Ann Rea - Discovery Journal

DISCOVERY JOURNAL
FULFILL YOUR
CREATIVE PURPOSE
with ANN REA
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Don’t Wreck It. Check It! 30-Day Checklist ..................................................... 4

Week 1/Lesson 1 – Discover Your Creative Purpose ..................................... 6
Week 1/Lesson 2 – Start Where You Are Now .............................................. 7
Week 1/Lesson 3 – Purging Projects .................................................................. 11
Week 1/Lesson 4 – Crafting Your Creed .......................................................... 13
Week 1/Lesson 5 – Look At Yourself in the Mirror ...................................... 14
Week 1/Lesson 6 – Getting Honest About Strengths and Weakness .. 15
Week 2/Lesson 7 – Your Three Fattest Failures ........................................... 16
Week 2/Lesson 8 – Where is your Mess? ........................................................ 17
Week 2/Lesson 9 – Your Hero’s Journey ........................................................ 19
Week 2/Lesson 10 – Where is Your Pain? ..................................................... 20
Week 3/Lesson 11 – Lessons From Your Deepest Pain ............................. 22
Week 3/Lesson 12 – Dissolving Your Fears ................................................... 23
Week 3/Lesson 13 – What Really Matters Most? ......................................... 24
Week 3/Lesson 14 – Where’s your Joy? ........................................................ 25
Week 3/Lesson 15 – The Remembering Process ......................................... 27
Week 4/Lesson 16 – Living Your Good Lifes ................................................. 28
Week 4/Lesson 17 – Cracking the Code to Joy ............................................ 31
Week 4/Lesson 18 – Be The Boss of You ....................................................... 32
Week 4/Lesson 19 – Take the Time it Takes .................................................. 33
Week 4/Lesson 20 – Give Yourself Permission ........................................... 34
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Week 5/Lesson 21 – Connecting the Dots Between Purpose and Profit .. 35

Week 5/Lesson 22 – Turning a Personal Mission Inside Out ................... 36
Week 5/Lesson 23 – Value Above and Beyond the Art ........................... 37
Week 5/Lesson 24 – Who Can You serve? ..................................................... 38
Week 5/Lesson 25 – Will You Choose to Live Your Greater Purpose?....... 39
Week 6/Lesson 26 – Recharging Your Batteries ......................................... 40
Week 6/Lesson 27 – We Don’t Succeed Alone.............................................. 41
Week 6/Day 28 – Activate Your Resources .................................................. 43
Week 6/Day 29 – Step Up and Own Your Power ....................................... 44
Week 6/Day 30 – Take Action! ........................................................................... 45
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WELCOME LETTER
Dear Artist,
Congratulations on investing in yourself!
Welcome to your Discovery Journal.
I designed this workbook to help you uncover your purpose and find your
way to profit.
1. Print out the Circle of Progress and post it prominently in your

work space.
2. Choose your preferred writing medium; a separate electronic
document or a lovely hand written journal.
3. Complete at least one exercise a day and mark your status on
the Circle of Progress.
4. Don’t struggle alone. Ask two friends to join you on this
powerful journey.
5. Need a friend? Go to Join.ArtistsWhoTHRIVE.com to a become
a part of our Master Mind group.
6. I know that once you have discovered your purpose, mission,
unique value proposition, and target market you will experience
greater confidence, focus, and satisfaction.
My sincere intention is that you will join a growing community of other

Artists Who THRIVE.
Sincerely,
Ann

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WEEK 1 / LESSON 1
DISCOVER YOUR CREATIVE PURPOSE
EXERCISE 1:
The benefit of this exercise is: for you to complete the enrollment bonus
exercises so that you can start to shape your:
• Purpose
• Mission
• Unique Value Proposition
• Target Market You Serve
You will refer back and revised these statements after the end of the course.
Hint: If any of the above is directly related to your art, think again. Art is only
a vehicle of expression.
You must create value above a beyond your art in order to create a
profitable artistic enterprise.
Also, if anything you state is something that an eight year old cannot
understand, it’s likely that no one else will either.
Remember, a confused mind says no. So be very clear and specific.

