Experience the Thrill: Becoming a Better Version of Yourself
Becoming a better version of yourself begins by taking four steps. With daily practice, you’ll soon experience the thrill of becoming.
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Maps and Design
Much to my delight, my daughter has always been fascinated by maps. When she was younger, she drew large, elaborate maps of our neighborhood, complete with houses, swimming pools, and city parks. Today, she studies, in great detail, the world map on our family room wall, and spends hours exploring Google Earth.
She also enjoys designing houses. In fact, at one point, she wanted to be an architect when she grows up. Though her goals for the future have changed over time, she remains an architect of her life: mapping out details, gaining necessary skills, custom-building the life of her dreams.
Inspiration
A recent Sunday School lesson at church, for ages twelve through adult, focused on ‘becoming’. It was a timely message, too, as the night before I had been thinking about that exact topic. Knowing my life was in need of more structure, I happened upon a popular goal-setting program that captured my attention.
The three-step plan addressed Past, Present, and Future, and appeared to be exactly what I needed. I saved the Plan Outline to my computer, determined to begin the program the following Monday.
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The Four-Step Plan
Imagine my delight when, in Sunday School the next day, we had an interactive discussion on the topic of ‘Becoming’. Following our church’s 4-Step Plan to ‘Become’, we were invited to Discover, Plan, Act, and Reflect on our journey towards self-improvement.
Below are suggestions for questions one might reflect on during the ‘Becoming’ process, as well as supportive quotes and inspirational ideas that relate to each category. Dive in and experience the thrill of becoming a better version of yourself:
Discover
- What do I need to change in my life?
- How can I be better?
- What accomplishments are important to me?
- Read My False Traditions for inspiration.
Plan
- What small steps can I start with?
- What challenges might appear, and how can I overcome them?
- Who can offer support?
- What part can God play in my goal-setting?
- Learn how Wishlists, Dreams, and Visionboards can help.
Favorite Journal Notebook
- 5.6 x 8
- 160 pages
- variety of colors available
- blank, lined, grid, or dotted
- journaling, sketchbook, planner, common book
Act
- What can I do to be more successful?
- What might work better?
- How can I be more consistent?
- In what ways can I ask God for help?
- Will being A Stick-In-The-Mud help?
Reflect
- How do I feel when I am trying to be better?
- What have I learned about who I am?
- What can I do better next time with God’s help?
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Self-Analysis
Dale Carnegie once shared:
“For years I have kept an engagement book showing all the appointments I have during the day. My family never makes any plans for me on Saturday night, for the family knows that I devote a part of each Saturday evening to the illuminating process of self-examination and review and appraisal. After dinner I go off by myself, open my engagement book, and think over all the interviews, discussions and meetings that have taken place during the week. I ask myself:
First:
‘What mistakes did I make that time?’
Second:
‘“What did I do that was right, and in what way could I have improved my performance?’
Third:
‘What lessons can I learn from that experience?’
I often find that this weekly review makes me very unhappy. I am frequently astonished at my own blunders. Of course, as the years have gone by, these blunders have become less frequent. Sometimes now I am inclined to pat myself on the back a little after one of these sessions. This system of self-analysis, self-education, continued year after year, has done more for me than any other one thing I have ever attempted.”
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Conclusion
Friends, don’t procrastinate mapping out the details of your hopes and dreams, and developing the skills to achieve them.
Do not procrastinate ‘Becoming’.
You are the architect of your destiny.
The life of your dreams is waiting.
