part 4 - exercises from lessons from my 20s by ryan allis

Lessons from my 20s

exercises From the presentation

Appendix:

ABOUT THIS PRESENTATION

THIS presentation can be found Online at

www.hive.org/20s

Thirteen exercises inside

1. Goals exercise

2. Vision board exercise

3. Bucket List exercise

4. Inner circle exercise

5. Mindset exercise

6. Meditation exercise

7. Habits exercise

10. Financial plan exercise

11. Values exercise

12. Team retreat exercise

13. Human rights exercise

GOALS EXERCISE

GOAL SETTING PROCESS

OPEN UP GOOGLE DOCS

CREATE HEADINGS For 1 YRs, 10 YRs, AND LIFETIME

THEN WRITE DOWN 5 TO 7 GOALS IN EACH CATEGORY

MAKE EVERYTHING FIT ON ONE PAGE MAKE SURE ALL GOALS ARE MEASURABLE SO YOU’LL KNOW IF YOU GOT THERE OR NOT

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PRINT OUT TWO COPIES

SIGN THEM

FRAME THEM

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GOAL SETTING PROCESS

PUT ONE FRAME IN YOUR BEDRO0M

PUT ONE FRAME AT WORK

SHARE YOUR ONE-PAGER WITH A CLOSE FRIEND

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GOAL SETTING PROCESS

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DEC 26-31 CALCULATE RESULTS GREEN = MADE IT YELLOW = 50%+ there RED = <50% there UPDATE GOAL SHEET FOR THE NEXT YEAR & REPRINT/RESIGN/PUT IN FRAME

GOAL SETTING PROCESS

MAKING YOUR GOALS AMBITIOUS ENOUGH

OF YOUR GOALS

IF HIGHER, THEN YOUR GOALS ARE NOT

AMBITIOUS ENOUGh

66% YOU SHOULD BE HITTING AROUND

LIFE PURPOSE exercise

How to FIND YOUR PURPOSE

EXERCISE: CREATE YOUR LIFE PURPOSE

LIFE PURPOSE EXERCISE Instructions:

1.  Print out this section so you can write in it with pen 2.  Use a timer to give yourself exactly 4 mins per question 3.  Write out the answers in the ovals 4.  At the end, you’ll bring it all together in a final one-page

worksheet that you can frame if you choose 5.  This exercise should take 90 minutes to complete

What do you really love doing? When am I most in flow/in the zone? What excites me? What makes me come alive and be joyous?

4 min

What does THE WORLD need? What does humanity and the world need to thrive? List as many things as you can think of.

4 min

HOW CAN I CREATE WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS WHILE DOING WHAT I LOVE? What are all the things you could do in life that would serve humanity in a big way

and allow you to do what you love? Brainstorm below.

4 min

WHAT ARE MY PERSONAL FINANCIAL GOALS? What do you want your annual income to be in 10 years? In 20?

What do you want to have saved up in investments and savings by age 65?

4 min

HOW CAN I GET PAID TO DO WHAT I LOVE? What could you do in life that would serve humanity in a big way, allow you to do what you love, and create economic

value that allows you to reach and surpass your personal financial goals?

4 min

DESCRIBE HOW THE WORLD WILL BE DIFFERENT IN 2050 because of you

Close your eyes for 5 minutes and imagine all the little details of how our world will be different in 2050 because of you. Then write what you see.

4 min

WHAT IS THE CHANGE YOU ARE COMMITED TO? What is so compelling to you that you might be willing to dedicate your life to making it happen?

In other words, what might be your “life purpose.” Use the space to brainstorm.

4 min

WHAT IS THE CHANGE YOU ARE COMMITED TO? See if you answer the above question as simply as possible so that a 10 year old would understand it.

Try to do it in fewer than 15 words (no pressure, this is just a draft). This could be considered your “life purpose.”

