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Why Life Mapping?
Alice and Wonderland’s infamous Cheshire Cat once wisely declared, “If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there.” (Actually, the Cheshire Cat said something longer, which you can see in The Life Mapping Workbook. This quote is from a song by George Harrison – Any Road – but that’s besides the point.) Unfortunately, this is the way many of us live our lives. Going down any, or all roads open to us, leading us to who knows what end.
Most humans just go with the flow, live for paychecks/fun/coping, they don’t hold anything with much meaning, and/or are stuck in jobs they don’t like. Or, if you are more like me, you have all the vision–too much of it in fact! People like me want to say yes to every invitation, jump on all the trends, are unable to manage their time well, haven’t created systems, or other ways to organize their lives around what they value and prioritize most.
I just shared two extremes, but maybe you find yourself familiar with some of the above. Both are reactive. Both lives that might have direction, but the end goal isn’t clear (well, besides death) and there is no good method to forge a path.
I used to live this way. I had a high purpose, a calling even. But I was all over the place living reactively, even while truly wanting to live meaningfully. And it didn’t serve me (or others) very well. Now, because I know where I am going, I stand by the axiom: “Not all who wander are lost.” I’m going to share a little of my story in a minute, but first, let me share a solution with you.
So what do we do? We move from being reactive to being active. The antithesis of living a reactive life is living an intentional one.
Okay, you ask, just how do we do that? There is no right method, but the system I use is dubbed Life Mapping.
What I Love The Most About Life Mapping:
Here, at Average Advocate, we highly value living intentionally. Why? We believe we can live fully alive and make a difference in the world. Yes. You read that correctly. Both. At the same time. And we can have these both without burning out. (*SHOCKER*)
Isn’t it nice to know pursuing internal wholeness and an external meaningful life, where we give back to the world, are not mutually exclusive? Advocates, caregivers, activists, nonprofit workers, ministry leaders, grassroots organization volunteers–or any other labels changemakers collect for themselves–can live intentionally, even if slowly, and make an impact from their best way to make a difference (what we like to call ’round here our “sweet spot”).
How is this possible? Two reasons:
- Our Be comes before our Do – pursuing who we are designed to be actually guides us to what we do, not the other way around
- We can’t pour from an empty cup – so we learn how to refill, rest, manage our time, and address beliefs that keep us working to prove ourselves
- We believe that each of us matter just as much as the people, causes, and missions we serve – our actions reflect this value
What if you aren’t a changemaker? Or are a cynic? Or don’t have a purpose?
Oh, I should mention, it doesn’t matter if you don’t view yourself as a changemaker. Personally, I view everyone as a changemaker–it is just a matter of what type and how wide the change is. We all have a circle of influence and people watching us. Those who become intentional with this influence are changemakers.
But maybe you haven’t found your path to changemaking yet. You don’t volunteer, do good, live generously, act kind, know what causes you care about or what mission you want to jump on board with. Maybe even more deeply, you are unsure of who you are and don’t have a vision for your future.
That’s great! The first part of Life Mapping is dedicated to help you understand your purpose and life themes. I also have plenty of tools in the extra resources for you to discover your values, your personality, giftings, and other ways to help you begin to “find yourself” as some mystics call it.
Why I Began Life Mapping
So remember that story I said I’d share? I talk about it a lot more in my Life Mapping Workbook, but here it is in a nutshell. I was doing all the good things to change the world and burned-out, unintentionally hurting those around me and myself in the process. (Average Advocate has been here through all of this, like a patient friend)
I moved across across the country, took a year-off ministry, business, and all non-profit and do-gooder work to heal, re-calibrate my people-pleasing ways, and figure out how to do things differently.
And that is when I began Life Mapping. You can read more about my story here, or an updated version in the book. But now, on to you.
What is Life Mapping?
Life Mapping is a form of life coaching (also known as life planning, but that term sounds too intimidating for my wanderlust soul). Life Mapping guides individuals through a series of exercises that rapidly help them chart the path they need to be on to get to where they want to go–even if they have no clue where that is when they start!
Life Mapping is a tool to help us focus on what is essential.
Here’s What You Should Know About Life Mapping:
Think: Compass. Map. GPS.
If you can figure out your destination point, you can re-calibrate over and over again to get there–even if you make 20,000,000 wrong turns. And, SURPRISE! The destination point isn’t what you do, but rather, what type of person you’ll be.
(Ya, let that sink in for a moment. Is it actually possible to structure your life around characteristic instead of achievements? I’ll answer that one for you: Yep.)
Life Mapping is a comprehensive eight-step system:
- Your design
- Your themes
- Your priorities
- Your dreams
- Your reality
- Your goals
- Your schedule
- Your Story Worth Living
Here are some expectations you should have for Life Mapping:
- This is a living document (you can set perfection aside as it is never fully finished)
- It takes an invested amount of time to create your initial Life Map
- Each season you create new 90-day goals
- If you stop using it, you can pick it up years later and easily get going again
- (I myself am on my fourteenth edition)
- It won’t solve all your problems, but it can really help!
