Before this program I was completely fed up with my teaching job - mainly due to the extra responsibilities that I have - and although I had already decided to drop these extra responsibilities for the next academic year I had kept putting off talking to the Headteacher about this. The Lifebook course has given me a renewed sense of self and confidence in myself. My favorite quote - which I added to more than one chapter of my Lifebook - is 'I'm motivated by the lack of doubt' from the Red Hot Chili Peppers song 'Wet Sand'. And I genuinely am motivated by the lack of doubt I have about dropping those responsibilities. I am able to visualize how each day would be without that extra burden on my shoulders. At the time of writing this, however, we are in the global coronavirus pandemic so I am unable to actually meet with the Headteacher to follow this up!
On the plus side, I no longer feel nervous about it when I am able to go ahead. In fact, in the words of Srikumar Rao (who's masterclass I also undertook whilst doing Lifebook) - 'Good thing, bad thing, who knows?'. A brilliant concept to apply to situations in everyday life. For myself so far, being in lockdown here in the UK has been liberating. Good thing! I have really been able to dedicate more time and thought to develop my Lifebook. Good thing!
And I have also had more time for my new hobby - painting - which I only began last summer and absolutely love. Good thing! The painting features heavily in my life vision.
In my Lifebook, I determined that I would commit to following up on all chapters, including health and fitness which is my least favorite and will be the most personally challenging.
I also committed myself to continuous self-improvement and have signed up, after a masterclass, to Unblocking Abundance too
I want the masterclasses to support my Lifebook goals.
For my Masterclass sessions I have created a word document - Lifebook style - to fill in with what I have learned and also to record how this fits in with my Lifebook. For example, I mainly linked the Srikumar Rao masterclass with intellectual, emotional, social and career chapters and I recorded this on my masterclass pages. I intend to keep these masterclass and course records in the same format as Lifebook and to print these out to go into my Lifebook as supporting materials.
Once my extra teaching responsibilities are officially dropped for the new academic year I will then feel much better about my job - but I am not intending to stick with it! That may sound unexpected to many as I understand so many people think a primary school teachers job must be fun! But I have been in this job for over 30 years and I can honestly say that for the last 5 years or so that I no longer enjoy it at the level I should. So it will not only be best for me to switch careers but also for the children. I am planning to switch careers and I am 53! Am I crazy? No - I am not crazy - but I know I will become crazy if I do not stop teaching and instead follow my dream which is to write and to paint. I started writing books several years ago but I have never quite got around to completing these. But now, with my extra responsibilities dropped (or, they will be) I will have more free time to work on both those enjoyable things. And then. as that progress, I will reduce my teaching timetable to only a couple days a week until I am able to stop teaching altogether - I am not sad about that. I know it is the right thing for me and after over 30 years of teaching, I think I have done more than my fair share in this vocation. It will also be giving other, younger, more energetic and enthusiastic teachers opportunities to take over when I leave.
So the Lifebook process has given me the spark to stop stagnating and to actually motivate me towards changing my life so I feel happier. Happiness is the goal. I have now invested in continuing with Lifebook Mastery - because if I can't invest in myself who can I invest in?
I am thoroughly looking forward to beginning that in the next few days - I'm having a little break from Lifebook first so I can begin Unblocking Abundance. Although the world is in a strange place right now I am grateful for lockdown because it has actually given me the time and space - just when I needed it - to really work on improving my future. The universe has given me this time - it is benevolent Srikumar Rao! Although I scored fairly highly on the initial Lifebook intraspect assessment (97 - Above Average) I found to my surprise that after the 6 week Lifebook course my re-assessment had shifted upwards to 112 - Excellent. That surprised me as it was a big leap. I think that the Lifebook course gives you a more positive attitude towards life in general so you are in a better personal place to respond more favourably to the assessment afterwards.
So, moving forwards I intend to continue to use lockdown even more productively as I do have spare time I have never had before. I will be continuing with my books (which I have honestly not looked at in over a year) and with my painting. I will be asking my 21 year old daughter who still lives at home to help me set up an Instagram for my paintings. I will be digging out an old contact that I received a few years ago from a publishing house when I attended a brief evening course about writing. I will be floating a synopsis of my main book with her and see where that gets me. I will also be looking at online publishing options too. I will be implementing my Lifebook strategies into my everyday life. Today I already restarted the Donna Eden energy routine (I had been doing this regularly at the start of 2020 but had slumped off before March due to ankle problems - not like that was an excuse for not following on but I had also started some interval training in January and as I did these together each morning I stopped both once my ankles were playing up. But, I have no excuse, my ankles are considerably better and I know I need to improve my health and fitness. Choices. It is all about choices. and if I want to achieve my life vision I have to commit to solid choices which will steer me that way.
Even the difficult choices which I don't like having to do! I will be recommencing my interval training from tomorrow. I will also be resuming tai chi - something I did for over 12 years on and off -which I always enjoyed but stopped because, you know - life! I am so much mentally and emotionally stronger since undertaking Lifebook. I am committed to keeping going. In 5 years time I do not want to be feeling like life passed me by because I couldn't be bothered to act now. My life vision house imagery was amazing! I was able to heavily detail the set up, decor, floorplan and describe in detail the whole thing - and it was not a house I had ever imagined before! I had to pause the video to enable me to keep recording on my Lifebook chapter because I wanted to get everything down. I cannot wait to see where Lifebook - and Lifebook Mastery - will take me. I would recommend Lifebook to everyone - it is worth the investment because you are investing in yourself.
