| "Eating good food, exercising, mental stimulation, | | | | regularly perform the important exercise of |
| and rest are essential to the care of our physical | | | | pushing away from the table before you're |
| being. When we breathe deeply and consciously, | | | | stuffed? Do you schedule in regular time for |
| we take in and circulate life-giving oxygen, allow | | | | exercise and keep those appointments with |
| our bodies to function more smoothly. In the | | | | yourself? Do you go to bed at a regular time, |
| mental realm, flushing out old habits, thoughts, and | | | | sleep well, and awaken energized and inspired into |
| attitudes can help to refresh our mind and allow | | | | the next day? Do you drink plenty of clean, |
| our life to run more smoothly. Controlling | | | | life-giving water? |
| knee-jerk reactions that limit our options to | | | | MENTALLY, do you regularly flush out old habits, |
| knowing the truth can give us an opportunity to | | | | thoughts and attitudes that can serve to gum up |
| more gracefully respond to circumstances and | | | | the works of your mind, thus freeing yourself up |
| events." --Carrie Masters in Science of Mind | | | | for new ideas, new purposeful patterns that |
| Magazine. | | | | serve you, and new ways of being that are |
| I love the clients I work with. They are so | | | | consistent with your life purpose? |
| committed to making a difference in the world. | | | | EMOTIONALLY, do you regularly catch yourself in |
| Many of them are like high performance racing | | | | those moments when fear, lack, and struggle are |
| cars. They speed around the track of life at | | | | about to take over your life, and consciously pivot |
| breath-taking speeds. Unfortunately, many of | | | | to love, abundance, and flow, thus allowing your |
| them have refused to make a pit stop or take a | | | | true, divinely inspired purpose to direct your life? |
| break between races and their bodies, the | | | | SPIRITUALLY, do you take time to connect with |
| vehicles of their soul, show sign of severe wear | | | | the source of all creation? Do you reserve time |
| and tear, physically, mentally, emotionally and | | | | each day to connect with this source with the |
| spiritually. | | | | intention to raise your consciousness and |
| Just like it's necessary to take our cars into the | | | | awareness of your true purpose? |
| shop for servicing, it's important that we stop | | | | Or are you like a high performance race car in |
| driving ourselves with our to-do lists long enough | | | | dire need of a major check up and overhaul? |
| to reflect on old habits and attitudes that can rob | | | | Remember, without proper maintenance on the |
| us of our joy and can lead to serious breakdowns. | | | | vehicle of your soul, you may find yourself in the |
| As Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz point out in | | | | pits with a blown engine well before the race is |
| their book, The Power of Full Engagement, we | | | | over. |
| are like a complex engine with 4 different, but | | | | Dr. W. Bradford Swift confesses to be a Burned |
| inter-related energy sources. Our physical energy | | | | Out Boomer (in recovery) who has dedicated his |
| may dictate how fast we can run around the | | | | life to assisting people to rekindle their passion and |
| track of life, but our over all happiness and | | | | sense of purpose while growing their businesses |
| balance comes from taking care of all four | | | | to be 'multi-dimensionally' profitable. Take the quick |
| sources of energy - physical, mental, emotional, | | | | and insightful Life On Purpose Self Test to |
| and spiritual. Ignore any one of these for an | | | | determine how on or off purpose your life is at: |
| extended period, and it won't be long before our | | | | ©2005 Brad Swift of Life On Purpose |
| performance in life is diminished. | | | | Institute, Inc. |
| Are you willing to take a quick inventory of how | | | | This article can be reprinted freely online, as long |
| well you are caring for the vehicle of your soul? | | | | as the entire article and this resource box are |
| PHYSICALLY, are you within your ideal body | | | | included. |
| weight? Do you eat balanced, nutritious meals, and | | | | |