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Your Path to Fulfillment: Live a Life Intentionally that You Love

teacher avatar Julia Kay, Certified Health & Wellness Coach

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Lessons in This Class

    • 1.

      Your Path To Fulfillment Intro Video

      1:56

    • 2.

      Your Path to Fulfillment Guided Visualization

      5:02

    • 3.

      Optimal Fulfillment Free Write

      3:50

    • 4.

      Optimal Fulfillment Free Draw

      1:39

    • 5.

      Intention Setting

      1:41

    • 6.

      Values

      3:17

    • 7.

      Micro Goals

      0:52

    • 8.

      Stretch Goals

      0:37

    • 9.

      Things That You Enjoy

      1:51

    • 10.

      Motivation

      2:05

    • 11.

      Mindset Tool Kit

      1:36

    • 12.

      My Support

      4:00

    • 13.

      Creative Board Project

      1:35

    • 14.

      Mind Map

      0:52

    • 15.

      Letter to Self

      1:15

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While we may sometimes feel that we are in a transitioning phase of life, we aren’t always aware of what we can do to feel fulfilled. For some of us, we don’t even know what fulfillment looks like…

You see, often when we devote our lives to others – be it work, romantic relationships, or even our children – we can lose our unique essence. Well, you’re neither alone nor helpless – because in this second module, we’re going to set you on Your Path to Fulfillment. 

We’ll be going through an 13 step process that will help you paint a clear picture of what fulfillment looks like for you. You will be guided through creating an intention with the purpose of uncovering all of your intrinsic values. By understanding your head, your heart, and your gut’s intuition, you’ll discover how a clearer picture of the future makes each step towards it easier. 

Within this course, I have included a writing prompts, questions for clarification, creative work filled with a bunch of handouts and introspection prompts to process too.

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Julia Kay

Certified Health & Wellness Coach

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Hi! I’m Julia, Certified Health & Wellness Coach passionate about helping people lead better, more fulfilling lives. 

 

For as long as I can remember, I’ve always wanted answers. Who am I? How can I truly find myself, thrive on my path to fulfillment, set (and achieve) actionable goals, master the art of patience, understand the present moment better, and more? The list went on and on. 

 

So, I spent years unearthing the answers I needed, and now, I’m ready to share them with you.

 

Today, I spend my days creating engaging content that supports healing and healthy, happy living. I want to help you build a life you’ll genu... See full profile

