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Living on Purpose – Session Overview

Session Overview for October 8, 2017: For today’s session, we answered the question:  “Am I living on Purpose”?  This question has a simple answer, based on how you answer the following questions:

  1. Do you have your goals written down?
  2. Do you review your goals on a regular basis (at least weekly)?
  3. Have you revised or updated your goals based on your progress or new information?
  4. Do you back off of your goals when they’re no longer easy?

If you answered YES to #1, #2, and #3 – and NO to #4, then CONGRATULATIONS! You are living on purpose!!

If you answered NO to #1…

Today is your day! Living on Purpose does not have to be a difficult subject.  It’s just something that you have to choose to do.  When you decide that you want your life to be productive, you will live on purpose.  When you realize you don’t want to live in regret, you will live on purpose. If you don’t want to waste years of your life barely making progress, you will live on purpose.  People often confuse “Living ON Purpose” with “Walking IN Purpose”.  They don’t realize that most often, you find out what your purpose IS by doing #1, 2, and 3 above.

The first step to Living on Purpose is setting goals.  If you’ve never set goals before, or if you’ve just gotten out of practice, here are a few things that the ladies worked on today during our session.  First, what areas should you make goals for?  The graphic below represents Zig Ziglar’s 7 Areas of Life.  The understanding is that these are basic areas that all need to be dealt with on a consistent basis – in order for your life to progress in a positive direction.

Next, for each of the 7 areas, we answered the following:

  • What is my goal for this area?  It has to be specific.  I want to lose weight is not a specific goal.  I want to lose 20 pounds is a specific goal.
  • Why am I setting this goal?  Is it because I want to come off of medication?  I want my knees to stop hurting?  I want to have more energy?  I want to look and feel better?
  • What is my Timeline?  You can make a long-term timeline and a short-term timeline.  For the goal above, a long-term timeline could be “I want to lose 20 pounds in 6 months”.  Your short-term (or check-in) timeline could be 3 weeks.
  • What is a Success Indicator for my goal?  This should be a number – a measurable indicator that what you’re doing is working.  Again, using our 20 pound example, an indicator of success could be: 3 pounds lost in 3 weeks, or 2 pounds in 14 days.  Put a date on it.  That means you’ll need to weigh yourself now and check in with yourself in 3 weeks.  If your methods (whatever methods you choose) are working, then you will have achieved your first success. Great job, and keep going!

Living on purpose requires work.  You may have to learn more about some strategies to get where you want to go. It takes time and intentionality to change your own life. The other option is to stay the same.  For us, that’s never an option….

Please know that I and the Designer Purpose Ladies are cheering you on!  We will check in with our successes in order to encourage and motivate you to keep going.  We’re all in this together!

~ Nicole Crockett, Designer Purpose
Know Better. Do Better.  On Purpose.

Zig Ziglar’s 7 Areas Graphic: https://chrislocurto.com/zig-ziglars-wheel-of-life/

Are You Living On Purpose? Session Overview

Session Overview for October 8, 2017: For today’s session, we answered the question:  “Am I living on Purpose”?  This question has a simple answer, based on how you answer the following questions:

  1. Do you have your goals written down?
  2. Do you review your goals on a regular basis (at least weekly)?
  3. Have you revised or updated your goals based on your progress or new information?
  4. Do you back off of your goals when they’re no longer easy?

If you answered YES to #1, #2, and #3 – and NO to #4, then CONGRATULATIONS! You are living on purpose!!

If you answered NO to #1…

Today is your day! Living on Purpose does not have to be a difficult subject.  It’s just something that you have to choose to do.  When you decide that you want your life to be productive, you will live on purpose.  When you realize you don’t want to live in regret, you will live on purpose. If you don’t want to waste years of your life barely making progress, you will live on purpose.  People often confuse “Living ON Purpose” with “Walking IN Purpose”.  They don’t realize that most often, you find out what your purpose IS by doing #1, 2, and 3 above.

The first step to Living on Purpose is setting goals.  If you’ve never set goals before, or if you’ve just gotten out of practice, here are a few things that the ladies worked on today during our session.  First, what areas should you make goals for?  The graphic below represents Zig Ziglar’s 7 Areas of Life.  The understanding is that these are basic areas that all need to be dealt with on a consistent basis – in order for your life to progress in a positive direction.

