Take Control Today
Are you living life on autopilot or intentionally creating the life you want? This week’s Level Up is about breaking free from the drift and taking control. You’ll learn how reflection can provide clarity, gratitude can boost happiness, and preparation can set you up to seize opportunities. Whether you’re looking to finish the year strong or lay the groundwork for a purposeful 2025, this edition will guide you toward living with intention and thriving in every area of your life.
Here’s what’s in today’s edition of Level Up:
How looking back will help you propel forward
A Simple Formula for Happiness
How to be ready for an opportunity
The five choices you have every day
Your Weekly Coaching Challenge
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Live Purposefully: Reflect, Appreciate, and Act
Do you ever feel like life is passing you by, leaving you chasing goals without clarity or fulfillment?
Many people live on autopilot, disconnected from their past lessons, blind to the small joys in their present, and unprepared for the opportunities their future holds. The result? Frustration, missed chances, and a lingering sense of dissatisfaction.
When you neglect to reflect, you repeat mistakes. When you forget to appreciate, you miss the beauty before you. And when you fail to prepare, opportunities slip through your fingers.
But it doesn’t have to be this way. You can create clarity, happiness, and meaningful action by embracing a purposeful approach to life—through reflection, gratitude, and readiness.
Here’s how:
Look back to move forward: Take time to reflect on your past experiences. What lessons have shaped you? What strengths can you carry into the future? Reflection is a powerful tool that builds self-awareness and clarity, empowering you to take control of your life.
Appreciate the small things: Gratitude is a simple yet profound formula for happiness. Start each day by naming three things you’re grateful for. This shift in perspective fosters contentment and builds resilience, making you more positive and hopeful.
Be ready to seize your opportunity: Life is full of chances, but only those who are prepared can capitalize on them. By setting clear goals, sharpening your skills, and staying open to possibilities, you become more proactive and ready for action.
When you live purposefully, you unlock a deeper sense of fulfillment. You stop simply surviving and start thriving.
The future is unwritten. Reflect on your past, appreciate the present, and prepare for what’s next because a purposeful life is powerful.
Are you ready to live intentionally? The first step starts today.
This Week’s Article
Look Back to Move Forward
Goal-setting often starts with big ambitions. But we often fall short of our targets and wonder why. The key to breaking this cycle isn’t working harder—it’s reflecting smarter. Reflection transforms missed opportunities into a roadmap for success. Don’t repeat the mistakes of 2024—make 2025 the year you achieve more with purpose and confidence.
Peak Performance Tips of the Week
Here is what I shared on LinkedIn this week:
Are You Chasing Too Many Opportunities
What to do When You Feel Stuck
Tweet of the Week
Quick Hits
A Simple Formula for Happiness
We convince ourselves that happiness is about having more. But, in We Want That But Need This, The Daily Stoic shares that it takes just a few things to have a fulfilling life. Do these small things every day to be happier.
Be Ready to Seize Your Opportunity
Greatness isn’t an accident. The Daily Coach shares a five-step process to become great in anything you do in Chasing Greatness: Lessons from Coach Kara Lawson. If you want to be great, focus on growth. Growth always comes first.
Make Your Choice
We all have natural gifts and abilities. How do you leverage those gifts and abilities? In this video, former coach Nick Saban shares that we have five choices for using those gifts. Make your choice, then add intensity, focus, commitment, drive, and passion to your abilities, and you will be living to your full potential.
Quote of the Week
“If you’re going to do something, do it fully.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
Weekly Coaching Challenge
This week, focus on living with purpose by reflecting on your year, appreciating where you are today, and preparing for what’s next. Small, intentional actions can bring clarity, joy, and readiness to seize opportunities.
Reflect on the Past: Take 10 minutes to write down three lessons you learned this year and one way each has shaped you or your progress.
Start Your Day in Gratitude: Each morning, list three things you’re grateful for. Focus on the small joys and moments that bring meaning to your life.
Prepare for Opportunity: Identify one skill, habit, or goal that aligns with your desired future. Set a small, specific action step to work on it this week.
Review Your Week: At the end of the week, reflect on how these practices impacted your mindset and progress.
Living purposefully is about making intentional choices today that shape a brighter tomorrow. Reflect, appreciate, and act—because a purposeful life is powerful.
Don’t let life pass you by. Be intentional about reflecting on the lessons of the past, appreciating the small joys today, and preparing for what’s next. Every choice you make today lays the foundation for a more purposeful and fulfilling tomorrow.
Here’s to living with clarity, gratitude, and action—your best days are ahead!