Good Morning, Quarantine‪!‬ Generic Resilient Guy

This episode is meant to open the door for context into who this GRG person is and where he's coming from. 

I wanted to do this episode as a personal challenge in understanding the development of my character, my journey of resilience, and my ambitions, so that I could more effectively communicate this important chapter of Social Prowess.

Both the development of Mental and Spiritual resilience begin with independent action -- mostly invisible to an observer. However, to grow in depth with either of these, we must be willing to test our mettle in the real world though social interaction. Do our foundations hold up? 

In offering some insight into my development, my hope is to develop a sense of furthered trust, because this chapter is the one that encourages the compounded growth in the other two domains. 

Generic Resilient Guy is back!
After a long hiatus it's been long overdue to get the content rolling again, and close out our series. 

A lot has gone on this year, and even since the last episode! The need to be resilient is more needed than ever...

Everyone struggles, even people who KNOW how to practice resilience.
There's a lot we can learn though study, reflection, and self-practice, but we truly grow once we bring our skills, talents, ideas, and beliefs to the community, especially when sharing value with others. 

Community provides a lot of support we can't get anywhere else, to include accountability, and sanity checks. 

In the midst of this Holiday Season, it's important to consider how you can give your value to others.
Ultimately, this is what pushed GRG to make the leap and jump back in. 

What value can you provide that will bring you joy this season? 

Get ready! We are about to jump into our new season of SOCIAL PROWESS! 

We all face resistance! 

Use any variety (internally or externally sourced) it to your advantage.

How does this transition us to the next chapter on SOCIAL PROWESS?

This is the last episode of the Chapter of SPIRITUAL VIGOR.

Starts with a recap of the chapter so far, and an introduction to the concept of resistance, which we will inevitably face... 

[Not to worry! This episode will get polished eventually... In the meantime, enjoy!]

Spiritual Vigor is highly depending on having a purpose in life
Purpose is fueled by aligning passions with values
Passionate work is the result of leveraging our unique talents and leading strengths. 

We've all heard the term "play to your strengths," right?
    It may seem obvious, but what does that actually mean? 

Well, let's take a look at that.
    Talents, Strengths, and Skills

Talents - Natural ability that can be nurtured and grown, dependent on an individuals God-given capacity for it.
Strengths - "soft" abilities (character traits/tendencies)  that are universally present in all people, but uniquely leveraged
Skills - Ability that can be cultivated, practiced, and leveraged by anyone regardless of experience or natural talent. 

In order to determine your leading or "Signature" Strengths, I highly encourage you to go to:
https://www.viacharacter.org/survey/account/register
...for a free ~10min assessment designed to identify your unique values-leveraging tendencies. 

feel free to post your findings to the Facebook page!
https://www.facebook.com/GMQpodcast

This is PART III of the episode on PURPOSE.
Thank you for joining me on the journey so far. 

When designing our ideal life, having an answer to the following three questions is crucial in determining what will ultimately keep pulling you forward, and how you are going to stand up to the task. 

What do you want?
Why does it matter?
Who must you become?

Our hope is to find a purpose that we can use to say:
 If all else is lost -- “At least I have _____”
 Then double check your reasoning by asking:
 “Can ___ Be lost?”

After you BEGIN to articulate what you want, or at least the direction you want to go,
 …create IMMEDIATE, SHORT-TERM, and LONG-TERM goals that are all oriented with your VALUES

Over time, we will have clearer and clearer idea of what our purpose is, and as such it's important to reevaluate whether or not the goals we created are still in line with our values, and whether the outcome of those goals will contribute toward our clearer definition of our purpose. 

ID your beliefs  
ID your Values
Define your direction
Align your actions
Assess results
Define/Refine Purpose along the way
But remember to constantly LIVE in purpose