Remember %%FIRST_NAME%%, we’re starting from scratch to design your ideal Business or Career.  Right now, you may already have one that’s ideal, or have one that has the potential to be your ideal Business or Career.  Maybe you have one that you would like to change? 

What was the Purpose of your current Business or Career %%FIRST_NAME%%?  Did you go to school for it?  Did you consciously choose it because that’s how you want to spend your time or did you happen to fall into it by accident just to pay the bills at the time?  Did you choose it for the money or the status?  Did someone else choose it for you; your parents maybe?  Are you happy doing what you’re doing?

There are lots of examples of people becoming doctors, lawyers, engineers, etc. because that’s what their parents did, and that’s what was expected of them.  Working in a family owned business can exert some predetermined pressure to take over the reins someday.

However, this area of your life is so important %%FIRST_NAME%% that you can’t let anyone else make this decision for you.  You don’t want to spend a major part of your day, and life, doing something you don’t enjoy.  It’s not just lack of fulfillment, if you don’t like what you do, it’s highly likely that you’re not really going to apply yourself, so you’re not going to maximize any Financial rewards from it either.  Imagine going to a doctor who didn’t like being a doctor?  I think most people would be looking for a new doctor.

Changes in this area of your life can be big, and it takes a lot of courage – but that’s also why you’re here %%FIRST_NAME%%.  After you decide what you’re ideal Business or Career would be, then you can decide what you want to do about it.

Right now %%FIRST_NAME%%, we’re going to take a deep, personal look at what your ideal Business or Career would look like if it was perfect.  This is your life, and your Business or Career so again, don’t let anyone else make this choice for you.

What do you like doing?  Since we spend so much time in this area of our life, it makes sense do something we enjoy.  Do you like being outdoors or surrounded by ambitious people or something that challenges you?

What are you good at?  Do you have a natural talent for something or is there something that everyone comes to you for?  Is there something you’ve really been wanting to learn how to do?

What are the Financial rewards for what you want to do?  Most of us want to maximize the earning potential for what we do, and the greater your contribution is to others is what creates a greater Financial reward for you.  However, not everything comes down to money.  Money without fulfillment is not abundance.  However, you can have abundance without money.  Look at Mother Teresa or simply take a stay-at-home mother for example.  It’s a highly rewarding and fulfilling Career that’s also very demanding, but it doesn’t pay anything.  I spend a lot of time doing volunteer work just for feeling it gives me.

Money is a very important part of life.  As Zig Ziglar said; “Money isn’t the most important thing in life, but it’s reasonably close to oxygen on the “gotta have it” scale”, but there are other equally, if not more important things to consider when it comes to your Business or Career.  No amount of money is worth giving up your daily happiness %%FIRST_NAME%%.

Make a list of your interests, your passions, your skills, your knowledge, your experience, and your desires for what you want in this area of your life.  What do you love to do %%FIRST_NAME%%?  Is there a way you could make money doing it?  Do you already have the skills you need or do you need to acquire them?  What does your ideal Business or Career look like?  Does it give you enough time to enjoy other things in life?  Does it provide you with enough money to have freedom to do your own things?  Do you have a relaxed, non-stressful, and comfortable work place? 

Take some time now to ask yourself Why you want a great Business or Career – what are all the deepest, most compelling reasons you have for willing to work so hard, and get those down in your Abundance Blueprint.  Write down all the things you see for this important area of your life %%FIRST_NAME%%.