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Living a Life of Example, Living with Intention <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In my last post<\/a>, I discussed the concept of Be<\/strong>, Do<\/strong>, <\/strong>and Action<\/strong> goals, and how creating these help someone find and create a life of purpose. These goals help you become type of person you\u2019d like to be. Be<\/strong> goals help form the central, self-organizing aim for your life \u2013 each one is a life purpose. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be<\/strong> goals are aligned to our self-affirmations and life purpose. Be<\/strong> goals remind us why our Do<\/strong> goals are worth achieving. Action<\/strong> goals are how we achieve our Do goals. Here’s a cleaned up version of my Be, Do, and Action goals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A few examples from my purposeful circles. In the center circle are my Be goals, including Be a good example, Live intentionally, and Seek and share enlightenment. The middle ring has Do goals, Presentable and Well-read, Read a lot. The outer ring has crispy behaviors, the Action goals. These are Create a cleaning schedule and Read 20 or more books a year. I also have reminders off to the side about what Be, Do, and Action goals are.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Two of my Be Goals<\/strong> included living a life of example and living with intention. (I’m not sure if “life of example” is the correct way to put it, but that’s what I came up with for now.) One way I thought of to be a good example was to be presentable; this is my Do goal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being presentable can mean many things. I tried to brainstorm about how to achieve this. One action I came up with was cleaning. I liked the idea of cleaning, but it was a bit vague. To create my action goal, what the professor calls a “crispy” behavior, I needed to be more specific. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What I came up with was a cleaning schedule, which has so far turned out pretty well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why Cleaning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I chose cleaning as helping me achieve my life purposes of living with intention and living a life of example for two reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meditation is all about being intentional and focusing your mind. Taking a meditative approach to cleaning, seemed like a great way to put that goal into action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other reason is that a clean home is presentable. I wanted to feel that if anyone walked at any moment, they could see I had a clean and presentable home. It was a great example and reflection on the type of person I want to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cleaning and Mindfulness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The cleaning schedule borrows from the cleaning examples I found in the book A Monk’s Guide to a Clean House and Mind<\/a><\/strong>. The monk who wrote the book explained that his monastery uses a particular schedule for certain activities like when to shave their heads or mend their clothes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I heard about the monk and this book after attending the Japan Society Talks<\/strong> event Clean House, Clear Mind: A Buddhist Monk’s Wisdom<\/a><\/strong>, on Wednesday 27 March, 2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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