When you think of harvest, do you envision arms piled high, full of good things? Well, in essence that is exactly what harvest is. It is defined as "the product or reward of exertion." What do you want to harvest in your life? Do you need more time to get things accomplished? Do you need to de-clutter your home for more spaciousness? Or perhaps, do you want to pursue some ideas to make more money? Since the word "exertion" is already present in the definition, I am sure it is no surprise that action is involved in the process. The key is to take action that comes only from inspiration!
So, how does one get ready for a Winter Harvest? First, over a period of one week, take some time to take several daily snapshots of your life. Second, use your snapshots as a tool to compose a list identifying the following three things:
1. What would you like more of?
2. What no longer fuels your passion?
3. What have you let go on too long - that needs eliminating?
Try not to rush or force things as you are examining your snapshots. This is your time to determine where you are going to focus your energies to produce the most bountiful harvest of your life.
Did you determine that you wanted more time in your day, or more time for yourself? How are you going to create inspired actions for this task to become a full-fledged harvest?
Celia completed the previous exercise and determined that she was short-changing herself big time! She was an awesome single mother, a dependable employee, and a great friend, but she never had any time to do the things that brought her joy and fulfillment. Celia decided that she was going to create "me" time each and every day. She first determined how she spent her time each day and began by eliminating the things that were a non-productive use of time. Next, she decided to piggyback as many tasks as she could to increase productivity and to create larger blocks of time. Lastly, she decided to put a schedule, calendar, and list system in place so that she knew all of the things that were expected of her. This allowed her to plan approximately how much time would be spent on each task and note the actual times for future planning purposes. Celia had tremendous results. She was able to free up over two hours each day to spend on herself. For those necessary quiet moments, she gets up one hour earlier than her children.
When Daniel completed the exercise, he determined that he spent way too much time in a job that was completely passionless. He dreaded getting up in the morning and hated sitting at a desk all day. He knew that he needed to purpose the job that WAS his passion, but knew that it was a monumental task that required both time and commitment. Daniel decided that he needed to break his task into small action steps. He decided to continue working at his job while he took six months worth of evening classes at the local craft store and a years worth at the university. Daniel's passion was to become a home-based jewelry maker. He spent six months learning his craft, and then starting making jewelry in his free time during the last six months of business classes. Within a year, Daniel had a great inventory of products, had his own web-site, and had even begun making sales. In eighteen months, Daniel felt confident enough to quit his job and has not looked back. He is now very happy that he followed his passion, and he watches his harvest grow each year.
Yvette knew that her friendship with Adele was a huge mental drain for her. It was the essence of this relationship that she wished to change for her harvest. Yvette wanted to let Adele know that she valued her friendship, but that she could not keep being her friend if Adele continued to spend all of their time together complaining about how negative her life was. Yvette listened to Adele complain week after week, and it seemed like Adele left their lunch feeling relieved and Yvette left feeling depressed. Yvette decided that she was going to start putting the ball back in her friend's court. When their next lunch date arrived, as soon as Adele started complaining, Yvette asked her how she intended to solve the problem. This dumbfounded Adele. It made her stop and ponder her situation. In fact, by the end of the lunch Adele had identified a number of goals that she wanted to pursue and was feeling energetic. Not only had Yvette changed this meeting for herself, but she helped her friend start emerging from a rut. Yvette was delighted that some creativity on her part salvaged her friendship.
Celia, Daniel and Yvette had all identified areas in their lives that they wanted to work on for the harvest, and each took inspired actions to achieve their goals. What inspired actions are you going to take to ready yourself for the winter harvest? Whatever your list entails, remember that the goal is about first taking stock and then taking action from inspiration to reap the plentiful rewards. Happy Winter Harvest!
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Eva Gregory, CPCC, is a master coach, speaker and author of several programs and books including The Feel Good Guide to Prosperity. She has instructed tens of thousands in person, on the radio and in teleconferences, seminars and workshops on how to deliberately create a life by design using the Law of Attraction. As co-host of The Jeanna and Eva Show and The Law of Attraction Show on Exceptional Wisdom Radio, she has interviewed some of the most powerfully successful motivational experts today. Her new book, Life Lessons for Mastering the Law of Attraction, co-authored with Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hanson and Jeanna Gabellini, can be found in bookstores everywhere.
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