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WEEK 1 / LESSON 2
START WHERE YOU ARE NOW
EXERCISE 1:
The benefit of this exercise is: for you to experience honest reflection
about who you are. To become an artist who thrives you must know your
unique self so that you can understand your unique purpose.
Why? Your uniqueness is your competitive advantage.
When Marsha Sinetar autographed my copy of “Do What You Love, The
Money Will Follow” she signed it:
“Know thyself.”-Marsha Sinetar
Why is this important to “know thyself?”
I loved the title of this book and I appreciated what Marsha was saying.
But after eagerly searching for answers about finding a meaningful livihood,
her book left me with a combination of inspiration and confusion.
The confusion came from the second part of the title, “the money will
follow.”
My unanswered question was how? How will the money follow? I only get to
do what I love if the money follows.
I love to paint.
But other people may or may not love what I paint. Even if they do,
it doesn’t mean that they are going to pay me for it.

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Now you can, and you should do what you love:

• but that does not make it your purpose
• don’t expect to be paid for doing what you love unless
you are clearly creating unique value that serves a
target market.
Money does not “just follow.” This whole notion is complete B.S.
Hoping is not marketing.
Again, you have to create value that serves a target market.
Once you’ve created value, you have to connect with your target market.
And guess what, they’re busy and distracted.
Hang in there. This course is designed to help by connecting the dots

between your:
• Purpose
• Passion
• Profit
So where do you start?
You must know who you are and what you stand for.
Let’s start with where you are now with what you do know today.
Please note: This is a great exercise to share and talk about. It makes it
even more illuminating. Invite two friends to join you.
Complete Proust’s Questionnaire *
1. What is your idea of perfect happiness?

2. What is the trait you most deplore in others?
3. What is your greatest extravagance?
4. What is your favorite journey?

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5. What do you dislike most about your appearance?

6. What or who is the greatest love of your life?
7. When and where were you happiest?
8. What talent would you most like to have?
9. What is your current state of mind?
10. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
11. What do you consider your greatest achievement?
12. What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
13. What is your favorite occupation?
14. What is your most marked characteristic?
15. What do you most value in your friends?
16. Who are your favorite writers?
17. Who is your favorite fictional hero?
18. Who are your heroes in real life?
19. What is it that you most dislike?
20. How would you like to die?
21. What is your motto?
Top Tip: The truth will set you free.
* A century before today’s popular personality quizzes, Victorian “confession albums”

served essentially the same role, presenting a series of simple questions designed
to reveal the respondent’s sensibility and aspirations. In the 1880s, teenage Marcel
Proust was given one such questionnaire by his friend Antoinette, the daughter of
France’s then-president, which he promptly answered. The original manuscript, titled
“by Marcel Proust himself,” lay dormant for decades, until it was discovered in 1924,
two years after the writer’s death. Half a century later, French television host Bernard
Pivot resurrected the questionnaire as a backbone for his literary interviews. In 1993,
Vanity Fair transplanted the tradition to the last page of the magazine, which began
featuring various public figures’ answers to the Proust Questionnaire.
- Maria Popova
(Done? Complete this exercise and check it off your Circle of

Progress.)

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EXERCISE 2:
The benefit of this exercise is: that it helps you begin to crack the code of
how famous artists fulfilled their purpose, passion, and profit.
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni

• What was his deepest desire?
• What was his personal mission?
• What was his unique talent?
• What problem did he solve and for what target market?
John Singer Sargent

Andy Warhol
Thomas Kinkade
Top Tip: Artists made history because they created value above
and beyond their art.

Progress.)


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WEEK 1 / LESSON 3
PURGING PROJECTS
The purpose of this exercise is to: de-clutter your mind, your obligations,
and your goals and to focus on what really needs to get done and what you
really care about.
The hazard of being creative is that we really like to start projects but we
are famous for not always finishing them. This can create a lack of focus and
it can even create a serious crisis of confidence.
Just like you will dump out your junk drawer in an upcoming exercise, you
are going to dump out the junk drawer in your mind.
Make a numbered list of every project you are working on, every goal you
have aspired to accomplish, and each obligation. I’ll get you started. A
“Mental De-Clutter” list may look like this:
1. Go to my monthly Meet Up
2. Finish the White Fish photography series
3. Learn to Tango
4. Call Bill back
5. Get my teeth cleaned
6. Go to Tanzania and climb Mount Kilimanjaro
7. Buy Ann Rea’s Creative Live Course ;)
Whatever it is that you think you need to do now or in the future, dump
it. Empty your mind. List all of it until you just can’t think of anything else.
Then sleep on it. Because when you wake up you may think of a few other
things to add.

