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FindingPassionandPurposeinLife:TheSixSecretSteps

ByBrentScarpowww.brentscarpo.com

760-831-5315

WhoisBrentScarpo?

•  BrentScarpohasmorethan25yearsofexperienceasaspeaker,educator,producer,writer,directorandactorinHollywood.Heservedasacas>ngdirectorforsuchwell-knownfilmsasAirForceOne,ThatThingYouDo,TheShawshankRedemp>onandMa>lda.

•  Recently,Brentwaschosenoutof100,000entriesforTheToday

Show’swri>ngcontest,“EveryoneHasAStory”wherehisinspira>onal,lifechangingstory,TheRedBalloonwasselectedasthewinner,provingtherewasaheaven.Currently,ScarpoisaSpeakerandLifeCoach.

•  BrentbelievesthatEVERYONEhasapassionandpurposeinlife

andthekeytofindingitisunearthingthe“blocks”thatkeepusfrombecomingwhowewereborntobeandallowingourdreams,goalsandaspira>onstocometrue.

Now:WhoAreYou?

•  Overthenext75minutes,thisprogramisaboutYOU!BythePmewearefinished,youwillbeSTEPSclosertofindingyourtruePASSIONandPURPOSEinLifeorinsomecases,reigniPngthePASSIONthatsomehowhaseludedyou.

•  Let’sBegin…

WhatIsYourFavoriteHoliday?

•  Tellmeyourfavoriteholiday?•  Whyisthisyourfavoriteholiday?•  Now,letmetellyoumyfavoriteholiday?

MyFavoriteHolidayIsYourBIRTHDAY.

•  Doyoucelebrateyourself?•  Daily?•  Weekly?•  Monthly?•  Or,justonyourbirthday?

Secret#1

•  INVITEPERSONALGROWTHINTOYOURLIFEDAILY•  NowExercise:Writedown5imaginarylives.Whatother“lives”wouldyouliketoberightnow?

•  HomeExercise:Createajournalandonthetopofthefirstpagewrite,WHYWASIBORN?TrytojournaleachdaytheanswertothisquesPon,evenifyoudon’thaveone.

TimeToMakeAWish…

WeALLDeserveWISHES!!

Secret#2

Howmanyofyouhaveflownonaplane?

•  Whereisthefarthestyou’veflown?•  Wheredidyougo?•  Whataboutthatoxygenmask?

WhatisSecret#2

•  YoumustcareforYOURSELFFIRST,beforeCARINGFOROTHERS.

Secret#3

WhatIsYourStory?

•  ThePOWERoftheSTORYisoneoftheKEYcomponentsoffindingPASSIONandPURPOSEinlife.ItistheSTORIEStoldtousthatcandirectustowhatwemostdesireinlife.

•  Letmegiveyouanexample:

CollegeGraduaPonw/Mom

Secret#3

•  FillyourTHIMBLEwithLOVE,CARE&RESPECT.

•  NowExercise:List5waysthatyouaremeantoyourself.Yes,writethemdownnow.

•  HomeExercise:RestateeachoneoftheaboveintoaposiPveandcreateoneacPonstepforoneofthembytheendoftheweek.

•  Example:Ismokecigareies.•  AcPonStep:Iwilltryhypnosistoquit.

Secret#4

•  YouhavetoPRACTICESecrets1,2&3before4willappearandnothisisnotSecret#4.

THISISSECRET#4

•  DOEVERYTHINGINLIFEWITHPASSION!!!•  DOEVERYTHINGINLIFEWITHPASSION!!!•  DOEVERYTHINGINLIFEWITHPASSION!!!•  DOEVERYTHINGINLIFEWITHPASSION!!!•  DOEVERYTHINGINLIFEWITHPASSION!!!•  DOEVERYTHINGINLIFEWITHPASSION!!!•  DOEVERYTHINGINLIFEWITHPASSION!!!

HowDoesSecret#4Appear?

•  AdoptthenextfiveconceptsandPASSIONwillappearinyourlife.

•  1.Listentoyourinnerchild.•  2.SeekHelp.•  3.Writedownyourdreams,goals&aspiraPons.

•  4.Volunteer.•  5.GiveItAGoanditwillAPPEAR.

WhatDoesPassionFEELLike?

That’sPASSION!

