Adulting 101: Part one - You make a difference
Written By: Josh Burnette and Pete Hardesty
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The Hearse and the U-haul- Dead people can not enjoy their stuff! Thinking about your own funeral is unpleasant and not something we want to do. However, this is where this book begins. Ask yourself these basic questions...
1. Can you take it with you?
2. Would your stuff be helpful to others or a problem?
3. If you died, what would be the impact on others?
4. Has anyone ever said " wow they were great at binge-watching shows... at a funeral.
Stephan Covey states that you should always begin with the end in mind. (The 7 habits of highly effective people).
Now that you thought about the unpleasant stuff. Think about this...
1. You matter. how you treat yourself matters
2. People matter, how you treat people matters.
3. There were great times in your past however, always remember the best times of your life are yet to come.
Exercise for this month: Write a mission statement for your life. (Feel free to share your mission statement in the comment section below.)
Be clear, think about your mission statement very seriously.
Name your values (at least 3)
Name your principles (at least 3)
Name your strengths (at least 3)
Name your weaknesses (at least 3)
Need some help? Try this short, free aptitude test for strengths and weakness to help you get started.
Keep a daily journal. Write down your spending, what happened to you, and how you reacted to that event. A good thing and a bad thing. Who you interacted with and why. Write in your journal every evening, always read the daily writing, think about what you wrote and your reaction. Did you grow because of this event or did you regress?
We have some supplies to help with this progress at your local LLF Library.