Lesson #1
Acknowledging Where You Are At In Life
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Be Honest, Where Are You At in Life Right Now?
Be Honest, Where Are You At in Life Right Now?
If someone stopped you on the street today and asked you, "where are you at in life right now?", how would you respond?
Would you say that you're working full time, that you're in your twenties or thirties, would you say that your depressed or happy?
It's an odd question to get asked by a random stranger, but it gets to the point of this lesson. How you view your life is important. If you view your life as "I'm working full time", then you most likely have made work the main priority in your life, there's nothing wrong with that if all you desire out of life is labor, but if you view life from the lens of your career, it'll take precious time and energy away that could be spent with your family.
Take stock of where you are in life, write down five things that you think describe where you are in life. It can be how you're feeling, what you spend most of your time doing, or whatever you think best fits the prompt. I won't ask you to do anything that I'm not willing to do myself, so here's my five:
I'm working a lot of overtime hours.
I'm happy that I get to spend more time with my family than when I was working second shift hours.
I'm more overweight than I want to be, by about twenty pounds.
I'm worn out, between work and just life, it's getting exhausting.
I'm bored with life, I don't find enjoyment in doing the same thing day in and day out.
I have included the form above as questionnaire to be completed while going through this section. Your answers will only be viewed by myself as a way to further curate content in a way that is most useful for you and your needs.
Satisfaction
Satisfaction
By now, you should have answered the questionnaire in the first section. The second question, are you satisfied with where you are at in life, has to do with this section.
Now that we have reflected on where we see ourselves with our life at this point in time, we need to ask ourselves if we're really satisfied with our life. I'll be honest, I'm not. I'd rather not be working all this overtime and spending more time with friends and family. I want to keep losing weight. I want to be more energetic. I want to feel like life is fun. Life is meant to be enjoyed and you're supposed to have fun. There will always be responsibilities and things that you have to take care of. Don't forget about the little things that make life worth living. Whether it's just coffee with a friend or dinner with the family. Make sure that you take time to do what you enjoy.
If you're not satisfied with where you are at in life and how you are experiencing life, consider what you can do to change this and to find satisfaction and enjoyment in life. If we look at my five answers from the beginning of this lesson, it's easy to find a solution to the negative views from where I would describe my life right now. The hard part will come in taking the steps needed for the solution. Looking at the first point, I'm working too much overtime right now. The solution to this, is to have a better handle on finances and spending, so that I don't have to work as many hours. The hard part, is creating a budget and sticking to the budget so that I have better financial habits. Looking at point number three, wanting to lose fat weight, the solution is to exercise and have better eating habits. The hard part is finding the motivation to exercise when you don't want to and to stick to healthier eating habits. Point four can be partially solved with point number one, if I'm working fewer overtime hours, then work should be less exhausting, which gives me more time to find other hobbies. The hard part, is making time for hobbies that I can find enjoyment and fulfillment in. The final point, also goes hand in hand with point four, finding more hobbies and activities that I enjoy, with people that I care about. The hard part, is that sometimes we just want to stay home. Which is fine on occasion, but humans are social creatures. Every once in awhile, it is good to socialize and get out of the house.
Understanding Your Strengths and Weaknesses
Understanding Your Strengths and Weaknesses
The goal of Journey to the Patriarchy, is to help us all become a better version of ourself, so that we can be better for the family. In order for us to improve on our self, we have to understand where our strengths and weaknesses are. If we only focus on our strengths, our strengths will get stronger, however, our weaknesses will continue to hold us back. I do a really good job of being there for the family when they need something or in times of crises, but one of my big weaknesses is that I can be really apathetic at times. If I continue lacking empathy, it will only grow worse with the passage of time and I will continue to lack empathy with others and during times where empathy is needed. One has to be able to be honest and acknowledge where they fall short to themselves.
As we end this lesson, think about the following:
What are my strengths? What am I good at that I enjoy doing and can do well?
If I'm being brutally honest and looking deep within myself, what are my weaknesses? What do I need to work on in order to make myself a better person and a better family man?
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