I’ve been doing a lot of work recently with my clients helping them to identify their most prevalent off purpose patterns and replacing them with on purpose patterns that will enhance their life.  Since I consider this to be one of the most important tools for helping people to design a life that is a true and authentic reflection of their true purpose, I decided it was time to create a coaching video on it and add it to the Virtual Video Coach.

I’m making the video and a template for using this tool available here on the blog for a limited time as a way of adding value to people’s lives (one of LOPI’s operating principles) as well as a way to introduce you to the Virtual Video Coach. (You can also learn how to received an additional hour of personal coaching for free.)

But, for those who aren’t that familiar with this important and powerful transformational tool, here’s a little background about it taken from Life On Purpose: Six Passages to an Inspired Life, an award winning finalist in the Self-Help: Motivational division of the Best Books 2007 Awards sponsored by USA News:

Watch your thoughts, they become words.
Watch your words, they become actions.
Watch your actions, they become habits.
Watch your habits, they become character.
Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.
–Frank Odtlaw

Have you ever stopped to notice how much of your life is habitual in nature? I believe the saying goes, “man is a creature of habit,” and if that is true then the patterns that we live will determine the quality of our lives.
As the quote from Frank Odtlaw suggests, our habits and patterns of thought (and emotions, I might add) are integral to who we become, which ultimately shapes our destiny. In this chapter we will explore how to identify off-purpose patterns that are a reflection of the Inherited Purpose, and how to release them for on-purpose patterns that reflect our true life purpose.

Imagine for a moment that the power that is encapsulated in that last sentence—the possibility of taking a habit that does not serve you, does not nurture you or those around you, and substituting a new habit that nourishes and enhances life. Let’s look at a simple example. Let’s imagine for a moment that you have a habit of smoking cigarettes, and you have come to the realization, as have many people, that it is a habit that does not support who you truly are.

Imagine not only that you stop smoking, but that at the same time you invest the money, time, and other resources that you had been using to smoke to starting a fitness program at the local gym, a new habit that really does serve what you are up to in life. Now imagine taking one old, non-supportive habit each month and substituting a new, life-supportive habit. What would your life be like in twelve months? It would be unrecognizable! This example gives you some idea of the power in this tool for living on purpose. Well, let’s get started.

Now, here’s the video

And the downloadable template: Replacing Off Purpose Patterns Form

Now it’s Your Turn

What did you learn from the video? How do you see it could enhance your life? I’d love to hear your comments below.