And thanks to Mindvalley for providing this course - and all the others which I am using to support my Lifebook quest. The attached picture is myself and my partner Angie ( I am the one with the long hair!) I cannot wait to get my Lifebook moving forwards because I want our future together to be fantastic.
On the plus side, I no longer feel nervous about it when I am able to go ahead. In fact, in the words of Srikumar Rao (who's masterclass I also undertook whilst doing Lifebook) - 'Good thing, bad thing, who knows?'. A brilliant concept to apply to situations in everyday life. For myself so far, being in lockdown here in the UK has been liberating. Good thing! I have really been able to dedicate more time and thought to develop my Lifebook. Good thing!
And I have also had more time for my new hobby - painting - which I only began last summer and absolutely love. Good thing! The painting features heavily in my life vision.
In my Lifebook, I determined that I would commit to following up on all chapters, including health and fitness which is my least favorite and will be the most personally challenging.
I also committed myself to continuous self-improvement and have signed up, after a masterclass, to Unblocking Abundance too
I want the masterclasses to support my Lifebook goals.
For my Masterclass sessions I have created a word document - Lifebook style - to fill in with what I have learned and also to record how this fits in with my Lifebook. For example, I mainly linked the Srikumar Rao masterclass with intellectual, emotional, social and career chapters and I recorded this on my masterclass pages. I intend to keep these masterclass and course records in the same format as Lifebook and to print these out to go into my Lifebook as supporting materials.
Once my extra teaching responsibilities are officially dropped for the new academic year I will then feel much better about my job - but I am not intending to stick with it! That may sound unexpected to many as I understand so many people think a primary school teachers job must be fun! But I have been in this job for over 30 years and I can honestly say that for the last 5 years or so that I no longer enjoy it at the level I should. So it will not only be best for me to switch careers but also for the children. I am planning to switch careers and I am 53! Am I crazy? No - I am not crazy - but I know I will become crazy if I do not stop teaching and instead follow my dream which is to write and to paint. I started writing books several years ago but I have never quite got around to completing these. But now, with my extra responsibilities dropped (or, they will be) I will have more free time to work on both those enjoyable things. And then. as that progress, I will reduce my teaching timetable to only a couple days a week until I am able to stop teaching altogether - I am not sad about that. I know it is the right thing for me and after over 30 years of teaching, I think I have done more than my fair share in this vocation. It will also be giving other, younger, more energetic and enthusiastic teachers opportunities to take over when I leave.
So the Lifebook process has given me the spark to stop stagnating and to actually motivate me towards changing my life so I feel happier. Happiness is the goal. I have now invested in continuing with Lifebook Mastery - because if I can't invest in myself who can I invest in?
I am thoroughly looking forward to beginning that in the next few days - I'm having a little break from Lifebook first so I can begin Unblocking Abundance. Although the world is in a strange place right now I am grateful for lockdown because it has actually given me the time and space - just when I needed it - to really work on improving my future. The universe has given me this time - it is benevolent Srikumar Rao! Although I scored fairly highly on the initial Lifebook intraspect assessment (97 - Above Average) I found to my surprise that after the 6 week Lifebook course my re-assessment had shifted upwards to 112 - Excellent. That surprised me as it was a big leap. I think that the Lifebook course gives you a more positive attitude towards life in general so you are in a better personal place to respond more favourably to the assessment afterwards.
So, moving forwards I intend to continue to use lockdown even more productively as I do have spare time I have never had before. I will be continuing with my books (which I have honestly not looked at in over a year) and with my painting. I will be asking my 21 year old daughter who still lives at home to help me set up an Instagram for my paintings. I will be digging out an old contact that I received a few years ago from a publishing house when I attended a brief evening course about writing. I will be floating a synopsis of my main book with her and see where that gets me. I will also be looking at online publishing options too. I will be implementing my Lifebook strategies into my everyday life. Today I already restarted the Donna Eden energy routine (I had been doing this regularly at the start of 2020 but had slumped off before March due to ankle problems - not like that was an excuse for not following on but I had also started some interval training in January and as I did these together each morning I stopped both once my ankles were playing up. But, I have no excuse, my ankles are considerably better and I know I need to improve my health and fitness. Choices. It is all about choices. and if I want to achieve my life vision I have to commit to solid choices which will steer me that way.
Even the difficult choices which I don't like having to do! I will be recommencing my interval training from tomorrow. I will also be resuming tai chi - something I did for over 12 years on and off -which I always enjoyed but stopped because, you know - life! I am so much mentally and emotionally stronger since undertaking Lifebook. I am committed to keeping going. In 5 years time I do not want to be feeling like life passed me by because I couldn't be bothered to act now. My life vision house imagery was amazing! I was able to heavily detail the set up, decor, floorplan and describe in detail the whole thing - and it was not a house I had ever imagined before! I had to pause the video to enable me to keep recording on my Lifebook chapter because I wanted to get everything down. I cannot wait to see where Lifebook - and Lifebook Mastery - will take me. I would recommend Lifebook to everyone - it is worth the investment because you are investing in yourself.
And thanks to Mindvalley for providing this course - and all the others which I am using to support my Lifebook quest. The attached picture is myself and my partner Angie ( I am the one with the long hair!) I cannot wait to get my Lifebook moving forwards because I want our future together to be fantastic.