My new book, "Live Big! 10 Life Coaching Tips for Living a Large, Passionate Life" is now out -- I'm so excited. I'd love to hear your thoughts about how you would live (or are living) a large, passionate life! Here is an excerpt from the end of Chapter 8. How would you respond?
Reflection
Think about the following question as you read the rest of the book. We’ll use your daydreaming about it in Step 10: Capture Your Live Big! Dream.
Basic premises
• If you had assurance from God that He was thrilled with your plans to follow your dream and that He would not let you fail . . .
• If you had all the time and energy you needed . . .
• If the entire world were eager to support your vision with money and resources . . .
• If this were the ideal season of your life . . .
Specific premises in these eight chapters
• If you were free of all your fears . . .
• If you truly had discovered the benefits and joy of exhaling . . .
• If you honored your deepest longings . . .
• If you knew for sure that you would persevere to the end of the race . . .
• If you were healed of the wounds in your past and determined to let God use them . . .
• If you were in the habit of always expecting miracles . . .
• If you had lovingly forgiven yourself and everyone who ever hurt you—and you knew that you had been forgiven unconditionally by God and others . . .
• If you were in the habit of eating dessert first, of enjoying life to the fullest . . .
. . . what passionate, Live Big! dream would you pursue?
I say no holds barred on your answer to this last reflection question!
3 comments:
Katie, I have had a dream for a long time of building a Family Enrichment Center. I recently joined a church that is well on it's way to fulling this dream. I am about mid way in the coaching course and am loving every minute. My facilator Sherrill is great. We prayed for the Lord to open doors for my mministry and broaden my terriority and wow, the phone started ringing. There even is a possibility of a radio/TV show. I think having a Life Purpose Center at church is a real possibility and will committ to doing what I can to see that as a reality. Pray, Pray. Thanks too for all you are doing. Kayla O'Connell
Life purpose coaching has provided me with an important tool:guiding women in identifying and appreciating their roles. That was missing in my ministry and desire for African women to be active participants in transforming the society: This, I consider the first step into self identification and meaningful contribution.Over 50% of African women need self identification and desire meaningful contributions. If wishes were horses, I will travel to all villages in Northern Nigeria, helping women identify who they are, their life purposes and empower them in every way to achieve them.
Living big for me is living a life free of perfectionism and fear of failure. I have dreamed of being able to encourage women through speaking/singing and opening up my home for retreats and Bible Study. I finally am praying big for a release in this area...and God is so faithful, it is already happening. But I am also believing Him for a passionate marriage! I am also dreaming for a release of miraculous provision to add on to our home to provide for more ministry...and that my husband and I would be on the same page in this. This is a very large, passionate, desire of the biggest kind! ( I know some of you other women are smiling here!!)
So God, be glorious...show off...You are amazing and YOU look really great today!
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