•  Atage,47SusanBoyledaredtoDreamherDream.Sheevensangaboutit.

•  In2016,atage55,magazine,PeoplewithMoneynamedSusanBoyletheTOPPAIDSINGERthatyearwithesPmatedearningsof96milliondollars.

•  What’syourDream?Howlongwillyouwait?

Secret#5

•  LifeisaboutcreaPngHARMONY,notBALANCE.

•  YES,LifeisaboutHarmony.ConsideryourLIFEasasong.

•  YOUaretheCONDUCTOR.It’suptoyoutobringtogetherthevarioussecPonsofyourorchestrainaunifiedHARMONYcreaPngyourpersonalsong.

MoreonSecret#5

•  NowExercise:DrawacircleanddrawanXinthecirclewithathirdlineinthecentergoingfromlentoright.ItshouldlooklikeaPIECHARTwithsixpieces.

PIECHARTEXAMPLE

LabelThePieChartPieces

•  EachPiePiecewillhaveitsOWNlabel.•  1.Health/Exercise•  2.Work/Career•  3.Friends/Family•  4.Spirituality•  5.Play•  6.Romance/Adventure

Next…

•  PlaceaDOT(.)oneachPIEPIECEforatotalofSIXDOTSbasedonthefollowingcriteria:

•  IfyouaretotallysaPsfiedwithwhatthePiepiecerepresentsforyouinyourlife,thenplacethe(.)onthemostouterpartofthePiepieceorwhatwouldbethecrust.IfyouaretotallyunsaPsfied,place(.)towardsthecenter,orsomewherebetweenthetwoareas.

•  DothisforALLsixpiecesofpie.•  NowconnecttheDOTS.

ItmightlooklikeaTarantula

EvenMoreOnSecret#5

•  HomeExercise:TakealookattheareathatyouhavetheLEASTsaPsfacPonandcreatethreeACTIONSTEPSthisweekthatwillmoveyourdotclosertotheoutsideofyourpiewithmoresaPsfacPon.

Secret#6

•  LEAVEALEGACY!•  1.WhatLegacyareyougoingtoleaveontheplanet?

•  2.Howdoyouwanttoberemembered?•  3.WhatcanyoudoTODAYtostartthatlegacy?

LifeIsShort…

•  Wedon’tthinkaboutleavingalegacy.•  Wedon’tthinkaboutitbecauseitrequiresustorealizethat

onedaywewilldie.•  9/11,War,PersonalTragediesareremindersthatweneedto

leavealegacy.•  DoNowExercise:TombstoneExercise.Ononesideofapiece

ofpaperwritedownhowyouwanttoberememberedonyourtombstone.Ontheback,writedownyouDON’Twanttoberemembered.

•  HaveFUNwiththisExercise!!Yes,Isaid,HAVEFUN!!

REALLIFETOMBSTONES

Ripley's-1890-1949-"IDied...BelieveorNot!!”

More…

•  JohnBrown–DenPstinTexas–“Stranger!Approachthisspotwithgravity!JohnBrown

isfillinghislastcavity."

AndMore…

•  JohnDrydenonhiswifetombstone-(1631-1700)

•  “Beneaththisstonemywifedothlie.Nowshe'satrestandsoamI.”

ButWait…

AnanonymoustombstoneinTexassimplyreads.."ItoldyouIwassick.”

Yep…

•  HarryEdselSmithofAlbany,NewYorktombstonereads"Lookeduptheelevatorshantoseeifthecarwasonthewaydown.

Itwas."

AndFinally…

•  MelBlanc-ManofaThousandVoices,BugsBunny,DaffyDuck

MelBlanc’sTombstonereads…

"That'sAllFolks"

Passion+Legacy=FUN!FUN!FUN!

TheSixSecretSteps

•  1.InvitePersonalGrowthinyourlifeeachday.•  2.Careforyourselffirst,beforecaringforothers.•  3.Love,Care&RespectYourself.•  4.DoEVERYTHINGwithPASSION!•  5.CreateHarmonyinyourLife.•  6.LeaveaLegacyforthoseyouLove&Serve.

Q&A?

•  ForSpeakingEngagements,PersonalCoachingand/oryourFREEPersonalStrategicConsulta>on,pleasecontactBrentScarpoat760-831-5315orbrent@brentscarpo.comwithmoreinforma>onatwww.brentscarpo.com.