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Ready? Start crossing things off of your list by asking yourself the following
questions with each item you listed.
• “Do I really need to do this?” No? Cross it off.
• “Do I really want to do this?” No? Cross it off.
• Does thinking about this give me energy? No? Cross it off.
• Does thinking about this leave me feeling flat? Yes?
Cross it off.
• Now of the items remaining on your list, ask yourself,
“Why do I want to do this?” Don’t know? Cross it off.
• Take a deep breath. Ahhhh. Don’t you feel more free,
focused, and and lighter?
(Done? Complete this exercise and check it off your Circle of Progress.)

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WEEK 1 / LESSON 4
CRAFTING YOUR CREED
The benefit of this exercise is to: realize that all we have is today.
So rather than predicate your happiness and contentment on how you will
feel once you have discovered your purpose, focus on today.
Stop asking what you want to build and start asking how you’d like to
experience each day and what you’d like to be doing and not doing.
Not “once you arrive,” but as of right now.
How do you want to feel?
How would you like to spend your day?
Start shifting now, today.
Learn more at TheGoodLifeProject.com.
Top Tip: Someday is today.

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WEEK 2 / LESSON 5
LOOK AT YOURSELF IN THE MIRROR
The benefit of this exercise is that: perception is reality. How you see
yourself, and how others see you, is shaping your experience.
Email, send a FaceBook message, or call and ask at least five people how
they would describe you, in one word.
If you are feeling ambitious you can email everyone in your address book.
Your objective is to look for patterns.
Top Tip: “You are the average of the five people you spend the most
time with.” -Jim Rohn

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WEEK 2 / LESSON 6
GETTING HONEST ABOUT STRENGTHS
AND WEAKNESS
The benefit of this exercise is that: we often spend more time fixating
and trying to fix our weaknesses than we do developing and leveraging our
natural strengths.
What were three recent instances where your weaknesses really

showed up?
For example:
• I tend to procrastinate so I filled my taxes late last year and
I had to pay a penalty.
• I’m intimidated by business and contracts so I didn’t put my
agreement with my last client in writing and they paid me less
than they owed me.
• I don’t know how to talk about my work so I get all shy and feel
awkward and other people sense it and I feel like a goof.
Top Tip: “You are the average of the five people you spend the most
time with.” -Jim Rohn

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WEEK 2 / LESSON 7
YOUR THREE FATTEST FAILURES
The benefit of this exercise is that: our greatest failures are our greatest
teachers. If we stop beating ourselves up, we can reflect on the lessons we
learned from our failures.
We all fail. We can’t let that stop us from trying.
You can either succeed or you can get an education. You choose.
List your three biggest, fattest, ugliest, most embarrassing failures. Don’t
hold back. The truth will set you free.
Sleep on it.
Now ask yourself. What did I learn from each of the three failures?
If you don’t know, pretend like you are talking to someone else who is
seeking the wisdom of your experience. Ask them to tell you the lessons
you learned.

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WEEK 2 / LESSON 8
WHERE IS YOUR MESS?
The purpose of this exercise is to: set the table for new nourishing energy
and focused thinking. It’s like a fresh new white canvas.
What can you immediately control? Sometimes, it seems like not much.
Often we can control a lot but we just lack the motivation and energy to act
upon it.
One sure fire way to gain focus and energy inside is to clean up what’s
reflected on the outside.
Basically this exercise is about “cleaning your room!”
Here’s what you do so that you don’t get overwhelmed.
Pick one room to start. It could be:

• your studio
• your kitchen
• or wherever you spend the most time, like your bedroom
• if you share your home with others then start with the space
that exclusively belongs to you, you can deal with group
dynamics later
Pick one drawer, box, or shelf. One small bite at a time. Just start.
Please note: You are not supposed to do this all in one day. You can finish it
as the course goes along or after. You decide. Just start.
Why am I asking you do this?

• Because so much of our success and happiness comes
from doing what we would rather not.
• And this process will begin to clear your cluttered thinking.

