Two weeks ago, we started exploring the notion of living an inspired life. The overarching question focused on what you want out of life. Not just what you want, but what you really want. We also introduced the notion of leading an aspirational life, one where your goals and directions are inspired from, or with, a higher sense of purpose.
Readers sent in all kinds of questions and thoughts. A common question: how do you find your source of inspiration given that not all of us will be "lucky" enough to have a tear gas canister awaken us. Great question, to be sure.
So how do you find your inspiration? Does it only come in earthshaking events? Does it only come knocking once and you’re out of luck if you don’t open the door?
My experience, both personally and with the many people I have worked with over the years, is that inspiration comes frequently but rarely with a grand pronouncement. It often comes with a small voice, nearly a whisper, and it requires a certain degree of awareness to even notice the initial signals.
If you’re looking for your source of inspiration, the first place to start is right where you are. Notice where you are in your life, right now – what seems to be working, what you like, what could work better, what you might like to experience differently. Don’t judge any of it, just notice.
Given that every journey begins with a starting point, if you don’t know where you are right now, how can you move toward what you might prefer or where you are being lead? That, of course, leads to another favorite of mine:
if you don’t know where you are going, any road will do. So, where are you now and where are you heading? If someone were looking in on your life from the outside, how might they describe where you are and where you appear to be heading? Based on the choices you are making day to day, what would they see?
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About russell.bishop
A recognized expert in personal and organization transformation, Russell has coached thousands of individuals around the world, helping them discover more about who they truly are and how to create balance and success in their personal and professional lives. He is the creator of Insight Seminars, one of the largest and most successful personal transformation programs in the world, with well over one million graduates in 34 countries.
Russell is an internationally regarded speaker, educator, coach and consultant. His corporate clients include Fortune 500 executives in aerospace, healthcare, pharmaceutical and biotechnology, information technology, telecommunications and oil and gas. He has extensive international experience working in Europe, Asia, North and South America.
Having started five different organizations in his career, Russell is well versed in the growth and expansion challenges faced by founding entrepreneurs and CEO’s. Executives and senior teams frequently engage his services on issues of leadership, growth and work-life balance.
Today, Russell is the the founder and President of Bishop & Bishop, a consulting and coaching company whose seminars, coaching, and consulting offer individuals and organizations a new approach to integrating personal and spiritual values into their personal and professional lives. He is the author of numerous articles on the power of choice and awareness as well as his forthcoming book, Lessons in the Key of Life: Questions for Those in Search of Answers.
In addition to his consulting practice, he has lectured on productivity for the executive MBA programs at UCLA, University of Texas and Washington University in St. Louis. Russell previously served on the Board of Directors for the University of Santa Monica and was a charter member of the Advisory Board for the Points of Light Foundation.
He received a Master's degree in Educational Psychology from the Davis Campus of the University of California and currently resides in Santa Barbara, California and Mauna Lani, Hawaii with his wife, Valerie. Russell is an avid golfer and amateur chef.
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