Attendance:
Karen
Seanne
Kitty
Troy
Gina
Barb
We will be adding a new member or two in two weeks. Doug Leal will be invited to rejoin our group at the time that we hold meetings admitting new members.
(Update � Gina called Doug Leal to update him. Left a message at this office on 3/5/8 and as of 3/6/8 10:00 a.m. has not gotten a return call)
Jim has decided to step away from teamWANT and will always be included in the circle of people we love and like to hang out with! 
Practice from the last meeting:
Identify top 5 wants
List any limiting thoughts or belief systems
Review your wants against your purpose statement
Barb: Found that there was a difference, for her, in limiting thoughts and belief systems. That is � that if she can ponder them and come to an answer it is a �limiting thought�. A belief system is a deep soul searching and long standing belief about your ability or your view of yourself or your life.
For example � in her want of a new house � a limiting thought is �can I maintain two residences?� The answer is, �yes, if I plan ahead and I�m careful�. Another want is to find a life partner. The belief system she has about that goes much deeper and she didn�t come up with easy answers to those.
Barb also found that there were belief systems she had about the new house � that as she got more specific with exactly what she wanted in a new house and the purpose of the new house and what it represented to her � those belief systems turned into � nothing more than limiting thoughts � which she could overcome.
Seanne: Wants to save money and to invest in a property. Her limiting thoughts are that she wants to buy things and spend money now. �Why save money now and wait until I�m old to spend it and I can�t enjoy it?� She had the same thoughts about investing in a property � �I won�t have the money to play and buy stuff�. There is a finite amount of money and I can�t save and invest AND still have plenty of money to play.
In running their wants against their purpose statement:
Barb had come up with a purpose statement using the model we presented at the retreat in December. That model didn�t render the statement she really wants � and it did give her a chance to come up with her core values as a place to start. Those values are encourage, inspire and demonstrate integrity. For her new home she found there was complete congruence. For her partner, she found that it�s important that she consciously make sure that in that relationship she is true to herself in being her authentic self.
Seanne spent time with, her accountabilibuddies, Doug (Hay) and Karen and came up with a purpose statement that works great for her:
My purpose is to appreciate what I have and those around me, to accomplish all I can using wisdom and perseverance and to serve as an inspiration and example for all of mankind.
She too had used the model we presented at the retreat and it didn�t work well for her and she modeled her statement after the examples we published in the handbook from the retreat.
We reviewed that Troy and Gina have incorporated teamWANT and we want to make it a viable business. To that end we have asked for everyone�s commitment to one hour a week of practice and some activity every day toward their wants. Also, we have asked for commitment to open and honest feedback regarding what is and isn�t working for them and why. Everyone in this meeting agreed to these terms and boy are we every excited about that!!
Karen, Kitty and Barb want to keep looking for an approach that will work for them in coming up with their purpose statements.
Troy presented �Additional Possibilities�:
The questions to ask yourself in this step are �
Is this what I want? Or is it something better? Or bigger? (ex: I want to lose 10 lbs. Because I want to look good � because I want a boyfriend � because that will get me validation, companionship and confidence. So, what I REALLY want is companionship, validation and confidence). This is a difference between a shallow want and a core want � that is something that you�ll hang on to for life.
Karen suggested the 7 levels of �why�. Gina asked her for her wants � she started out with �to fix up our house�. After asking the �whys� � what she really wants is a �paradise� and �a place to recharge her batteries�
Gina and Kitty had done �and then what� when they were together a few days ago. Gina found that it made her even more excited about her fitness business �want�.
For the second � of �Additional Possibilities� �
Practice this week � �and then what� or the �7 whys� for at least 10 minutes this week. You will find it gets you even more focused on your �purpose� as well further defining your wants and additional possibilities and makes you even more excited about those possibilities!
Determining Success � How will I know when I�ve achieved success?
Gina and Troy walked though a role play of this question:
Gina�s want � the fitness business
T � How will you know when you are getting the outcome you desire?
G � I see myself walking out the door in my exercise clothes with a big smile on my face
T � Get even more specific � what will lead up to this?
G � I see a business license hanging on the wall � I see myself in the bank opening an account in the name of �Fit For Good� � I have business cards and a client list
T � What will you be doing when you realize you�ve achieved the dream?
G � I�ll be walking into the bank and making deposits of the money I�ve been paid through my business
T � What will you see, hear, feel when you are successful?
G � I�ll be renting the clubhouse in the neighborhood for fitness classes. I hear the music playing during the classes. I see my clients smiling. I�ll be celebrating with my clients their progress to their fitness goals. I�ll be doing lunch time exercise classes at businesses.
T � How will you see yourself?
G � Happy, confident, relaxed, lots of energy and even keel moods and I�m well rested.
T � How will others see you?
G � As a role model for learning new things right here in the middle of my life. People will see me as having the courage and enthusiasm to branch out and take on a new challenge. They will see me as confident and this will inspire them to do new things too!
Closing thought from an article Seanne sent to us:
Fate favors the bold
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