Your Creating You – Planning Worksheet

BEGIN WITH YOUR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN

Destiny Development Model

Optimizing Purpose and Success Framework

Thoughts Feelings Actions Habits Character Destiny

DESTINY

Your destiny is who you will become. Most have a false belief embedded in them that tells them they can’t become who they yearn most in their soul to be. To reach our full potential, we must shed that fear and false belief. It binds us and makes us prisoners.

Who do you yearn most in your soul to be?

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be.

CHARACTER

The character of a person is those qualities or traits that make them who they are. They are deep-seated, developed over time, and they truly represent who a person is. Character traits are often labeled with descriptive adjectives such as generous, patient, devoted, sincere, adventurous, optimistic.

What character traits do you aspire most to possess?

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visualize your top character trait.

HABITS

Habits make us who we are. Your habits are what you repeatedly do and ultimately form the kind of person you become. Habits are actions and behaviors that we perform almost without thinking. (Remember how triggers, actions, and rewards can help.)

What habits do you yearn to master to become who you desire?

How will master them?

ACTIONS

The actions described here are those major activities you will undertake to achieve your destiny – or who you will become.

What major actions will best help you to reach your destiny?

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important action you will take.

EMOTIONS

Emotions are the driving force of good and evil. They are more powerful than reasoning and thinking. Positive emotions can produce greatness. Negative emotions produce damaging results.

How will you tap into your positive emotions to thrive?

How will you control and overcome your negative emotions?

THOUGHTS

James Allen emphasized that “a man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts.” Earl Nightingale taught us to “Control your thoughts. Decide about that which you think and concentrate upon. You are in charge of your life to the degree you take charge of your thought.”

What will you think and concentrate on to achieve your destiny?

How will you master your negative

thoughts?

COMPASSION

Strengthening your love for yourself and others goes hand in hand. When you love yourself, it helps you to be a brighter light and example to others. When you love others, you develop a greater love for yourself.

How will you develop greater compassion for yourself?

How will you develop a greater love for others?

EMPOWERING BELIEFS

Self-limiting beliefs keep us from reaching our destiny. We keep replaying negative stories about ourselves. We can replace these destructive stories, images, and beliefs about ourselves with constructive ones – and find joy and peace.

What self-limiting beliefs do you have that hold you back?

What empowering beliefs will you create for yourself?

SELF-AWARE

When we are self-aware, we understand and have more compassion for ourselves and others. To be self-aware is to know one’s character, desires, habits, feelings, and thoughts. It also entails understanding how others perceive you so you can interact with and better help them.

How will you become self-aware about yourself?

How will you become more aware of how you interact with others?

SCULPTING YOURSELF

“You can sculpt your brain based on the choices you make. Your brain does get better at whatever you choose to do.” Dr. Normal Doidge

What is your plan to develop the core habits of “visually meditate,” “tend your mind,” “ponder and plan daily,” and “journal daily?”

PLANNING SYSTEM

Using an effective planning system daily can accelerate your progress. It can help you to transition from establishing a vision, developing plans, tracking progress, and see results

What planning system will you use?

How will you use it?

DEFINE YOUR SWEET SPOT

You find your career or business sweet spot by making four different assessments surrounding the question below and determine where the ideal overlap occurs.

WHO DO YOU WANT TO BECOME?

As you realize that you can become the architect and builder of your own happiness, the most important question you can ask yourself is, "who do I want to become?”

Who do you want to become?

WHAT ARE YOUR NOBLE PASSIONS?

Noble passions stem from our deepest values and provide deep meaning. To be noble is to possess high moral principles

What are your noble passions?

and ideals.

The best thing you can do to make a real difference is to identify and focus on your noblest of passions.

WHAT ARE YOUR TALENTS AND STRENGTHS?

When we leverage our talents, we feel energized by our work. When we use our talents, we learn faster, adapt quicker, and produce more and at a higher quality.

Yearning What kind of activities are you naturally drawn to?

Satisfaction What activities bring you intrinsic motivation?

Rapid Learning What activities do you seem to naturally pick up quickly?

Glimpses of Excellence During what activities have you had moments when you thought, “how did I do that?”

Timelessness What type of activities do you become so engrossed in that you lose track of time?

Strengths What talents have you built into strengths?

Investment What is your plan to invest in your talents and

strengths?

WHERE ARE THERE NEEDS?

Focusing on a career and business where there is a growing need – can create more security and income.

What occupations or businesses best align with your sweet spot? (Is there a strong need and demand?)

YOUR SWEET SPOT

When you find a niche that aligns with each of the four critical factors, you have discovered your ideal sweet spot.

What is your sweet spot?

BECOME A THOUGHT LEADER

As the economy moves more toward specialization and innovation, expert knowledge becomes more critical.

What is your plan to become a thought leader in your field or niche?

Example of Vision Document or Board