James Mapes invites you to live an exceptional life…

The Commitment to Living an Exceptional Life: To achieve an exceptional life, a life of abundance, creativity, passion, joy, happiness, fulfillment, service and love, it’s important to explore, uncover and focus on the areas of your life where you need to grow – mentally, physically, spiritually, emotionally and socially.

Five Steps for Creating an Exceptional Life

1. Define

• Ask yourself, “What do I want that I don’t have?”
• Clearly state the area in which you want to grow.
• Define a clear, realistic goal you want to achieve.
• Make sure your goal is congruent with your highest life priorities, values and beliefs.

2. Create a Clear, Vivid, Realistic and Compelling Vision and Focus

• Play the game “as if.” Visualize – picture – your future goal in the present tense. See, taste, hear and feel it. Here, you are already successful.
• Attach a powerful emotion to your vision. Ask yourself, “How do I feel having achieved what I want?”
• Focus on your vision at least four times a day.

3. Get Clear About Your Barriers

• Be courageous in defining and examining your fears.
• Ask yourself, “What would I do if I had no fear?”
• Reframe your mindset so you move forward in the direction of your vision.
• Manage your resistance and negative, self-defeating self-talk that comes with all change.
• Stop, observe and say “Isn’t that Interesting?” and then choose a positive, proactive thought.

4. Take Action

• Upon awakening, state one action that you can take today that moves you towards your goal.
• Commit to taking your daily action.
• Measure your progress by writing it down – everyday.

5. Create Support

• State your intention to those closest to you and whom you trust.
• Create a support system with those who can hold you accountable.
• Always remember that you don’t have to do it alone.
• Be of service to others and give the love you want to receive.
• Celebrate your “wins”.