Are These 2 Unanswered Questions Running Your Life?

What could you be creating in your life if your mind wasn’t occupied with trying to answer the same two questions over and over?

What are the two questions?
1. Who am I?
2. What is my life purpose?

If you knew the answers to those questions what would you turn your creative attention to? And how would your life flow easier and more joyfully?

Most likely you have no idea how much time you spend asking your sub-conscious mind these two questions. Because for the most part, they are constantly being asked on a looping tape below the surface of your conscious awareness.

They are taking up a tremendous amount of space in your mind and taxing your energy level because you never get an answer that satisfies you.

Just like on your computer for example, which has programs you actively open and work with, there are also many things that are running behind the scenes that those of us who aren’t techies wouldn’t even know how to find.

And yet you can have a techie who understands all this sit down with you and shows you where all those programs are and explains what they do.  You now can look at each one and see if you choose to keep it running or if you want to delete them, freeing up some space so that your computer will run more efficiently.

Would you like to do that with your mind so that your life will be in flow and peace, rather than running on sheer will and adrenaline? That’s what I help my clients do by teaching you how to create your life blueprint.

Together we take a look and see what’s operating behind the scenes with you, zapping your energy and holding you back from your full potential. Your personal blueprint for life is the process that takes you from the way your life runs now to how you want it to be as the life of your dreams.

Being able to respond rather than react to life’s constant flow of information and situations comes from the foundation you have of knowing the answers to those two very important questions. It’s what makes your life seem effortless because you are living from a place peace and joy.

On the other hand, while these two questions are running endlessly in your subconscious, nothing that you do consciously is being done at the level it could be if you freed up this space. In fact you probably can feel that something is missing in your life, can’t you?

If you’ve been listening to our Blueprints for Life calls, you already know the first two steps to take to get your personal answers and create your own personal blueprint for life.  If not, get the links to the replays by registering here:
http://LynnPierce.com/ebff.html

I truly believe that the most effective and fastest way for you to make this transformation in your life is to join me in San Diego Feb. 20-22nd for the live Blueprints for Life.  This is an intimate closed door intensive, not a big ballroom event because the only way I can facilitate this kind of transformation is by working with you in a very small group.

If you really want 2009 to not only be different from your past, but to be on a completely different level of being and living for you, go to
http://LynnPierce.com/ebff.html

Details of My Daily Blueprint for Life

My life has been described as zen-like, even when I have things going on in my life that would cause others to have sleepless nights.

Friends, clients and even acquaintances, professionals I deal with in my day to day life, ask how I do this and I haven’t really been able to give them an answer other than, my belief system allows me to be at peace when there is no outward logical reason to think things are going to be OK.

But now after some of you asking me for more details on how I live my personal life blueprint, I think it has something to do with the way I live my life in general, the way I structure my day.

I live in a state of flexibility where I can rearrange most things on my schedule at any given time if I choose to do something different. I do this very specifically. I schedule appointments on certain days, grouping them into a morning if possible, so I can change plans for the afternoon if I want. My creative time can be moved as well as other business tasks that don’t have deadlines, just time frames.

So if a friend calls and wants to have lunch tomorrow or wants to meet for drinks in 2 hours, I can move things around easily. Or if I have an opportunity to take a last minute trip, I can re-schedule an entire week and do phone appointments with clients or interviews while I’m traveling.

Like this morning, I didn’t plan on writing this until it popped into my head while I was sitting on my patio, reading at breakfast. So now I’ll move what I had on my calendar for this time to the next hour. It doesn’t matter that it’s Saturday, I do this any day of the week.

Part of creating your own life blueprint is learning how you function best. For me it’s having a flexible schedule so if I look out the window and it’s so beautiful out that I want to go walk on the beach at 10:00 as well as my afternoon walk, I can. Or if I decide I’m going to go out to lunch today somewhere that I can watch surfers, I’ll drive down to Del Mar and have lunch at the beach.

That kind of schedule may work for you or it may make you crazy. I help my clients figure out what works best for them.

So here are the details of my morning ritual that sets the tone for my day and my life. Rituals are a big part of creating that zen-like peacefulness. You always know what you’re going to do next within your ritual. It’s something you do with full attention and intention to start your day.

