#105 The Fulfillment Formula

ByLukas
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My sense of fulfillment comes from taking daily actions that are aligned with a personal philosophy and a purpose I intentionally determine.

As life unfolds, my purpose can change. My values can change. I can feel over the moon, dreadful, and everything in between.

My daily actions can change (and they certainly won’t always be aligned with my personal philosophy).

But the fulfillment formula always stays the same.

Are the majority of my daily actions in alignment with my purpose, values, and the identity I want to forge?

A consequence of this formula: Without clear purpose, without consciously choosing values or designing a personal philosophy, without knowing what you stand for and who you choose to be, it’s hard to feel fulfilled.

In short: intentional, aligned, disciplined living and identity building helps to feel fulfilled.

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    Gustav Klimt’s The Kiss (1907-1908).

    der Musenkuss (German) The kiss of the Muse

    Creativity becomes much easier if you see it as a game of finding new ways of describing what has always been there.

    Observing, rather than inventing.

    It’s liberating. Because now the game changes from pulling ideas out of thin air to a game of discovery. Observation. Paying attention. Building upon what’s already discovered, then connecting the dots in way nobody else has.

    Most of all: listening, when the muse finally arrives and visits you for a kiss.

    There’s this voice in my mind
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    What deep down I know to be true
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    That this song in my heart
    Is not about me
    But about you?

    P.S.: I’ve observed the same principle in language learning (and wrote a book about the consequences of this mindset shift).

    Which begs the question…

    Where else would we do better if we observed a bit more, rather than trying to invent from scratch?

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    We all want to avoid doing things that make us miserable.

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    Unfortunately, it seems to be a rule that the more unpleasant tasks you cross off your to-do list, the more unpleasant tasks appear on your to-do list.

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    Where are you prioritizing and attracting things that make you miserable instead of doing the work that matters?

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