- You can rechart your Life Map as you and your circumstances change
Life Mapping is a full system to help you figure out your values, life themes, what direction to go in, and make a plan for how to get their in goals and scheduling.
Does Life Mapping Empower You To Change the World?
By now you should know that Average Advocate exists to empower ordinary people to change the world. But most of us get stuck before we get started, or we start strong and then fade fast. (After all, global problems just keep comin’ and life is already so overwhelming).
Solution? We flip the script. We start being who we are designed to be first. Uncovering vision, implementing order, and living who we are out behind closed-doors (in our hearts and homes) changes us. The result? We begin meaningfully making a difference in the world.
Life Mapping is for you if you…
- Are sick of wasting time
- Have dreams tucked away
- Feel stuck or under a glass ceiling
- Know you’ve become cynical or indifferent
- Expect to have regrets at the end of your life
- Don’t even know who your best-self is
- Don’t have a clue what direction to go in
- Don’t where you would like to make a difference in the world
- Love all the things and say yes to everything good and great
- Are overwhelmed
- Are burning-out and downing
- Are striving for that meaningful life
Life Mapping provides…
- Commitment
- Direction
- Purpose
- Meaning
- Priorities
- Honesty
- Focus
- Clarity
- Systems
- Goals
- Time management
- Essentialism
- A schedule that empowers recovering people-pleasers
- Boundaries
- Confidence
- Accountability
- Empowerment to continue forward without a coach
- An intentional life
How Do You Start Life Mapping?
You don’t need me or any other coach to begin Life Mapping! Just get the workbook and start! I hope everyone does this, with a coach or without!
But . . . Accountability & Coaching are Awesome!
People have more success Life Mapping with accountability and personal feedback. The workbook is just information. But it is Information + Imitation + Implementation = Innovation. Personal access to and coaching from someone who does Life Mapping greatly increases your odds of finishing your initial Life Map and using the system well so that it changes your life.
Life Mapping gives you tools for life long habits that empower you to live intentionally and make a difference in the world.
I really believe in this, which is why I am try to give this to you at the lowest value I can afford. But I’ve also discovered that those who are the most likely to finish their Life Map are those who’ve made an investment because they value it.
Average Advocate Coaching has two packages to help you begin Life Mapping over a period of six sessions: One-On-One Coaching and Virtual Life Mapping Coaching Groups.
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Life Mapping Groups:
Six Week Life Mapping Intensives: On Pause
Every-other Week Life Mapping: On Pause
Tell me if you are interested in a Virtual Group here.
Life Mapping groups include five group sessions and one individual session.
Cost: Life Mapping Groups are priced at $175
Are you interested in doing this Life Mapping special but there isn’t a time listed that works for you? Let me know–when there is interest, sometimes we can make it happen!
One-On-One Life Mapping
To schedule one-on-one Life Mapping, just head over to the appointment page and I will contact you as soon as you sign-up!
Life Mapping one-on-one costs $395 for the package. It includes 30-60 minute sessions, with an average of them being 45 minutes long.
Schedule time with meA NOTE ON SCHEDULING: This calendar isn’t 100% accurate with your selected one-on-one meeting time, although I will do my best to meet you at your ideal time. Also, If you want to do in-person sessions instead of virtual one-on-one sessions, please note it will take more fanangling to meet-up.
Signing-Up For Virtual Life Mapping Groups
1.) Go to the Average Advocate Coaching appointments page here for one-on-one coaching
2.) After you sign-up, I will be in contact to make sure you have everything you need to start!
Life Mapping can literally be life-altering, and in the best way.
What does the Average Advocate Life Mapping Package included?
- Six 45-minute coaching sessions (either every-other week or every week for intensives)
- Instructions and initial hand-holding to learn how to Life Map for the rest of your life
- The newest Life Mapping workbook and Purpose Roadmap workbooks and document template booklet in pdf form (or print)
- Guidance to any other life-coaching worksheets, assignments, and projects you might need to help you move forward
- Weekly connection (via email or text)
- Introspective feedback and guidance to help you see your life themes and what motivates you
- Accountability to help you meet your initial 90-day goals
- Email or a short phone call with feedback of your first Life Map revision for your next set of 90-day goals
There is no need to get to the end of your life with regrets when there is so much hope for you now.
Frequently Asked Questions
What if I miss a day?
- You get access to a video of this content and will be able to touch-base with me briefly about what you missed over phone, text or email.
What if I am unhappy with Life Mapping?
- I would never want you to be unhappy! If you are unsatisfied with your purchase after the 2nd week, I will give you a full refund or a partial refund up to 30 days of your purchase.
READY TO SIGN UP? GO HERE!
SO EXCITED TO DO THIS WITH YOU!