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1. Your Path To Fulfillment Intro Video: Welcome to your path to fulfillment. I am so excited that you're here, and I wanted to start off by acknowledging you for taking the time to be here and focusing on your path to fulfillment. While we may sometimes feel that we're in a transition phase of life, we aren't always aware of what we can do to feel fulfilled. For some of us, we don't even know what fulfillment looks like. You see often when we devote our lives to others, be at work, be of romantic relationships, or even our children, we can lose our unique acids. Well, you're neither alone nor helpless because in this module, we're going to set you on a path to fulfillment. We'll be going through an 11 step process that will help you paint a clear picture of what fulfillment looks like to you. And you'll be guided through creating an intention with the purpose of uncovering all of your intrinsic values by understanding your head, your heart, and your guts, intuition, you'll discover how to have a clear picture of your future, which will make each step forward that much easier. Now what we're going to be covering and your path to fulfillment is optimal fulfillment free, right? Optimal fulfillment free draw, intention, setting, values, micro and stretch goals and things that you enjoy. Motivation, mindset, toolkit, Support. I know I'm still going creative board project, mind-map and letter to sell. We have so much great work to go into. And as we go through this module, as well as all of my others, I invite you to move at your own pace, pause and reflect as it feels right to you. Take the time you need to fill out each of the handouts, as well as take time for breaths, stretching, and of course, water. This time is for you. And when you're ready, I'll be here for you. 2. Your Path to Fulfillment Guided Visualization: As we begin this 13 step journey, your path to fulfillment, I'd like to begin with a guided visualization to allow ourselves to become fully present and be able to take from this process all that you can. When you are able to be in a quiet, safe, and comfortable space free from distractions and judgment. This is when it is just the time to begin this process with me. When you are ready, feel free to sit on the ground or on a chair, feeling grounded, centered, and release anything from today. I invite this present moment space to be with you. Close your eyes if that feels comfortable to you. Throughout this process, I invite you to take a nice deep belly breaths, calming you, clearing you, centering you. Searching for fulfillment or understanding what it means can be overwhelming at the start. You may be in the middle of a stressful time in your life feeling overwhelmed or unclear. You may be very happy and satisfied, but still feel like there's more, like you are called to do more. Give yourself grace. Give yourself permission to allow this active process to flow through you. I invite you to imagine yourself walking through a field. In unknown field, or perhaps a well-known field. Place yourself in this field and begin visualizing yourself walking. Perhaps you are walking through tall grass or through a stream. Cool. On your ankles and feet. What do you see? What do you feel? Can you hear anything? Allow yourself to be in this vision you have just created. Now I invite you to take an intentional deep breath. Breathing in what fulfillment feels like to you. In this moment. Does it feel calm, complete? Perhaps it feels unfamiliar or exciting. Breathe in as many breaths as you need to reach that sensation of fulfillment. You may have experienced this feeling in your past. Perhaps you landed a job that you just didn't know you'd get but you really wanted or you volunteered and it felt so good. Feel what fulfillment feels like to you. Are common themes coming up. What is your intuition saying about this? What is your heart saying about this fulfillment? We are connecting your head, heart, and gut. You're in a space of opening up to your true essence. Allow those feelings to come through you with clarity and with intention. As we come to a close, I invite you to see a vibrant light shooting from the top of your head down through your body, down to the tips of your toes. Pull in whatever this light is wanting to share with you in this exact moment. Your fulfillment journey is yours. And now you are ready. Thank you for going through this process with me. And now let's really begin. 3. Optimal Fulfillment Free Write: Let's begin by looking at step number one, optimal fulfillment free, right? Congratulations on diving in and focusing on your optimal fulfillment. On page two, you'll see it lined page prompting you to complete what optimal fulfillment means to you. I invite you to write out everything that optimal fulfillment means to you at any length that feels right to you. Now, how does it feel to live a life of optimal fulfillment? Or what do you imagine that it might feel like? Now some of my clients like to write in the present moment, feel free to write it out in a way that feels best to you. Allow your words to flow and travel through you. I've printed out what a client has written and I'm gonna go ahead and read it to you. Optimal fulfillment feel so satisfying. I need nothing more than I have this sense of feeling complete comes to mind. I have gratitude for all that I have, who I am and for the energies around me. My focus is on certain things each day with my attention on quality versus quantity, when I wake up, I feel grateful full of anything and full of allowing, not needing. I set my mind on something to look