I haven’t used an alarm in so many years I can’t even remember when I stopped. It has to be at least 20 years ago. I wake up when I wake up. If I need to wake up for an early flight or an early speaking engagement after flying to another time zone, I specifically tell myself what time I need to wake up and leave it to my sub-conscious mind to do it. It’s never failed me.

I always live in places that don’t have lots of night light so I never shut drapes, if I even have them, to sleep. I wake up at different times depending on the time of year it is. Summer 5-5:30, winter 6-6:30.

I take anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes to listen to the idle chatter in my mind when I wake up so I can start my meditation with a quiet mind. The extent of the different mediation practices I do change from time to time, but the two constants are that I start with my daily lesson in Change One Thing, Change You Life (which I’ve been doing since I created it) and then move on to my daily lesson in Course in Miracles.

I became a student of the Course 15 years ago and that was the beginning of real daily meditation. My meditation can take anywhere from 1/2 hour to 2 hours depending on what I add to my practice.

After my mediation I do a relaxing bath with scented bath salts and do inspirational reading for 1/2 hour.

For years I did daily yoga and now I am starting that again, so add another 1/2 hour.

Then I come downstairs and and make my tea. Green tea, usually jasmine, but right now guava and ginseng that was a gift while I was on Maui for the holidays.

I watch my mind movies on my computer, can’t help dancing and singing to those while my tea brews. Then I eat my breakfast while I read either a personal development or business book. I always eat outside if it’s possible.

Once I finish my breakfast, it’s time to go to work. That usually is 9:00, sometimes a little later. I will cut down on some of my reading if I have an earlier appointment.

My work day usually ends between 5-6:00 unless I have an interview or I’m doing a teleseminar. I do not get on my computer to check email or do social networking when I’m not working.

I do choose to work some on weekends if I’m home, which makes it easier for me to take more time off to travel.

The way I spend the first 3 hours of my day is what grounds me in my life. It sets the tone of peace and tranquility that follows me through my day.

You don’t have to spend 3 hours, that’s just the way I’ve chosen to structure my life blueprint. Or is it because I’ve consciously designed my life blueprint that I have the ability to spend 3 hours in the morning?

You may think that you don’t even have half an hour to spend on meditation, but when you make the decision to find the time, time will expand for you and you will find yourself more relaxed and more productive. Things will flow in an effortless way where it looks like you are just floating through your day, and it you’ll feel like you really are!

Do this in conjunction with the 2 steps we discussed in our last Blueprints for Life call and you’ll have a good beginning for creating your Blueprint for Life when you come to San Diego Feb. 20-22nd.

If you would like personal mentoring, send me an email detailing what you would like help with.  As your mentor I hold a bigger vision for you than you hold for yourself.  When you have faith and a team that believes in you, it gives you courage.  When you don’t have to do it all yourself, all things
are possible for you.  Commit today to go for your dream 100%.

Lynn Pierce, the Success Architect, has taught people how to combine business and personal development to reach the pinnacle of success and live the life of their dreams for over 25 years. In addition, she is also the founder of one of the most exciting annual events for women entrepreneurs,
“Women’s Business Empowerment Summit”. Now she shares her keys to success and life mastery with you. You can get the first five lessons of “Change One Thing, Change Your Life: A Personal Transformation System” at http://www.yourbreakthroughtosuccess.com

I would love to have you share your opinions and personal insights on my blog where I’ll also post this article.

http://www.YourBreakthroughToSuccess.com/blog

What’s New

Quote to Contemplate

“Every question you ask yourself has within it the potential to change the direction of your life.”

Lynn Pierce

Are you asking yourself the right questions?

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What’s New
This week’s article answers a listener’s question from our Blueprints for Life preview teleseminar that I didn’t have time to answer live on the call.

Speaking of that, if you haven’t registered for tonight’s Blueprints for Life teleseminar go to:

http://LynnPierce.com/ebff.html

I’m back from Christmas on Maui and New Year’s in Scottsdale. After 3 weeks away from the office it was a little difficult to get back into the groove yesterday.  I’m feeling completely refreshed and energized and ready for a great year. I’m really excited about all the new parts of my business you’ll be hearing about shortly-all designed to serve you better!

I wish I could say that 2008 was a great year for me, but to be blunt, it sucked and I’m glad it’s over. There were some hard choices that had to be made and I made them. In between the sucky parts I did have a lot of fun, so no tears for me.