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1. Have the trash and or recycle bin at the ready.

2. You are going to touch or hold every object in each room.
3. Start in one corner and move clockwise throughout the room.
4. Pick one drawer, box, or shelf.
5. Take a before picture.
6. Ask yourself to describe how you feel in three words.
7. Empty the drawer, box, or shelf.
8. Clean it.
9. Then hold the first object that was in that drawer, box, or shelf
and ask. “Is this object of absolute utilitarian necessity?” Is it the
only can opener I own? Put it back.
10. If not, delete, out it goes!
11. Then ask is this object of real heart felt sentimental value.
My wedding photos, my diploma. If not, delete, out it goes!
12. Then ask is this object of a work of art. It is something I would
retrieve from a burning room.
13. Then take a proud after picture.
14. Choose three words to describe how you feel.
15. What do you notice? What has changed in you thinking?
Top Tip: Energy flows where attention goes. Remove your distractions and
increase your focus.

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WEEK 2 / LESSON 9
YOUR HERO’S JOURNEY
The benefit of this exercise is to: understand the meaning of “rage”, as
defined by Homer.
“Rage” can serve as fuel for productive action.
Recall the very last time that:

1. Your honor was offended?
2. You were justifiably pissed off?
3. Your reputation besmirched?
4. Your core values challenged?
1. What did you do about it?
2. Did it serve as a “call to action?”
3. How did you make it right?

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WEEK 3 / LESSON 10
WHERE IS YOUR PAIN?
The benefit of this exercise is to: determine your mostly deeply held values.
Please note: Self-care is vital and this is your responsibility.

• If you are feeling emotionally fragile, do not proceed with
the exercise.
• If you are under the care, or you should be under the care,
of a mental health professional, then do not proceed with
the exercise.
This exercise starts with the understanding that suffering is an inevitable

part of the human condition.
We know joy because we know sorrow.
Why should we revisit and examine the most painful moments in our life?
Because these most painful moments stand in stark contrast to our most
deeply held values. Our most deeply held values define who we are and
what we stand for..
If you want to be an artist, then you must know who you are and what you
stand for. Why? Because our primary function is to communicate.
When an artist knows who they are, and what they stand for, they derive
confidence and deep satisfaction from their art.
So this exercise is actually not designed to torture you, it’s designed to help
you understand the purpose of your particular suffering.
When we understand the meaning of our suffering it shifts these

painful emotions into a much more positive and productive context.

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Illuminating the meaning of our suffering is not only healing, it is

empowering.
Step 1:
• get something that you like to write with
• a box of tissues
• and a big glass of water
Step 2:
Ready? Now recall the three most painful moments in your life. Whatever
pops into your head. Go with it.
Step 3:
Start with the first painful moment. Describe it in detail and emphasize how
you felt then and how you feel now. Cry. Yell. Recoil. Just spill it.
Step 4:
Now go do something nice, comforting, and nurturing for yourself.

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WEEK 3 / LESSON 11
LESSONS FROM YOUR DEEPEST PAIN
The benefit of this exercise is to: use your vivid imagination to learn the
purpose of each painful moment.
Step 1:
Step 2:
Again recall how you felt. Choose three feeling words that describe the depth
of your emotion. Such as; humiliated, betrayed, scared.
Step 3:
Now imagine an older, wiser, all-knowing version of yourself sitting alongside
this earlier you.
Imagine what you would say to empathize and comfort her or him.
Now. They turn to you and ask, “Why did this happen to me?” And you respond
by assuring them that there was a purpose for their pain, there was a lesson for
them to learn. Tell them the lesson.
Repeat for the other two most painful times.

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WEEK 3 / LESSON 12
DISSOLVING YOUR FEARS
The benefit of this exercise is to: get a clear picture of what unnecessary
self-limiting beliefs and fears are rattling around in your head.
Step 1:
• Get something that you like to write with
Step 2:
Ready? Now make a list of everything that you are afraid of. Whatever pops
into your head. Go with it. Write down every self-limiting and negative thought
you have. Everything. Dump it.
Need some help? Answer these questions.

