Becoming Your Best Self: A Journey of Growth and Purpose

• In this shared world;This half-glamorous, half-crazy way of life, is so often where we find ourselves in the daily grind, and we often don’t even realize who we are, and what’s most important about our everyday lives. in our busyness, we keep rushing to complete the to-do list, rush to complete the deadline, rush through the obligations, and rush to become the mask of who you think the world needs you to be or who you think helps you return to the life of the society you knew.

For, there are many more of us than this. We want to be us – like Lena, wanting to be our best selves. Best self, is not being the perfect life, but rather progress, evolution and showing up with intention.A Moment of Awakening:

An Original JourneyLena of course did not know this, until she experienced the low point of her reality. She had been going through the motions of one day after another, without an answer about her future career at a company, paid her rent on time, supported her family and took some of the burdens off her life, and still felt robbed. She lost her “spark”. One day, one Saturday as Lena was walking down the street, she heard a street performer play the violin.The tone of the sound, note and energy all caused Lena to freeze instantly. As if the sound had shocked a memory of the old violin she had in her closet – this was a violin she hadn’t touched in more than 10 years. The sound triggered something for Lena and she went home, pulled out the violin and played it. The music became her healing.What began as a moment of rediscovery flipped into a very life sustaining experience from that moment. Not only did she join a music group and start writing music, she started smiling again. She did not quit her job, she did not escape from her life, she simply moved closer to her life energy. And that made all the difference.

1. Growth Starts with Self-

AwarenessStep one is understand that prior to starting the process of change, you are starting with self-awareness; not how you know, you know what you want, you know what you fear, you know what your habits are, you know what your dreams are, that is all self-awareness, self-awareness is a good thing if we are going to start the process of personal growth or change. Am I saying you know who you are, or are perfect or want to be perfect, what I am saying is you are honest with yourself, and you took an honest look in the mirror.Be honest with yourself. Ask yourself a few questions; • What energizes me in life?• What do I believe I am stuck in?• What do I want as more in life?Once you can start to objectively consider your reality and start making choices that are more oriented to who you are, and not based on what you believe you should be based on the place you find yourself, it can be much more knowledgable and authentic experience.

2. Create An Inspired VisionTo grow,

you firstly need to have some idea of direction to go towards. It does not mean you have to have the same job/career to do for the next fifty years, it means you have some vision of what could forklift you into the general direction you want to go; the type of person you want to be. You may even want to ask, what do you want to be remembered for; what will your legacy be if we thought of life as a 2.0 version.Set meaningful goals linked to your vision which link to your values, not necessarily your resume. You may want to be more kind, you may want to be more compassionate, you may want to start your bravery project, you may want to have an accountability partner for trust building. Your new vision should be intrinsic to who you are as a person.

3. Progress, Not Perfection.

It is about progress, not perfection. Growth is in the baby steps. Personal development is ultimately you showing up for you, every day. Pick up the phone, go for a walk, do something! You may feel like it takes you a long time lots of the time, but the more you show up, and you let your something come to life – everyday – then the something eventually becomes something BIG.Don’t allow fear of failure and fear of doing nothing be your contributing pinches. They are not failures. They are learning experiences, and opportunities for growth!

4. Practicing a Possibility Mindset.You are living at the altitude of your thoughts. If you think that taking new possibilities is doable, it is! When you are flexible and curious about things you can embrace things in the moment (with courage; not fear.)Embrace the possibility of saying: “I am learning”; not “I am bad at this”. But remember for every push you will feel some discomfort, whether that is growth or courage or something. You will be learning something in every component of the journey.

5. Find meaning in small things.

You don’t have to have a singular life mission to live a purposeful life. Sometimes, the best version of ourselves is simply the ordinary around us; the ordinary is the way we treat others, the way we treat ourselves, and what we give back to this world. Purpose is so much more than a title; it is so much more about who you impact. If you want to take a step back and ask “where do you think you are making a difference?”, ask yourself – “where do you feel most alive?” Where do you feel calmed and at peace and yet, energized? Work the patterns…

6. Be Kind to Yourself…

You will have bad days. You will screw up. You will doubt yourself… and that is okay, it is called being human!! There is no recipe for being your best self, only a lifelong experience, and the experience is not always linear. Sometimes the experience has interesting turns, twists, stops, and amazing moments of clarity!! All of that is your experience. So be kind to yourself; celebrate your small wins. Allow yourself space to grow so that you cannot gauge the growth.

7. Be aware of Your People…

Your people influence you the most. You should choose to surround yourself with uplifting people; someone who challenges you, and someone who can actually really see you, when you are not able to see yourself. We all need a support team to really grow and then grow easily and quickly. Think of mentors and communities and also be aware of negativity as much as you can. Your environment may be the accelerator for your growth, or it may be the biggest root to stop it.

Conclusion:

You are always becoming your best self. . . You don’t have to flip your whole life in 24 hours, not that it is going to happen like that, but as Lena Campbell so generously demonstrated in this world, that moment, that moment of almost rapid rediscovery, can create a journey for growth!