I faced some pretty big personal transitions last year, including divorce and the major financial implications that come with it. The real estate market was not kind to me and neither were my investments. But the lessons I learned have given me a great head start on having a totally kick-ass year in 2009.

How about you? I know for a lot of you after reading your questions, it wasn’t a great year. For some it was the best ever. I have very few bad days, much less years, so I can’t complain.

Now we all get to start over!

The way I look at it, life is like one big etcha-sketch (if that’s how you spell it). When an experience is over you just turn the knob and everything you see disappears and you can draw a brand new picture of whatever makes you
happy. And life goes on to be whatever you choose.

On tonight’s teleseminar I’ll be sharing my personal blueprint for life that I’ve used to consciously create my life for the last 30 years. If you want to find out how I dealt with all the stuff in my life last year and came out the other side, you’ll hear my personal philosophy tonight.

http://LynnPierce.com/ebff.html

After you register make sure to use the link in the call email to ask me your question.

Remember to join the conversation on my blog where you’ll also find each week’s ezine posted for your comments.

Join me on Twitter and as a Facebook friend:
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And click “Follow” that is displayed under my photo.
(That’s all there is to it.)

How to Find True Meaning in What You Do

I received this question from a listener on my last Blueprints for Life teleseminar.

“I want to find true meaning in what I’m doing, not just doing it because it’s easy for me to do to make money. And I don’t want to compromise but rather enhance my lifestyle along the way.”

Is that what you want too?

It’s possible that there are a small percentage of my subscribers that are all about the money. But the majority of you are looking for the same meaningful, lifestyle enhancing work that this person is. That’s why you are one of my subscribers.

Don’t worry, you can still make the big bucks, and have your life be everything you want it to be. Personally, the number one priority of my business is to fulfill my soul. That’s right, it’s about me and not about you.

Surprised?

Haven’t you always been told that to be successful you have to be focused on what your clients want, not what you want?

That’s true once you already know what it is that makes you happy.

Before you can be concerned about how you will fulfill the desires of your clients, you get to pick who they will be and how you will best serve them by deciding what makes you happy!

And that’s the place most people get stuck. You can’t answer what makes you happy, at least not in clear, laser focused terms. And that’s where the problem starts.

When I was in high school I told my guidance counselor I wanted to be a Realtor. He almost laughed me out of the office. Where I grew up people didn’t think it was necessary for girls to go to college. So if I couldn’t be a Realtor, because an authority figure told me I couldn’t, I had no idea what I wanted to do.  I had several jobs just to pay the bills. Some could have been a career and some clearly not.

But it didn’t matter, because the whole time I was just waiting to be old enough to be a Realtor, although nobody clued me in to what age I would qualify.

So while some people spin around in circles doing meaningless but well paying works for years or even a lifetime, it was 4 years for me. I became a Realtor at 22-still very young.

Thank God I knew what I wanted to do, but the reason I did was because I paid attention to what was going on in my life and what worked and what didn’t. I learned to ask myself some very important questions that gave me the answers I needed.

Those same questions will open the door to the answers you’re looking for.

Another things I’ve learned over the years I’ve helped people create a blueprint for their lives is that most people have never even considered that they can consciously choose what they do for a living, where they live, how they spend
their time and with whom.

Over my 25 year career in sales, as a sales manager and sales trainer, I believed it was important for my salespeople to make those lifestyle choices if they were going to be truly happy and successful.

Even for career salespeople money loses it’s power to motivate if you don’t know what you want the money to do for you.  There has to be a bigger goal. You have to have a clear vision for your life to sustain success long term.

You have a choice in every area of your life. The biggest choice you make every day is whether you will take action to make a different choice than the one you’ve been making on a daily basis.

Questions are the answer to everything in life, it’s all about asking yourself the right questions to get access to the information you want to know. All the answers are already inside of you. You just need some help getting the answers. You need a new way of accessing that information.

Very few people can do this to a high level on their own. I can help you.

Until next week, I’d love to hear your thoughts.  Just comment on this post on my blog.

If you would like personal mentoring, send me an email detailing what you would like help with.  As your mentor I hold a bigger vision for you than you hold for yourself.  When you have faith and a team that believes in you, it gives you courage.  When you don’t have to do it all yourself, all things are possible for you.  Commit today to go for your dream 100%.