1. What is not working?
2. What do you fear?
3. What are your weaknesses?
4. Where do you feel lost?
5. What frustrates you?
6. How have you failed?
Keep writing until you have exhausted all that you can think of. Take a break.
The result; you’ll find out what your unnecessary self-limiting beliefs are.
Step 3:
Take a break and then go back to your list.
Step 4:
One belief at a time, ask yourself “is this really true?”
1. Answer.
2. Ask, is the answer really true?
3. Repeat the interrogation until you exhaust the question.
“Is this really true?”

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WEEK 3 / LESSON 13
WHAT REALLY MATTERS MOST?
The benefit of this exercise is to: get a very clear on what matters most
to you.
This is very personal and profound exercise that can yield great insight and
motivation to live your best life as you define it for yourself.
Get your journal and just start writing, stream of consciousness, and answer the
following question.
What would you do if you hade 20 years to live? Don’t edit or spell check. Just
spill it.
Now 10 years to live?

Now 1 year to live?
Now six months to live?
Now one month to live?
Now one day to live?

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WEEK 3 / LESSON 14
WHERE’S YOUR JOY?
The benefit of this exercise is to: determine your mostly deeply held values.
We know joy because we know sorrow.
But why should we re-examine the most joyful moments in our life?
Because these joyful moments affirm our most deeply held values. It is our
most deeply held values that define who we are and what we stand for.
When artists know who they are and what they stand for they can then derive
the deepest satisfaction from their art and they gain confidence.
Step 1:
Ready? Now recall the three most joyful moments in your life. Whatever pops
into your head. Go with it.
Step 2:
Start with the first most joyful moment. Describe it in detail and emphasize
how you felt then and how you feel now. Laugh. Smile. Reminisce. Spill it.
Step 3:
Now go do something joyful, comforting, and nurturing for yourself
Illuminating the meaning of our suffering is not only healing, it is

empowering.
Step 1:

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Step 2:
Ready? Now recall the three most joyful moments in your life. Whatever
pops into your head. Go with it.
Step 3:
Start with the first joyful moment. Describe it in detail and emphasize how
you felt then and how you feel now. Cry. Yell. Laugh. Just spill it.
Step 4:
Now go do something nice, comforting, and nurturing for yourself.

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WEEK 3 / LESSON 15
THE REMEMBERING PROCESS
The benefit of this exercise is to: create your future by “remembering” how
you got there.
1. Imagine that you are sitting in your comfortable retirement setting.
2. You are rocking back and forth in your comfy rocking chair.
3. You survey your beautiful surrounding and you pause to reflect.
4. You have earned your success and happiness.
5. You have had a powerful and a meaningful life.
6. Describe it in vivid detail.
7. Describe how you feel with each detail.
8. Now working backwards, how did you get there?
It may start vague. Cloudy, even. It was quite some time ago when things
started to shift. Your happy and healthy old eyes smile with recognition.
More details come to you. Write them down or dictate into a voice memo.
Tell yourself the story of you.
Let the wisdom of the future you share with you how you did it.
Congrats on a job well done and a life well lived.
Share your reverse memoir!
Learn more at rubiconartistdevelopment.com

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WEEK 4 / LESSON 16
LIVING YOUR GOOD LIFE
The benefit of this exercise is to: practice asking for insights from others that
may improve the good in your life.
Get the answers from people close to you.
While in theory no one knows you better than you, oftentimes we get so deep
in our own head, thoughts and fears that we subconsciously blind ourselves
from seeing the obvious.
So instead of putting all the pressure on yourself, ask the people who know you
best. Because sometimes the honest perspective of an outsider is all we need
to finally see the light that’s been shining the whole time.
The process is simple: You’re going to write emails to five people close to you,
asking them three questions.
Choose people who know you well, who will be honest with you and are from
different walks of life. I’d suggest a colleague, past boss, spouse, parent, 1-2
close friends and a mentor. Bonus points for sending it to 2-3 of each of the
categories (the more data the better), but don’t just ask your whole family. We
want people who know you in different settings.
*Note: If you already know your current or future passion project, then change
these questions to what’s relevant in your journey right now. Ask about
positioning ideas, pricing, products or service you could offer or whatever. Just
get in the habit of getting outside your own head.