forward to each and every day pulling fulfillment and excitement in, I relish in the quality of my time. I spend it with those that I feel that relationships are reciprocated and that I can grow from I am present in my body as it is present in me, my awareness is heightened and I invest my thoughts of acceptance and of optimism. I often think of my life story focusing on reflection, yet also creation of my future. Having experiences making an impact, deep and true meaning and connection. Thank you so much to the client that shared this with me, and I hope that it helps you with an example so you can begin your free write on optimal fulfillment. Take the time you need, pause this and write out anything and everything you have that comes to mind. Some clients have mentioned liking to look at their word board or their vision boards from previous modules, or even their journal prompts to go ahead and take the time that you need to write out incomplete. What optimal fulfillment means to you, write it all out. And when you're complete these rate where you currently are in terms of your optimal fulfillment. This is a rating from ten being the most fulfilled and one being the least fulfilled. You're going to see a spot on the bottom of page to where you can fill that in. Okay, Let's move to page three and really flip this coin. I invite you to unpack and write out everything. The optimal fulfillment does not mean to you. We're looking at non fulfillment. This could be a feeling of being blonde, not fulfilled, not having a purpose, feeling this sense of whatever. There's no right or wrong answer here, this is your journey. It's always important to really look, unpack and contemplate what would feel like to be completely on fulfilled, really leaning into both sets of motivation, positive and negative sources to continue on with my client example. I yes, again, have printed out the example. So I shall begin with non fulfillment. And what my client has written, non-optimal fulfillment feels undone. It feels like I'm searching for recognition, for approval from somebody or some daunting tasks. This feeling is empty, a bit anxious and unnerving, non-optimal fulfillment feels like I don't even know what I want. Almost like I'm seeking to be told what to want or to look at what society deems. But it doesn't fit for me. I imagined my focus is lacking, jumping from thing to thing, almost filling a void. So this is part of what one of my clients had written about what optimal fulfillment does not mean to her. Go ahead and take the time that you need to write it all out. 4. Optimal Fulfillment Free Draw: Moving on to step number two, optimal fulfillment, free draft. If you are more of a visual person, a creative, or someone that tends to find challenges in verbalizing, self-expression or even healing methods is handout is wonderful for you. There's so many studies around the power of drawing as a form of expression, releasing, and healing. Similarly to the free right, this is free draw and often our emotions are clarified through a visual and artistic form. Use the space below to draw, to color and create an image that reflects optimal fulfillment. These creative as you can and have fun. An image is worth 1,000 words once complete with optimal fulfillment free drop. I now invite you to go to page five where we can look at non fulfillment free drop we're going to do here is open up the source of your motivation. Some of us are positively motivated, and some of us are negatively motivated. Sometimes we can actually be bold in this space, draw color, create any image that reflects a lack in fulfillment, non fulfillment. Check in with yourself. How does lack of fulfilment feel? What color is it? What shape is it, What size is it really leaning into and expressing it through your drawing? Some clients tend to choose certain colors or different textures. Cross hatch, e.g. let it all out and express it. Great. So you have now written and drawn out what optimal fulfillment does and doesn't mean to you lots of processing here. And I'm so excited to move on to step number three. 5. Intention Setting: Intention setting. Before I go into this process, I'd like to begin with one of my favorite quotes by Dr. Wayne Dyer. Take a nice deep breath in feet on the floor, shoulders, back. You can roll them just to get comfortable and centered within your body. Be aware of your breath. Be aware of the way you're feeling, your fulfillment. Create this space of intention. You're here right now for a reason, please take a moment to write down what your intention is for completing this module, your path to fulfillment. Maybe it's feeling complete or satisfied, purposeful, grateful, done some wonderful writing up to this point in the module. Let's keep it up and make this happen. That other quote, Dr. Wayne Dyer, you get what you think about whether you want it or not. So let's get some intention set going and get on that. I like to give clients examples, as you know, one of my client examples around their intention for this course printed out my intention isn't taking this course is to uncover the truth, what I am capable of, and what fulfills me. It is my intention to allow to accept, to receive from this moment forward. I believe I have done the work and I'm ready to live a life of fulfilment, a life that I wake up each morning feeling grateful. It is my intention to give and receive love, which will always fulfill me. Yet first, I will love myself unconditionally. Go ahead and write this out for you. What is your intention for taking this course, your path full fulfillment. 