Lynn Pierce, the Success Architect, has taught people how to combine business and personal development to reach the pinnacle of success and live the life of their dreams for over 25 years. In addition, she is also the founder of one of the most exciting annual events for women entrepreneurs, “Women’s Business Empowerment Summit“. Now she shares her keys to success and life mastery with you. You can get the first five lessons of “Change One Thing, Change Your Life: A Personal Transformation System” at http://www.yourbreakthroughtosuccess.com

If you’re reading this somewhere other than my blog, I would love to have you share your opinions and personal insights on my blog where I’ll also post this article.

http://www.YourBreakthroughToSuccess.com/blog

Create Your Blueprint for Life With Me Thursday Night

Our second Blueprints for Life teleseminar is tomorrow night. On this call I’ll be sharing how I create my personal Blueprint for Life. We had so many listener questions I wanted to answer last time, we didn’t get to this part on our last call.

So we’ll talk about designing your life first and then I’ll answer more of your questions, so make sure you use the link in the registration email you get to ask me your question.

Register for the second call by going to:

http://LynnPierce.com/ebff.html

Your questions will be the focus of tomorrow’s article in my Change One Thing ezine as well, so look for that in your inbox mid-day.

I just got back from the holiday travel, and while I was enjoying Maui, I was very happy to see that many of you listened to the replay of our first Blueprints for Life teleseminar. That first teleseminar was very helpful to many listeners how emailed, phoned and twittered after the call wanting me to know I was talking directly to them.  The funny part was the phone calls from friends thinking I was talking about them, and no I wasn’t,but if the shoe fits…

It was filled with great content as I answered questions from listeners who are ready to create a blueprint for the life of their dreams. This will allow you to reconnect with your soul, reclaim your life and become the person you were created to be, all while your business works for you rather than you working for it.

It’s a pretty tall order, I know. But it’s time to get clear and get moving in the direction you really want to go.

Register for the second call by going to:

http://LynnPierce.com/ebff.html

In the email you receive with the call-in details you’ll get the link to listen to the replay of the first call.

If you’ve been a subscriber of mine for a while you know this has been an interesting year of growth for me. There have been some exciting changes and some challenges to overcome.

Through it all I have been able to live a truly magical lifestyle and have my business accommodate whatever I chose to do, even when major plans changed.

So many people have asked me how I’ve handled the divorce, moving to another state and changes I’ve made in my business all without the littlest hiccup. (Personally, there were some hiccups.)

On Thursday in a free teleseminar I will share my secrets with you. I’ll show you how I’ve consciously designed my life over the last 30+ years so that nothing takes me off course for more than a minute or two. And how you can create that same unshakable foundation in your life.

http://lynnpierce.com/ebff.html

I think this is particularly important given what is happening in the world right now.  Not just the economy, but the bigger picture of the major shift in consciousness that will transform the world as it unfolds.

I want to help you be on the forefront of this shift by being aligned within yourself and with your business.

So join me Tuesday as I reveal my step-by-step system. We’ll talk about how you can create your personalized blueprint for life; allowing you to reconnect with your soul, reclaim your life and become the person you were created to be, all while your business works for you rather than you working for it.

http://lynnpierce.com/ebff.html

We will do a series of call on this topic. Tuesday is the first step. All the calls are free. I’m serious when I tell you that you don’t want to miss this.

When you register for the call you’ll get a link to tell me what your biggest challenge is and I will be answering as many of those as I can on the call.

The live call will be Tuesday the 16th at 6PM Pacific and if you can’t be on live, you can listen to the replay.

So register for the call here:

http://lynnpierce.com/ebff.html

Here’s something for you to ponder before you listen:
A broad vision is no vision. It’s a wish. A true vision for your life is laser focused.

If you’ve already registered, do I have your question? I’ll be answering questions on calls, in my ezine and also on my blog. I’m excited about the range of question I already have, but I want to make sure I answer yours too.

And as I said before I will not be reading names, so those of you who have asked to remain anonymous, your privacy goes with saying.

If you haven’t registered yet, here’s the link:

http://LynnPierce.com/ebff.html

To your success,
Lynn Pierce

P.S. The 3 payment option for the live Blueprints for Life on Feb. 20-22nd in San Diego ends Friday.

If this is an area of your life you could use some assistance in, I encourage you to take a look at the event now.  It will be a small intimate group.

These teleseminars are jam-packed with real content, not a pitch for the event. I will give you strategies you can use right away on your own as I answer your questions submitted online.