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Here are your three questions, which you’re welcome to modify:
1. What do you think are my biggest passions and why? If you

can think of at least two or three, that would be great. Please explain.
2. What do you think are my biggest natural strengths and talents?
Please explain.
3. Given the above and what you know about me, what have you always
thought I’d be great at doing as a career? Or maybe as a volunteer or
hobby? Please explain.
To make it ridiculously easy on you (and ensure you actually do this!), here’s an
email template you can use. Be sure to personalize for each recipient…
Subject: Need your thoughts on a new career I’m considering – by end of week
if possible
Hi James –
As you know, I really want to start doing work I actually care about, so I’ve been
spending a lot of time figuring out what’s next. Since you know me well, I’d love
your quick help on this.
I’ve specifically been spending time understanding my passions and the things
I like and am good at.
So, can you take a few minutes to answer the three questions below in as much
detail as you feel comfortable with? You likely see me in a different way than I
see myself and this would be a huge help.
Please be as open and honest as possible.
Anything goes.

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Here are the questions:
1. What do you think are my biggest passions and why? If you can think
of at least two or three, that would be great. Please explain.
2. What do you think are my biggest natural strengths and talents?

Please explain.
3. Given the above and what you know about me, what have you always
thought I’d be great at doing as a career? Or maybe as a volunteer or
hobby? Please explain.
You can just reply to this email and type right below each question.
If you can get back to me by end of this week, that would be awesome.
I’m spending all day this Sunday [insert xx/xx date] working on this and
meeting with a coach, so having your answers by then would be huge. [Note:
Be sure your date is no more than a week out. Giving a specific (and honest)
reason to have it done by a certain date will help get quick responses.]
Your thoughts on this will go a long way. Can’t wait to see what you think up,
and to let you know what direction I take after I get a little more clarity. I’ve put
this off way too long.
-Scott
Learn more at LiveYourLegend.net

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WEEK 4 / LESSON 17
CRACKING THE CODE TO JOY
The benefit of this exercise is to: release emotional blocks wired into your
electromagnetic system.
1. Getting grounded in your body.
Place your hands over your abdomen and imagine a connective

cord between your abdomen and the center of the earth.
Place your tongue; on the roof of your mouth, this is an

acupressure point.
Now take deep abdominal breaths for 60 seconds.
This will help you to feel more present.

2. While rubbing the spot on the chest firmly in a clockwise fashion,
an acupressure point demonstrated on Creative Live, repeat ten
times, “I deeply and completely accept myself” for 60 seconds.
Learn more at drgeorgepratt.com

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WEEK 4 / LESSON 18
BE THE BOSS OF YOU
The benefit of this exercise is to: determine THE moments where you most
savored your success.
This exercise is not meant for you to load your long list of successes but to list
the top three that you most savor.
This could give you a deeper insight into your purpose.
Step 1:
Recall the top three successes in your life that you most savored. Whatever
pops into your head. Go with it. When did you feel like you had really
accomplished something big or small? When did you feel proud or victorious?
Step 2:
Start with the first success. Describe it in detail and emphasize how you felt
then and how you feel about it now.
Step 3:
Now go do something nice, comforting, and nurturing for yourself. Why?
Because you are the boss of you and you want to get practice being a good
boss of you.

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WEEK 4 / LESSON 19
TAKE THE TIME IT TAKES
The benefit of this exercise is to: get a better understanding of your heart’s
deepest yearning.
Imagine that you had a magic wand and it would ensure your success.
You don’t know when or how it will happen, but it will happen.
1. What would you do?
2. Who would you be?
3. What would you have?
Describe this in vivid detail. How do you feel?
I imagined through a collage of images and words that “I had an art studio over
looking the ocean. As I type this, I’m standing in my art studio overlooking the
Pacific Ocean, less than one mile from The Golden Gate Bridge.
The moral of the story. Don’t skip this exercise.

