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Creating your Arena of Life is a constant evolution. For this reason, you want to get clarity about what is at the center and what is essential to you. One way to discover what is within you and what sits at the center of who you are is to explore your personal values.
Values, in this context, are things that are fundamentally important to you and are part of your make up as a person. Understanding what you truly value about yourself, others and life in general is essential to creating an experience that is in alignment with you truly are. For more on this key step, visit our Values resources.
Once you've chosen the name for your 'Arena of Life', the next step is to add Arenas and create your overall vision. To do this, tap 'add Arena' and follow the prompts. For detailed steps and tips for adding Arenas, click here.
Each circle has a variety of options and features. To learn about your options and get more navigation and use tips, go to Option Resources.
Arena of Life has been specifically designed to be a gateway for individuals, teams and communities to bring to fruition the infinite possibilities available to them. It is home to a unique system of creativity which intends to bring ideas and possibilities into reality. The system is designed around three interdependent components namely, arenas, intentions and initiatives. It is the unique interrelated combination of these Big Three that helps individuals create clarity in one or many areas of life and then helps people organize, prioritize what's important and then focus their energies.
This creative system, fueled by purpose driven intentionality and supported by cultivating aligned initiatives, facilitates personal transformation. It is a system that opens the doorway to mastering limitations, and to powerfully evolving how we think, feel and express.
A universal system of creativity to bring ideas and possibilities into reality.
As you begin your journey, create space for stillness to go within and get present to your heart. Your heart is the place of connection. A significant part of the whole human journey is to connect powerfully to our true nature and then to our true path. The heart, and not the mind, is responsible for providing the direction to our true path.
it's not the mechanism that leads to knowing ones true path. It plays an important role in knowing and advancing our skills and talents; but is not our center. So allow yourself time to contemplate, to journal and to immerse in your imagination as you explore and discover the version of yourself that is whispering your name from within your heart.
What is an arena? In this process, an Arena is defined as a central area of importance in your life.
This is the starting point of your transformational journey – to get clarity on a place or 'area' of importance where you want to create an experience. An Arena may be a part of your current life experience. Or, it may be something entirely new that you want to add to your life. Whether it is existing or new, an Arena is a realm or field offering the full spectrum of possibility and can be used to explore, learn, grow, heal or transform and evolve in the mental, physical, emotional and spiritual domains of your life. Use each Arena circle to architect any experience you want in whatever category you want.
See the photo for a few examples of Arena types and contemplate your life and what you want. Consider who you dream of being in this particular arena. For example, if you are experiencing dissatisfaction in your work arena, imagine and dream of who you are being in the expression of your highest calling.
Ask yourself these questions like “Who am I being in my truest and most exquisite expression of myself in my work/vocation/relationship (replace with any arena you would like to focus on) that I can dream of? What is the vision of the experience I wish for myself, that I am longing for and that is calling my name in my marriage/work/finances (replace with any arena)?
As you 'name' your Arena, allow it to come into your body and be activated and to come alive within you. Think of it as the first layer of intentionality in this process. Imagine you are starting a garden and this is preparing the soil to plant new ideas, actions and outcomes. Remember your heart choses the direction for you to navigate to your truest expression in an area of your life. Contemplate and feel into what areas of your life you feel strongly, or even somewhat, connected to. Allow this Arena to inspire you and connect to it deeply in preparation for adding intentions.
Arenas are the gateway to awakening to your true nature and when you awaken to this, you will experience a new level of aliveness and a greater level of consciousness. As the master of your life, you can use an Arena for anything that is important or of value to you, and to help better inform this part of your journey, you may want to attune first to your values. It may help you in choosing arenas that are in clear alignment with your values. Click here for Values Resources.
Step two in this transformational journey is to add your Intentions and envision what you want to experience within each Arena. The field of intention, which is responsible for all of creation, is constantly giving. It is home to infinite possibilities and converts formless energy into matter. Setting your Intentions is a powerful step and activates new possibilities in your life.
Creat your INtentions
What is intention? The beginning point of eery dream is intention.
In the Power of Intention by Wayne Dyer it says it 'is not just something you do, it is described as “a force that exists in the universe” as an invisible field of energy. When an intention is beckoned by an individual, they will accomplish what they set out to do. It is the creative and intentional power that fulfills our desires within each Arena (for example money, relationships, work etc.)
