Chandra Lynn shares tips for Defining Your Path to Success in this article on consciously creating your roadmap to success and fulfillment.

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SUCCESS STRATEGIES
DEFINING YOUR PATH TO
Success
CONSCIOUSLY CREATE YOUR ROADMAP
TO SUCCESS & FULFILLMENT
BY CHANDRA LYNN

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Imagine singing in front of an
arena full of adoring, scream-
ing fans and feeling the high that
comes from being center stage.
Then imagine going from the stage
to your own luxury tour bus and
hearing nothing but the hum of
wheels on the road and feeling se-
verely lonely and dissatisfied with
life. This happened to a client of
mine who called me after a sold-
out arena show.
Despite achieving “legendary rock star” sta-
tus, he was still not satisfied with his life even
though others perceived it as the kind of success
that dreams are made of. Why?
For one thing, people define success different-
ly. We may think he has it all, but money, fame
and power didn’t fulfill his true inner desires
for genuine intimacy and the human need for
deep love and connection. For many, success
is achieving fame and fortune, but for some it’s
simply getting through a single day without a
drop of alcohol, and others may see success as
contributing on a global level by headlining a
benefit concert. The truth is that most people
really don’t know what would make them deep-
ly satisfied… even when they’ve achieved levels
of success that they thought would be enough.
As children, we define what we do and don’t
want for our lives based on our role models and
experiences while growing up. Every situation
gets filed under “Yes, I want that” or “No, I don’t
want that,” which creates a subconscious road
map for our lives. However, it’s full of conflict
because we can file multiple things that don’t
work together in the same place.
For example, my client wanted to be a tour-
ing musician yet also wanted a family-oriented
home life with wife and kids. While on the road
it was hard for him to find a suitable wife, but
once he found a wife and had children he was
challenged by the amount of touring that was

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required to be successful because it took him
away from his family. He was able to create a bal-
ance for a while by composing and recording at
home. However, to maintain his popularity and
career success, he was called back to the road life
and had to face new obstacles for maintaining
the balance he created.
Staying in balance takes continuous, applied ef-
fort and there are many internal and external
factors that can throw off your balance. When
you identify something in your life that is no lon-
ger working for you such as a job or an aspect
of a relationship, it means we’re growing and it’s
normal.
Updating Your Map With
3 Key Life Questions
It may seem like external circumstances are to
blame but consider the possibility that your con-
flicts are coming from your own “map.” This is
good news because it means that although your
map, start with these three key life questions. The
answers can inform all the decisions you make
to consciously create a roadmap that is aligned
to your truth and your higher purpose. The first
question is:
What do I want? Knowing your truth will help
you communicate it to those around you so that
you can attract the support you need to create a
new vision. The second question is:
Why do I want it? Understanding the why is im-
portant so that you can determine whether you
want it for healthy reasons, to satisfy your ego or
because you think you “should” attain it to satisfy
something you value. Most people don’t answer
the why question and if you do, you may uncover
something about your roadmap. The third ques-
tions is:
What am I willing to do to get it? You may be
blocked from achieving your goals because you’re
unwilling to put in the amount of effort you think
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current life conditions don’t sync with your map,
you can change it. How? Change your life condi-
tions or change your map.
Having an updated map is what centers you and
gives you the basis for making decisions that
meet your needs at high levels. To update your
it will take to make the necessary sacrifice. An-
other possibility is that you don’t believe you
deserve to have what you want, or that it’s un-
available to you. Holding yourself back in these
ways will only prove to increase dissatisfaction
and reduce levels of fulfillment over time which
can lead to bigger problems.
Having an updated map is what centers you and gives
you the basis for making decisions at high levels.

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Personal fulfillment is important for every hu-
man being of course, and to feel joy we all need
to feel progress. Take time to answer the three
questions above to consciously update your map
and increase your joy for life.
Exercise: Getting Unstuck
If after exploring the answers to the three key
life questions you still feel stuck with your cur-
rent life conditions, try this exercise (ideally after
doing some physical activity that puts you in an
energized, positive state):
1. Think back to yourself as a child and recall any
visions you had for your life. Write them out in
as much detail as you can. What did you want
to be when you grew up? Where did you want to
live and in what kind of place? Did you want a
romantic partnership and to become a parent?
2. Ask yourself, does your childhood vision match
what you want from your adult view of life? If so,
why? How does it serve your current needs?
3. If you determine the childhood vision does not
serve you anymore, recognize that you need to
“The truth is that most people
really don’t know what would
make them deeply satisfied.”

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replace it with a new adult vision based on how
much you have grown.
4. To create a new vision, take some time to vi-
sualize how you can spend the rest of your life
happy with what you have achieved. What do
you need to be deeply fulfilled and utterly sat-
isfied?
5. Connect this vision to a higher purpose. Why
does this direction make you happy? Who does
it serve? What does it tell you about who you
are and what you’ve contributed? What do you
want to be remembered for?
6. Consider any conflicts that may exist with
your current life conditions and determine
which direction will give you a healthier and
more successful end result.
7. Write out your new vision based on this new
understanding and be as specific as possible.
After this, you will have a fairly clear vision but
you still need a clear map.
When you live by a subconscious road map
it’s like driving from California to
New York with only a vague
sense of how to get there and
why you even wanted
to go there in the
first place. An
effective map
involves an
i n t e g r a t e d
plan that is
broken down
into seven
core areas of
your life: spirituality, physical body, emotions
& meaning, relationships, time, work & career,
and finances.
To begin this process, expand your vision to in-
clude what you want to achieve in each of these
areas; understand how they serve your needs
and which needs drive your decisions; list out
the actions you can take in each of the areas to
realize your visions; set reasonable expectations
for when to achieve them; and start taking ac-
tion.
You don’t have to live your life by default.
There are a lot of things you can control to cre-
ate the level of success that truly meets your
needs. Aligning with your higher purpose and
creating a healthy map will send you down the
road of living out your highest potential.¥
Chandra Lynn, M.B.A., is
a certified strategic inter-
vention coach and market-
ing veteran whose mission
is to inspire people to love
life. A San Francisco, Cali-
fornia native, she spent the
first 25 years of her career
as a marketing expert and founder of Glow Marketing
LLC (glowmarketing.com). Now she is using her experi-
ence and coaching certification from Tony Robbins-Cloe
Madanes’ Center for Strategic Intervention to host Glow-
Living.com for people seeking impactful ways to achieve
new levels of emotional health and well-being. Chandra
is the creator of the ‘Lessons Learned’ video series fea-
turing celebrities and innovators to provide audiences
with shortcuts to greatness and the ‘Root-to-Rise’ coach-
ing program. She also offers personal coaching, group
mentoring, and public speaking.
http://www.glowliving.com
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