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WEEK 4 / LESSON 20
GIVE YOURSELF PERMISSION
The benefit of this exercise is to: Give Yourself Permission
Remember Lesson 3 when you purged all those projects?
Guess what?
It’s time to revisit them.
Go down the list and ask yourself:

1. Do I really have to do this?
2. Who says?
3. Do I really want to do this?
4. Why?

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WEEK 5 / LESSON 21
CONNECTING THE DOTS BETWEEN
PURPOSE AND PROFIT
The benefit of this exercise is to: reflect on the lessons you learned from your
painful moments, the successes you have savored, and the insights you have
gained.
Remember on Day 11 when you documented the three most painful moments
in your life and the way you felt about each?
Yes. THAT exercise!
This exercise is probably THE most important. Take your time and invest your
energy. It will pay big dividends.
What three words described how you felt during your:

The painful moment of your life.
Second?
Third?
What was the lesson you learned from the first painful moment?
Second?
Third?
What is the pattern in your feelings?
What is the pattern in your lessons?
What is the continuous theme?
What is the overall lesson?
What was the overall purpose of your painful moments?
What problem does this lesson solve for you?

Progress.)

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WEEK 5 / LESSON 22
TURNING A PERSONAL MISSION
INSIDE OUT
The benefit of this exercise is to: see what problem you have solved
for yourself.

1. What problem did you solve for yourself in the previous exercise?
2. How could this change your future?
3. Who else could be struggling with similar problems who could
benefit from the solution or lesson that you found?
4. How could you serve the common good?
5. What contributions could you make?
6. What problem could you solve for others that you have solved
for yourself?

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WEEK 5 / LESSON 23
VALUE ABOVE AND BEYOND THE ART
The benefit of this exercise is to: define your unique value proposition or
what problem you can solve from the value that you create above and
beyond your art.
Using your individual talents, skills, experienced, creative or not, how can you
create value?
Remember, we are talking about value above and beyond your art.
It is value that is very concrete and specific.
Everyone should know exactly what you are talking about.
If your idea sounds poetic or abstract then you are not there.
Review the examples our guests provided. Notice, their mission is not about
their art.
Their art is a by product of a greater mission.

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WEEK 5 / LESSON 24
WHO CAN YOU SERVE?
The benefit of this exercise is to: understand the amount that you will be
paid will be based on the amount of value that you create and distribute to
a target market.
If you try to serve everyone, you will serve no one.
What specific person, who you may or may not personally know yet, would
align with your mission?
Review the examples our guests provided.

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WEEK 5 / LESSON 25
WILL YOU CHOOSE TO LIVE YOUR
GREATER PURPOSE?
The benefit of this exercise is to: outline the baby steps can you take towards
fulfilling your mission?
This is an excellent time to brainstorm with a trusted, supportive, and honest

Master Mind partner.
Remember. A mission is a journey. There is no clear road map. You need to

remember your purpose, get help along the way, and never give up.
You may start with just a tiny start of an idea or a new notion to explore.
That is getting started, the most difficult part of any journey.
That is the start of fulfilling your creative purpose.
Always be asking yourself. Am I truly creating unique value that serves a

specific person?
Not sure. Ask them. Ask as many as you can and plead with them to be honest.

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WEEK 6 / LESSON 26
WILL YOU CHOOSE TO LIVE YOUR
GREATER PURPOSE?
The benefit of this exercise is to: identify and commit to three things you will
do every day to improve your mind, body, and spiritual well being.
A mission is a life long commitment. You are allowed to change your mind but
generally your purpose is for keeps.
You are going to need to take care of your sacred vessel, your body, and to
nourish your mind and spirit.
What ways will you refuel your tank?
What recharges your batteries?
Name three things, small things, that you could to each day, like a sacred
ceremony.
It must be as natural and consistent as brushing your teeth so define rituals

that you will follow through on.

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WEEK 6 / LESSON 27
WE DON’T SUCCEED ALONE
The benefit of this exercise is to: understand that you can either go it alone,
the long hard and often failing way, or you can get experienced guidance to
help you take short cuts on your journey.
• There are many private/public agencies devoted to helping small

businesses. Understand that they do not understand how to
create a unique value proposition for an artist.
• Sometimes you will have to pay for this assistance sometimes not.
• If you do pay for assistance, make sure that they have been on a
similar path to yours.
• Steer clear of life coaches, consultants, or mentors who have not
made money by selling their art.
1. Who can you ask to be a mentor?

Name three people and call them this week.
2. Who can you invite to your Master Mind?
Name three people and call them this week.
The weekly email update, outlined below, is a mandatory part my
Master Mind.
Need a friend? Go to Join.ArtistsWhoTHRIVE.com to a become a part of our

Master Mind group.

