Values Clarification Exercise: Step 1.

Now that you've written your obituary, it's time for some sort of values clarification exercise. This is to identify your core mission, that reason you exist on the earth.

If you don't have one you like to use, try this one. It's from Todd Duncan's Killing the Sale, a book I recommend highly.

Here's how to do it. You'll need a pen or pencil and several pieces of paper.

First step: Take a piece of paper and write down the first ten answers to the question, what is important to you. Don't worry about what's most important or what order they come to you, just write down the first ten that come to mind. You can do more if you want.

There are several more steps. I'll give them to you over the next week or so.

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