Ever felt warmth in your heart that is linked to a tear in your eye… all just because you look or listen to something so beautiful, you cannot explain it in words? It could be a sunset, a mountain, a waterfall, a small puppy, newborn baby or a masterpiece by Mozart.
Some things in life are inspiring beyond words. Some of these things are a bit more complicated than the examples listed above; these are usually related to events or achievements. I’ll give you an example: I love the human body and what it’s capable of, so every time I watch gymnastics on television, I literally get a tear in my eye when gymnasts do a high level performance, as it shows what our bodies are capable off.
Before moving on to the example though, this is your last chance to do all the previous exercises if you haven’t done them yet… remember, you need all your answers to determine your Highest Values!
Exercise 1, Exercise 2, Exercise 3, Exercise 4, Exercise 5, Exercise 6, Exercise 7, Exercise 8, Exercise 9, Exercise 10, Exercise 11
Once you know what your Highest Values are, you will understand you life much better. You can change your relationships, learn how to deal with negotiations and conflict and have a reality completely different from the one you had before.
Values determine most things people do, think, say and act on… therefore, if you understand somebody else’s values, you could utilise that so you NEVER have to compromise again.
Now it’s time to find out what it is that inspires you? What gets you up in the morning? What makes you want to “go out there and get ‘em?” Something that inspires you will make your heart beat faster, bring tears of inspiration to your eyes; nobody needs to motivate you to do the things you are inspired by.
Examples:
| Things you value | Higher level need that is fulfilled |
| Somebody that broke the new world record sprinting the 100m | Athletics |
| Somebody who came from a drug and gang related background who now help children get out of those situations | Children’s future / gang and drug prevention |
| Getting my degree so I can start working as a financial advisor, eventually opening my own practice | Finances / business |
Another example, just to clarify and explain in a better way… If somebody is inspired by having eternal life as certain religions promises them, nobody will need to motivate them to go to church, to pray or to read their sacred scripture… their actions will be aligned with the teachings as they know that this is the only way for them to get what they want, i.e. eternal life. In this case this (or something similar) will be their answers:
prayer – eternal life (please note, the answer is not religion, but eternal life, since that is the ultimate need)
Here is mine:
| Things you value | Higher level need that is fulfilled |
| People who overcome anything that comes in the way of their dreams | Inspiring people (as I want to overcome all my obstacles and inspire others) |
| Great teachers that bring awareness to people | Spiritual awareness |
| Every one of my friends are inspiring on some level | Relationships |
So… what is it that gives you that feeling of inspiration? What or who is it that makes your heart skip a beat when you realise what is possible… and what about this person or situation is it that forms the trigger for you?
Question 12: What inspires you? When thinking about things that brings a tear of inspiration to your eye, what did that situation involve? What did this person do? What is the event that inspires you to get up and do something?
Well done! You now have a list of 36 answers, some of which will hopefully be repeated…
Next up… figuring out what your actual Hierarchy of Values are… for this, you need to be on my mailing list as you will receive that in that part in the next email. If you are not yet on my mailing list, it means that you have not yet downloaded the e-book on this website. If you haven’t read the book, you will not understand why your Hierarchy of Values are important, so if you want to get the final answers, please make sure you are on my mailing list and you have read the book. You will receive the email about 2 days after the last one that lead you to this page 