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Let go of being powerful to embrace your life purpose.

Do You Really Need to Be Powerful All the Time?

By Jan BowenPrivate MusingsNo Comments

Let go of being powerful all the time to embrace your life purpose. Leave room for wonder, beauty, and the spaces in between. The Powerful Life Purpose Are you on a relentless, full speed productivity schedule? Do you love being organized, too? The sense of accomplishment that results from attaining your goals not only makes you feel good it keeps…

February 6, 2017

This Is How to Leave an Inspirational Legacy

By Jan BowenPrivate Musings2 Comments

Have you ever considered what will be left behind when you leave this life? Every year you live contributes to the legacy you leave behind regardless of how old or young you are. Perhaps you’ve done life exercises where you imagine yourself as an older version of yourself looking back and consider what it is you want to be remembered…

January 29, 2017

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My Imaginary Friends and Their Purpose in Our Lives

By Jan BowenLife of Purpose, Private MusingsNo Comments

Don't misunderstand -- I have real friends, too, but since I was very young (8 or 9 years old), I've had a team of imaginary friends with whom I conversed with routinely. Some you probably wouldn't know. But others, I'm fairly confident you would know. My imaginary pals include Albert Einstein, Carl Jung, Teilhard de Chardin, Aldous Huxley, and Buckminster...

January 8, 2017

6 Ways to Increase Growth and Potential

By Jan BowenPrivate MusingsNo Comments

A new year -- time for fresh potential. Time for new beginnings, resolutions, decisions, lists. So many options can feel overwhelming, confusing, or discouraging -- the antithesis of motivation. Yet, January is a tremendous opportunity for assessing our alignment, charting our route to happiness, and determining our goals. There are few times automatically built in to our natural year and...

December 30, 2016

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The Difference Between Passion and Purpose

By Jan BowenPrivate MusingsNo Comments

Passion, purpose and the path between — what’s the real secret to living a fulfilled life? Do all the questions you hear about purpose and passion lead you farther away from a resolution? Themes and opinions on the topic vary, leaving speculation to whether they're the same thing and if they last a lifetime. Do you even really have to...

October 24, 2016

How To Be Honest … Even When It’s HARD

By Jan BowenPublished ArticlesNo Comments

Tell the truth. Just because it's the best policy doesn't mean it's easy. Have you ever had those times when you knew what you wanted or needed to say, but somehow just didn’t get the words out of your mouth? As adults we need to be accountable. Being accountable requires having integrity — that means we need to be honest...

October 3, 2016

Living an Intuitive Life

By Jan BowenPrivate MusingsNo Comments

What does it mean to live an intuitive life? Very simply, it means allowing your intuition to guide you through life. It doesn't guarantee a simple life, or a perfect life, or all your dreams-come-true. But it does bring peace of mind, fulfillment, deep joy, freedom from anxiety, and a conviction of purpose. And those are qualities we all say...

September 16, 2016

Getting Divorced? Here’s The SMART Way To Regain Your Confidence

By Jan BowenPublished ArticlesNo Comments

You don’t have to meet the perfect person. You just have to get back out there! Are you recently divorced and contemplating getting back into the dating scene? Divorce processes are all completely unique to each marriage situation, and that’s something you need to consider. Depending on your personal situation, your feelings about getting divorced may vary widely. You may have…

August 11, 2016

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6 Powerful Ways To Trust Your Instincts (They Make A Big Difference)

By Jan BowenPublished Articles2 Comments

Going with your gut is more important than you think. What would you do if you had a guarantee that you wouldn't fail? A guarantee that you would be safe, and life would be even more radiant than you’re hoping? Would you take more risks to reach your dreams? As humans, we're a perfectly calibrated structure of innate wisdom. The...

August 3, 2016

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The 11 Best Quotes For Getting Real With Yourself

By Jan BowenPublished ArticlesNo Comments

Find your center. Don’t you love the way if feels when you are super-focused and motivated — ready to take on the world? You can obtain any and all dreams and goals. Everything feels not only possible, but easy! Having that lucidity and hyper-awareness requires clarity in life. Clarity allows us to focus on what we consider crucial so we...

July 20, 2016

Do You Really Need to Be Powerful All the Time?

This Is How to Leave an Inspirational Legacy

My Imaginary Friends and Their Purpose in Our Lives

6 Ways to Increase Growth and Potential

The Difference Between Passion and Purpose

How To Be Honest … Even When It’s HARD

Living an Intuitive Life

Getting Divorced? Here’s The SMART Way To Regain Your Confidence

6 Powerful Ways To Trust Your Instincts (They Make A Big Difference)

The 11 Best Quotes For Getting Real With Yourself

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