4 min

POSSIBLE METRICS OF SUCCESS What are some metrics to track whether your life purpose is being realized in the world over the next 35 years? Make these metrics

specific and quantitative so it will be clear when you’ve achieved the impact you want to make in your life.

Examples: Global infant mortality < 1%; Global energy from renewables >95%; Carbon dioxide under 350

PPM; Homelessness in Oakland, CA down by 80%

4 min

HOW MIGHT YOU MAKE THIS HAPPEN? What can you create/build/do during your life to help make this world that you dream of real? It’s okay

if you aren’t completely sure yet. Brainstorm ideas.

4 min

LIFETIME GOALS

Brainstorm some goals for the rest of your life that align with the impact you want to make. Think about areas of life like

health, travel, experiences, adventures, work, finances, relationships, and impact.

4 min

10 YEAR GOALS Brainstorm some goals for the next ten years that align with the impact you want to make. Think about areas of life like

health, travel, experiences, adventures, work, finances, relationships, and impact.

4 min

ONE YEAR GOALS Brainstorm some goals for the next year that align with the impact you want to make. Think about areas of life like health,

travel, experiences, adventures, work, finances, relationships, and impact.

4 min

90 DAY Action plan What are the very first action steps you can take over the next 90 days to start realizing your vision? Who should

you reach out to? What should you look into? What habits do want to start and stop?

4 min

YOUR DESIRED WAY OF BEING

Examples: Joyous, mindful, alive, focused, driven, ambitious, kind, compassionate, loving

As you go about your journey in life, how do you want to be inside and come across to others?

What words do you want to define you?

4 min

HOW OTHERS WILL REMEMBER YOU

Examples: “I will be known in the world as the sustainable energy person”

“I will be known in the world as the women’s rights advocate”

“I will be known in the world as the global leaders convener”

People will help you reach your goals if they can remember what you’re all about. If often hard to discern what the people you meet are up to

and who they need to be connected to. Make it simple for others you meet to remember what you’re up to by finishing the below sentence

and making sure those you meet know what you’re up to in the world.

I will be known in my community as the

_______________________ ____________________

person.

4 min

NOW BRING IT ALL TOGETHER

On the next page is a blank life plan form.

Give yourself some time to review and reflect on all your answers from the brainstorming

session. Then print out and fill in the life plan form with a pen or pencil. Feel free to adjust

your answers as you go, but don’t worry too much about getting it perfect.

Consider this form as just a draft. You can print out another one anytime.

There are no right answers and you can re-do your life plan as often as you want. I find just

having something written down helps people a lot. I actually recommend re-doing this

exercise at the end of each year.

I suggest framing the page after you’re done and putting it up in your office or bedroom.

Worksheet)Instruc.ons)

15 min

Life purpose

1 year goals 90 day action plan

Signed on _______________, _______ 20___ X______________________________________

Metrics of success by 2050

My desired way of being

How I’ll make It happen

Lifetime goals

I will be known in my community as the ______________________________ ______________________________ person.

10 year goals

Life Plan of ___________________________________

EXERCISE: CREATING YOUR LIFE PURPOSE

As an example Here is my current “life plan”

In the 1 page format I update it about 1x per year

Life purpose

Example: Life Plan of Ryan Allis

Signed on _______________, _______ 20___ X______________________________________

Metrics of success by 2050:

Desired way of being:

How I’ll make It happen:

I will be known in my community as the global leadership person.

Building a movement that creates an abundant, sustainable, and joyous world for all people

1) All people have access to the 6 BHNs 2) 95% energy from renewable sources 3) 0 major conflicts globally as defined by the UCDP 1) Build Connect into a global platform for connecting communities

2) Build Hive into a global community of extraordinary leaders who are creating a better world.