6. Values: Step number four values super fun topic and really important topic. Now, you'll find a lengthy and lovely two-page handout with a lot of varieties of values. Go ahead and take a look at both pages. Now, many clients do say, well, I value all of these values. You might be feeling the same way for now, go ahead and highlight or circle the values that are the most important to you in a moment, we will narrow them down. So go through which ones are speaking to your core, your essence, ponder each value, and make decisions only if it is truly a value that is super important to you. I'll go over some examples. Maybe accountability is one which is to hold yourself and others accountable to the code of ethics deriving from your values. Maybe to address the appropriateness of your behavior in relation to your values. Maybe it's nurture to be physically and emotionally supported by family and friends throughout your life and to value the same for others community, maybe to have sufficient depth and quality of commitment to a group, maybe its members and purpose so that independent creativity and interdependence can happen be maximize simultaneously, or maybe it's intimacy to be able to share yourself fully, transparently, feelings, fantasies, mutually and freely with another person on a regular basis. There are six spaces at the bottom of page eight. There are any values that aren't on the list. Go ahead and fill those in there when you are complete circling the values that are most important to you, we can then move into prioritizing them. I invite you to pull out your top ten values and write them in the spaces below, rating them from most important to you to least important to you. So what are your top ten values that you cannot live without? Or another way to say it is you choose not to live without, hold a space of compassion. These values are a foundation of you as a person living to a life of their fullest. These will be your guide all the way moving forward. Take some time on this. No need to rush a few that client shared with me. Five of them, authenticity, carrying forgiveness, serenity, and spirituality. So what are your top ten? Moving to the middle of page nine of your top ten values make you feel about yourself. What am I client shared that one of her top ten was forgiveness, and this supported her and feeling more peaceful, more calm, more nurtured as well as more nurturing. It made her feel like she could give and receive at the same time, which gave her this great sense of balance. Go through your top ten values and write out how they make you feel about yourself. Moving to the last portion of step for us, someone that really knows You, would they be able to guess five or more of your top values? If not, what do you think they would say your top five values are? If you're unsure, how do you feel about asking a few of the closest people to you share these two pages and see if they can guess your top five or see how close that they can get. What are you exuding to those people around you? Are you living each day with your values front and center? And do you want to, if so, this is a great time to start. 7. Micro Goals: Step number five, micro goals. Here's where we get to begin putting these values straight into action. Now that you've thoroughly reviewed and assessed your values, great job by the way, please write down three to five short-term micro goals that you know, it'd be an investment in living your path to fulfillment. There are five spaces available. Now we always want to work with three to five goals at a time. More than that can be overwhelming. Perhaps you pick five of your top values and write micro goals around each of them. I'll give an example now. And it micro goal around a top value of community could be, I will research three to five community events within the next ten days and sign up for one. What are your five values that you want to set micro goals around? Remember, small, incremental micro goals. 8. Stretch Goals: Step number six, we're stepping straight into stretch goals. Now, these are long-term stretch goals. So stretch goals are all about what the micro goals are heading you towards. So please write down three to five long-term stretch goals that you know would be an investment? Yes. In living your path to fulfillment, an example around a stretch goal with community in mind, I will host a community event at the local park this summer. So do you see how the micro goal led to the stretch goal? So please write down three to five of your stretch goals around your values. 9. Things That You Enjoy: Step number seven, things you enjoy. I love this section and these handouts when working towards fulfillment, it's critical to process all the things in life that you do enjoy or bring you some sort of fulfillment, because ultimately, that's what we're in search for. So here on page 12, you're going to see a long list of a variety of categories that I would love for you to write out what it is that you enjoy about each of the categories. You can also use the little checklist on the left of each category. Maybe those are things you'd like to try out in the next 90 days, e.g. being social. What about being social is enjoyable to you? Is it enjoyable to you? Now, some things I've heard a client say is they become more energized and motivated. They enjoy the diversity of conversation. They go to different places that they probably wouldn't go to on their own, go down the list and pull out from each category what it means to you and all the little things that is important to you and why it makes you happy change. What do we enjoy about change? Perhaps it's new opportunities, more conversation varieties, more