Wednesday, March 10, 2010

(ACTIVITY) The "I Am" List


The first step to living a D.R.A.M.A. filled life is to be honest with yourself about who you really are. Before you can go towards your dreams, it's helpful to know your strengths and weaknesses. One of the things that often holds people back is not being real or authentic, and in trying to be someone they are not, they block out the blessings for the person that they are.

So here's the activity. Take a piece of paper and number it from 1 to 100. (You can do this on the computer if you ABSOLUTELY have to, but something about pen and paper makes things feel so much more personal to me) For each number, write "I am ___________" and fill in the blank. Be honest. This list is for you...not anyone else. It's important that you do 100 because it pushes you to think more in depth about who you are and what sort of things you use to define yourself. It's funny...the first 12 or so come so easily, after that, it's so much more challenging!

When you are finished with the list, read over it. Circle things that surprise you. See if you can find a pattern in your list. What do you think?

You are a unique person. Diversity is what makes life worth living, so be you...authentically, uniquely, DRAMATICALLY you!