop asking, how can I make this work?
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  And start asking, does this still belong in the life I'm becoming?
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  Because sometimes becoming on purpose requires a realignment.
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  And realignment isn't failure. Realignment is correction. You aren't necessarily starting over.
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  You're staring differently because you know differently. Right?
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  Purpose doesn't require perfection. And please hear me here.
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  Alignment doesn't mean your life suddenly becomes perfect.
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  It doesn't mean everything becomes easy. It doesn't mean there won't be detours.
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  It doesn't mean you won't make mistakes.
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  And it certainly doesn't mean you'll always understand what God is doing while he's doing it.
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  Sometimes you won't understand the assignment until you're already in it.
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  But alignment says, I'm willing to keep checking my direction. I'm willing to pray.
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  I'm willing to listen. I'm willing to learn.
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  I'm willing to adjust. I'm willing to release.
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  I'm willing to move because I would rather make an adjustment than spend another
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  five years traveling confidently in the wrong direction,
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  because becoming on purpose, my sweet babies, you were created with purpose.
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  You were created for purpose.
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  And becoming on purpose means your life cannot simply be a collection of things that happen to you.
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  At some point, you have to decide what you're building.
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  At some point, you have to become intentional about where you're going.
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  At some point, you have to get your life aligned for the assignment.
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  Awareness tells me where I am.
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  Action determines what I do next. Aim reminds me where I'm going.
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  Remember, awareness, action, aim.
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  And when those three start working together, baby, now we're not just moving.
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  We're moving on purpose.
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  Here's your fearless homework, the alignment check.
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  This week, we're doing an alignment check. I want you to choose one area of
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  your life, your career, relationships, your finances, your health, your faith.
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  Your business, your family, even your personal development.
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  Whatever area has been pulling on your steering wheel lately,
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  then answer these three questions.
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  One, awareness. What's all?
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  Ask yourself, what currently feels misaligned with the person I'm becoming?
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  Don't judge your answer. Just tell yourself the truth. Write it down.
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  2. Action. What needs to move?
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  Mel asks, what is one action I can take this week to create better alignment? Not someday.
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  Not when circumstances are perfect. This week.
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  Make the call. set the boundary, start the application, create the plan,
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  have the conversation, schedule the appointment, take the first step.
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  3. Aim. Where am I actually going?
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  Finally, finish this sentence. The person I am becoming is building a life that...
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  And complete it don't describe what you're escaping describe what you're aiming
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  toward then look at the decisions you're making right now and ask
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  do my current choices point in that direction because that's the real alignment check,
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  and if they don't no shame no beating yourself up realign turn the wheel adjust the direction
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  make the next decision differently because you cannot become on purpose while
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  living permanently on autopilot,
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  listen understand the assignment get aligned and go,
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  awareness action aim because when you know where you are you're willing to move
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  and you're clear about where you're headed, you aren't just existing.
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  You aren't just accomplishing. You aren't just busy.
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  You're becoming on purpose.
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  Listen, this is real talk for real life. As always, continue to live fearless.
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  Keep learning. Keep living.
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  living your full experience.
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