surprises. This is definitely not a one-size-fits-all process. So think through these and answer them for yourself. Now, if you don't enjoy a category, challenge yourself, e.g. is this true that today in this very moment, I don't like cooking. Is this a belief? Is this about convenience? So if you do the processing and you still don't like a category, skip it, move on. There's plenty. We're looking at pulling out fulfillment, not forcing anything. As I mentioned, this is a four-page handout. Take your time and really unpack each category and what you enjoy about them. 10. Motivation: Step number eight, motivation, the power of motivation is incredible and we all need motivation to keep us going. I can imagine that you are already feeling a different sense of motivation just from starting this module, or I sure hope so. Discovery allows motivation as well as clarification. Now, motivation is a key factor in successfully accomplishing each and every one of our goals. It also serves as a light beacon and keeping that momentum going. So uses handout to target your key source of motivation. Going through this handout, you'll see top motivators, mid motivators, and low motivators. What are your top motivators? Perhaps it's having your children look up to you and being an example to them. Maybe it's winning a world championship or maybe fitting into your clothes again after losing that baby weight. Once you've gone through your top motivators, continue on down. What are your mid motivators? Perhaps it's going on a trip and not needing to use a wheelchair. Maybe it's being more fit and maybe it's having some close to just donate to goodwill. Remember, motivations range for everyone. So these are just examples clients have had in the past. It does not have to be something you use. Just check in with yourself. Your journey next, moving down to the low motivation. Low motivation is still motivation. And sometimes we really need to pull from all three corners of motivation. So what are your low motivators? Not having to pay interests on a credit card, lowering your blood pressure, having more room in your closet, check the box below that represents your level of motivation when you reflect on your top, mid and low motivators, what are you? Are you highly motivated? Watch examples of motivation are calling to the most, is this a priority for you? Go ahead and continue processing this and when you're ready, we will move to the next step. 11. Mindset Tool Kit: Step number nine, mindset toolkit. Let's talk about mindset for a minute here. When you think of mindset, what comes to mind? Some clients say it's self-perception, beliefs, outlook, growth mindset, or even mental attitude. And some clients call it their mental state or even mental mood. You'll often hear the word perspective coming up in the world of mindset as well. Now this module allows you to have the tools to keep that higher vibration, that optimistic attitude to allow you to live a life of fulfillment. And also what comes with that is a sense of peace and balance and optimism and purpose. I invite you to take a look at this list and circle the mindset tools that you feel with level up your optimal mindset and mood in times of need, feel free to add in the spaces if it's not listed already, maybe it's taking quiet time that will support your mental mindset. Maybe it's cooking or maybe it's actually feeling and releasing your emotions. It is critical to let out those emotions, get them out of our bodies and allow clarity, health, mental regulation to come in and better serve you. What are the mindset tools you would like to use once you've circled your tools of choice, I invite you from this moment forward to think about when and how you'd like to use these tools and perhaps put some introspection into how to practice these to support your overall life. Great work, harnessing your optimal mindset. 12. My Support: Let's continue moving forward to an extremely important part of this module, step number ten, my support, the power of support and most importantly, the power of support systems that believe in you. They lift you up and they don't judge you. Very rare to find. But when we do just watch and see how your life changes, I've had clients say they don't have one person that they can add to this handout. And how I look at that is now we have an opportunity to create when a true and authentic one someplace paths to find a support system, searching in different areas. Maybe religious communities or spiritual communities are finding one someplace path to find a support system have been through athletic facilities, communities, Jim's, hiking, and some have been reconnecting with long-lost friends and even family members. Know some of you might need to make copies of this page. And how wonderful is that, that you have attracted and worked hard at maintaining this great support system. We all have different walks of life. Let's just put pen to paper here and begin. Part of being fulfilled is having a support system. Please use the prompts below to gain clarity around your support system. Let's begin going through these questions. Right now. You are your top three to five support systems. Who are the people that support you? The most full transparency and authenticity. Also, if you don't have any at this time, feel free to write down books, podcasts, scriptures, workout or meditation practices that support you. Don't you worry, we can create action steps to seeking a lovely support system if that is not a current situation for you, moving on, what makes you feel that they are supportive to you? Some clients examples are that they