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What is a SMARTER goal? Here’s how I define the acronym:

• S=Specific
• M=Measurable. Is your goal really measurable?
• A=Actionable. You can get moving on it today, not after you have
completed something else.
• R=Result. Reaching the goal yields the result you are after.
• T=Time bound. The date by when the goal will be accomplished.
• E=Evaluate. It’s good to review your goal and determine if it is
still SMART.
• R=Revise. Revise if it’s not so SMART.
How did I… (SMARTER goal) ?

1. top two successes (towards my SMARTER goal)
2. top two priorities (towards my SMARTER goal)
3. insights or shifts in perspective (I now realize… So now I will ….)
request for support (please help me stay focused on my
SMARTER goal and think bigger)
4. request for support (please help me stay focused on my
SMARTER goal and think bigger)

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WEEK 6 / LESSON 28
ACTIVATE YOUR RESOURCES
The benefit of this exercise is to: find the three top resources that you need
today. We do not succeed alone. You need to find help.
With the wealth of knowledge and tools available online, it is very easy to fall
into feeling overwhelmed and being distracted.
Starting with where you are today, with what you have now, name three
resources that would benefit you most.
1. Do you need to find a mentor?
2. Is there a Creative Live course that would really help you at this
particular point on your journey?
3. Is there a book that you feel compelled to read?
I’m a big fan of taking one step at a time, baby steps.

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WEEK 6 / LESSON 29
STEP UP AND OWN YOUR POWER
The benefit of this exercise is to: translate a relatable purpose to the core
concepts of this course.
1. What was Ann’s deepest pain?

2. What was the purpose?
3. What problem did she solve for herself?
4. What is her mission?
5. What is her unique value proposition?
6. Who is her target market?
7. What is their pain?
8. What problem does she solve for them?
9. What is your purpose?
10. What is your mission?

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WEEK 6 / LESSON 30
TAKE ACTION!
The benefit of this exercise is to: define a SMARTER goal and system for
managing priorities so that you can take focused daily action. (examples)
What is a SMARTER goal? Here’s how I define the acronym:

• S=Specific
• M=Measurable. It’s easy to measure when it is done or not.
• A=Actionable. You can get moving on it today, not after you have
completed something else.
• R=Result. Reaching the goal yields the result you are after.
• T=Time bound. The date by when the goal will be accomplished.
• E=Evaluate. It’s good to review your goal and determine if it is
still SMART.
• R=Revise. Revise if it’s not so SMART.
What six baby steps will you take towards your SMARTER goal tomorrow?

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Celebrate yourself. How will you celebrate?

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YOUR WHEEL OF PROGRESS

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Congratulations on investing in yourself!

Welcome to your Discovery Journal.

1. Print out the Circle of Progress and post it prominently in your

My sincere intention is that you will join a growing community of other

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Remember, a confused mind says no. So be very clear and specific.

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Why? Your uniqueness is your competitive advantage.

“Know thyself.”-Marsha Sinetar

Why is this important to “know thyself?”

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Now you can, and you should do what you love:

Hoping is not marketing.

Again, you have to create value that serves a target market.

Hang in there. This course is designed to help by connecting the dots

So where do you start?

Complete Proust’s Questionnaire *

1. What is your idea of perfect happiness?

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5. What do you dislike most about your appearance?

Top Tip: The truth will set you free.

* A century before today’s popular personality quizzes, Victorian “confession albums”

(Done? Complete this exercise and check it off your Circle of

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Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni

John Singer Sargent

(Done? Complete this exercise and check it off your Circle of

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Not “once you arrive,” but as of right now.

How do you want to feel?

How would you like to spend your day?

Start shifting now, today.

Learn more at TheGoodLifeProject.com.

Top Tip: Someday is today.

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What were three recent instances where your weaknesses really

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We all fail. We can’t let that stop us from trying.

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Basically this exercise is about “cleaning your room!”

Here’s what you do so that you don’t get overwhelmed.

Pick one room to start. It could be:

Why am I asking you do this?

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1. Have the trash and or recycle bin at the ready.

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“Rage” can serve as fuel for productive action.

Recall the very last time that:

1. What did you do about it?

2. Did it serve as a “call to action?”

3. How did you make it right?

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