Next, for each of the 7 areas, we answered the following:

  • What is my goal for this area?  It has to be specific.  I want to lose weight is not a specific goal.  I want to lose 20 pounds is a specific goal.
  • Why am I setting this goal?  Is it because I want to come off of medication?  I want my knees to stop hurting?  I want to have more energy?  I want to look and feel better?
  • What is my Timeline?  You can make a long-term timeline and a short-term timeline.  For the goal above, a long-term timeline could be “I want to lose 20 pounds in 6 months”.  Your short-term (or check-in) timeline could be 3 weeks.
  • What is a Success Indicator for my goal?  This should be a number – a measurable indicator that what you’re doing is working.  Again, using our 20 pound example, an indicator of success could be: 3 pounds lost in 3 weeks, or 2 pounds in 14 days.  Put a date on it.  That means you’ll need to weigh yourself now and check in with yourself in 3 weeks.  If your methods (whatever methods you choose) are working, then you will have achieved your first success. Great job, and keep going!

Living on purpose requires work.  You may have to learn more about some strategies to get where you want to go. It takes time and intentionality to change your own life. The other option is to stay the same.  For us, that’s never an option….

Please know that I and the Designer Purpose Ladies are cheering you on!  We will check in with our successes in order to encourage and motivate you to keep going.  We’re all in this together!

~ Nicole Crockett, Designer Purpose
Know Better. Do Better.  On Purpose.

Zig Ziglar’s 7 Areas Graphic: https://chrislocurto.com/zig-ziglars-wheel-of-life/

Welcome!

“Designer Purpose” is for all women who are working to make their lives better in every way.  We hold monthly information sessions in Detroit, MI where we discuss relationships, money, starting & growing our businesses, educational planning, health & fitness, image, raising kids, excelling in careers… we talk about everything! As women, taking time to talk about these things is essential for learning, growing, and living our best lives. If you’re ever in the Detroit area, please contact us for the next session. We all need a little motivation to get better – and the girl talk doesn’t hurt! This website was created as a go-to place outside of the sessions for the ladies (and now for you) to find information and the spark needed to plan and improve their lives – to live out their Designer Purpose. As you browse our categories and see what we’re pinning on Pinterest, we hope you are inspired as well. Welcome!

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Designer Purpose – New Year 2017

Happy New Year, Ladies!!! Over this last year, we’ve had job changes (voluntary and involuntary), financial changes, a major surgery, a mold infestation, and a website that crashed four times in the last month (that was me…). At the same time, we’ve had new jobs, graduations, increased business networks, and two marriages! Joy, and Pain – Sunshine, and Rain…

At the end of the day, we all go through changes. It’s when we get together and sit around the table to talk; that’s when we realize that the ups and downs of life have happened to us all. The difference that Designer Purpose makes is that we support one another in making those lemons lemonade – and making that lemonade an enterprise! Ha! Our next session is January 15th.

This year will be even better, simply because we’re all getting better. Realizing that the only person who can move us closer to our best life is the person in the mirror, let’s get at it! Last year only mattered as much as it provided lessons to be learned. Moving ahead, I’m looking forward to celebrating another year of progress in all of our lives. I attached the words to Mary Mary’s “Go Get It” below. I think it’s fitting for where we’re going this year. Much Love, and I’ll see you soon, ~ Nicole

MARY, MARY – GO GET IT
It’s like you’re lookin’ through a telescope you see where you gonna be
Growin’ gettin’ better you’re not the person they see
Can’t be mad at the things you’ve been through, ’cause they built your muscle
Now you’re stronger than you’ve ever been, they can’t stop your hustle

Yo faith ain’t never small that’s what brought you this far
See you got your dreams and you got your prayers and you got you God
He gonna take you there
See everybody has a season and I’ve believe this one’s your’s
‘Cause you’ve been working, waiting, this what you’ve been praying for

Go get it, go get it, go get your blessing
Go get it, go get it, go get it
It’s time yo, It’s time yo, It’s time your time

You were made to live a good life and that’s what I believe
So hit the floor say a prayer start working you got to do something

It’s alright to crawl before you walk
It’s alright to walk before you run
But if you wanna get what you never got gotta do something that you never done

You’ve been qualified
But this mercy multiplied
You cannot be denied
‘Cause you are finally certified
It’s official
Go ahead and testify
He’s gonna bless you
You gonna bless me
Now God be glorified

Read more: Mary Mary – Go Get It Lyrics | MetroLyrics

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