feel heard there's no judgment. They encourage you and they believe in you, they support your dreams. And a big one is they're reliable. Next, how can you continue to nurture those relationships? Is it by writing snail mail calling more often, sending voice memos just to say hello. Is it making more of an effort to listen versus being the one sharing most of the time, write it all out next. Do you currently need support? So who would you like to ask for that support from? This is important because people enjoy feeling needed. We enjoy feeling like we can do something for someone. And if we never asked where at times taking away from the other person's ability to be there for us. Next question. Is there anything you'd like to ask for support for right now? A recent client to the half marathon. And she really needed words of encouragement, people cheering her on, what do you need even want next? How can you go about creating a support system if you don't have one? Now, this is just what we've talked about, but this is a fun space to really dive into. I also want to give you a caveat to this question. Maybe you'll have a support system that you'd like to up level, it may be faded out. This question is for you to then I mentioned earlier searching and religious or spiritual communities. Athletic community is Jim's hiking and also reconnecting with lost family members and friends. What can you do to create a support system? And now looking at timeframes, If you would like to create more of a support system, when would you like to act on that? And you knew I would ask this because I'm all about taking action. I want you to live to be as fulfilled as it possibly can. So when would you like to take a step in creating more of that support system that you're searching for. This second step to that is sitting down and writing out what those steps are, when and where you're going to act upon these. There also might be research involved in searching for specific like-minded communities or networks. Write it all out and just remember, you can do this. Actually, you are doing this right now. 13. Creative Board Project: Step number 11, the creative board project, ready to have some creative fun during this process, allow yourself to pull images, colors, shapes, anything, and everything that appeals to you. Now at times you might be curious, why am I picking this exact image? What's appealing about this? Simply put it aside and hold a space for that appeal. No judgment or need to understand. Just allow the supplies you're going to need our magazines, photos, scissors, glue sticks, mental large size poster board. And you'll also need a space that you feel the most yourself in. Now, some clients like to light a candle or play music, have their oils or incense, have a cup of tea. This is exactly your space. Make it yours. Once you have your supplies, start going through all of your images, cut them out. Some clients like to also print images or photos, be as creative as you can. Now, you can glue images as you cut them out. Or sometimes clients like to cut them all out, create a stack and then glue them at the end. At this point, you're officially making your creative board project also can be known as a vision board or a word board. Now, you're welcome to write on your board, draw extra images, textures, paints when complete, place your creative board project in a space that you're going to see as often as possible and feel what these images are expressing to you, allow the fulfillment to soak in, take your time and again, receive what these images are telling you. And congratulations on creating this board. 14. Mind Map: Step 12, mind map. Mind-mapping is such a strong and clear way to allow us to break down actionable steps. I like to call it thoughts to paper. And in the center circle, right in what you've discovered brings you the most fulfillment. And in each branch, right, in a possibility of how you can put action around your fulfillment, e.g. learning. We can learn by taking a cooking class, starting Duolingo, reading a book, trying out gardening, empty out as many ways as you feel you can bring a main hub and fulfillment into your actionable reality. Who knows? You might need two pieces of paper to print out. Sometimes we have a lot of great ideas and this is just one example, unlearning. And we all know how much we can learn and how much information is out there. Just think of the possibilities. 15. Letter to Self: Here we are. Our final step to this module, step 13, letter to sell. This is where I lay out in authentic invitation for you to begin to free write about what you've learned about yourself through this process and your path to fulfillment. What did you discover? What is exciting you about this process that you just went through? What are you admiring about yourself? How might you act differently that you've discovered so much about yourself? And how can you acknowledge yourself for learning more, taking risks, maybe stepping out there and trying different things. This letter is an expression of who you are, who you've become. This process, this is about awareness around your fulfillment and how you want to live that out. I want to say a huge thank you for joining me during your path to fulfillment. I am so glad that you gave this gift to yourself. Now it's time for you to sit back and allow all of this to process within you, the momentum will continue to build and it's up to you to continue this journey. You now have clarity around what fulfills you. Keep these with. You keep them true to yourself and thank you for joining me. I wish you all the best. Live with love, live in light.