Built into the design of the human experience exists possibilities that are unique to us. Possibilities, that when we allow ourselves to dream and imagine can give birth to the potential that exists within us. By placing deliberate focus on our intentions, we activate a level of awareness where previously inconceivable things become available.
It is by design that intentions sit in the space between Arenas and initiatives, because intentions are the bridge that bring the dream of the possible into realization alongside practiced initiatives.
"Intentionality is a mysterious intangible ritual that sets all sorts of things in motion that would never have otherwise occurred… unforeseen incidents, meetings, and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way.” (Johann Wolfgang van Goethe).
Embodoiemnt and inspiration
Intention is the foundation for creation and all creation begins with intent, and for this reason, the greatest figures in human history were typically clear on their intent. To intend something means to conceive it, plan for it and create a vision for how it will come about. Deepak Chopra beautifully articulates that ‘intention is a directed impulse of consciousness that contains the seed form of that which you aim to create. When they are released into the depths of your consciousness they grow and begin to flourish."
Arena of Life allows the setting of intentions to become a ritual and practice in an individual’s life. Central to the creation process, it is an active practice where you are encouraged to connect with your center and get clear about what you most want in a particular Arena. Consider what you most desire, explore your vision fully and choose intentions that resonates deeply for you as they foster positive emotions inside you. Feelings are a powerful component of setting intentions and the stronger the emotion you have, the greater the energy you'll experience.
“All big things come from small beginnings. The seed of every habit is a single, tiny decision. But as that decision is repeated, a habit sprouts and grows stronger.” James Clear (Atomic Habits)
Power your Journey
The joyous mystery embedded into the creation process is who we become in the process of achieving our ambitions. What we do or get is important and valuable, but the true nectar is in the transformative growth process that is in store for those who dare to create!
Initiatives, in the Arena of Life process, are integral to who it is that we become. They inform what we do internally and externally to achieve our vision. When we name our initiatives and commit to daily action and effort, we create new habits; and small changes in daily habits creates a new experience.
What is an initiative? An initiative is an action you take with a clear purpose and passion. Typically, initiative is associated with a strong desire and a will to achieve or change an outcome. It is common to hear, for example, about passionate people starting an 'Initiative' for something that they feel would better serve the whole.
A good way to think about initiatives is to think about them in the context of creating habits. Through executing small changes in habits and collecting a series of small wins and tiny breakthroughs, supports progress to achieving your aspirations as defined in your Arena.
In his book, Atomic Habits, the author James Clear points out that the most effective way to change your habits is to focus not on what you want to achieve, but on who you wish to become. He says: “Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. No single instance will transform your beliefs, but as the votes build up, so does the evidence of your new identity.”
Your identity emerges out of your habits and the quality of your habits dictates the quality of your life. Clear lays out simply how the maths works out when fostering new habits. If you can get 1 percent better each day for one year in something, you’ll end up thirty- seven times better by the time you’re done. Conversely, if you get 1 percent worse each day for one year, you’ll decline nearly down to zero.
Regardless of where you are in the journey of creating the life you want, most important is that your initiatives shape your habits to progress you towards the success you desire. Initially, initiatives may be super obvious but as you progress they may be completely new and unexpected. This is when it gets fun because you start to see the innate wisdom within you that knows the way and is ready to support you on your journey. Sustainble change and meaningful transformation??? For this reason, explore this journey of determininig your initiatives, be creative and feel into the flow of what comes up for you.
A good way to think about initiatives is to think about them in the context of creating habits. When you execute a small change in a habit and collect a series of small wins and tiny breakthroughs, you support your progress in achieving your Arenas aspirations.
Embodiment and Inspiration
The following process is powerful and will help guide you to surface quality initiatives already present within your intentions, and to discover new ones.
Once you have gained insights into these dimensions, take time to imagine the future you who has embodied these habits and imagine how your life will have transformed. What sort of outcomes would you personally be experiencing, or your community or organization be experiencing?
Remember, success is the place where opportunity meets consistently applied initiatives. Success is not a single big event, but rather an accumulation of quality initiatives preceding a final breakthrough. These initiatives are like catalysts that rouse and agitate latent potential, and ultimately release it from its state of inertia into a dynamic expression of capability.
Reflect on your initiatives and receive apples of awareness on the home view! #habitawareness
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