Joyous, happy, fully alive

90 Day Action Plan

10 year goals Lifetime goals

1.  1 million people us Connect each day to stay connected

2.  Publish a book about making a difference in the world for initial feedback

3.  Hold 4 Hive Global Leaders Programs in San Francisco

4.  Visit South America for the first time

5.  Build habit of meditating 6x per week

6.  Deepen relationship with Nadia

1.  10 million people use Connect each day to stay connected

2.  Grow Hive to 10 profitable global locations

3.  Train others to hold Hive gatherings

4.  Build a relationship with an amazing life partner

5.  Travel widely to explore perspectives on human society, spirituality, and human

potential

6.  Publish a book on creating an extraordinary life, world, and company

1.  Be an extraordinary partner and father

2.  Catalyze a movement that creates an abundant, sustainable, and joyous world

3.  Create a Hive in 1000 cities around the world

4.  Create the world’s most impactful network of global leaders

5.  Explore widely and be a lifelong learner

6.  Live a joyous, happy, and fully alive life

1 Year Goals

1.  Hold September 2014 Hive Global Leaders Program

2.  Get Connect to 1,000,000 users

3.  Prepare Connect for Series A

4.  Meditate daily

5.  Travel with Nadia to England

6.  Publish Everything I Learned By 30 Presentation

EXERCISE: CREATING YOUR LIFE PURPOSE

Once you have it Share your life plan With five friends & mentors

In the next 14 days AND GET THEIR FEEDBACK AND INPUT THEY MAY BE ABLE TO CONNECT YOU TO PEOPLE WHO CAN HELP

EXERCISE: CREATING YOUR LIFE PURPOSE

When you meet people you should be able to CLEARLY express

Your life purpose in 15 WORDS or less WITH AUTHENTIC EXCITEMENT IN A WAY THAT moves people WHEN YOU TELL THEM

Vision board exercise

VISION BOARDS

VISION BOARDS ARE WHITE POSTER BOARDS COVERED WITH CUT OUT IMAGES

OF WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE IN YOUR FUTURE

AND THE WORLD’S FUTURE

MY 2009 VISION BOARD

A Friend’s 2014 Vision board

VISION BOARD CREATING PROCESS

SEARCH FOR & PRINT OUT AT LEAST 5 IMAGES IN EACH OF THE BELOW CATEGORIES

FAMILY HEALTH EDUCATION TRAVEL Adventure

CAREER FINANCIAL QUOTES VALUES ART

VISION BOARD CREATION PROCESS

ONCE PRINTED & TORN OUT CUT tO SIZE THEN PASTE OR TAPE ONTO YOUR VISION BOARD

THEN SHARE IT WITH A FRIEND AND HANG IT IN YOUR BEDROOM

Bucket list exercise

BUCKET LISTS

BUCKET LISTs ALLOW YOU TO CAPTURE YOUR DREAMS THEY ARE another way to

CREATE YOUR FUTURE

BUCKET LISTS

YOU CAN CREATE THEM AS A LIST OR EVEN BETTER PUT THEM UP ON YOUR WALL WITH

POST-IT NOTES

BUCKET LISTS

YOU SHOULD UPDATE YOUR BUCKET LIST ONCE PER YEAR NEAR YOUR BIRTHDAY OR THE LAST 5 DAYS OF THE YEAR

CREATING YOUR BUCKET LIST

NOW, GO AHEAD GRAB SOME POST-iT NOTES OR OPEN A GOOGLE DOC AND START MAKING

YOUR BUCKET LIST

CREATING YOUR BUCKET LIST

WRITE DOWN ALL THE AMAZING EXPERIENCES YOU WANT TO HAVE OVER THE REST OF YOUR LIFE

AND DREAM BIG

INNER CIRCLE EXERCISE

EXERCISE: CREATING YOUR INNER CIRCLE

ON A SHEET OF PAPER LIST

YOUR TOP 20 FRIENDS

EXERCISE: CREATING YOUR INNER CIRCLE

NEXT, circle the names of THE 10

people WHO inspire you MOST

BASED ON WHAT THEY ARE DOING

WITH THEIR LIVES

EXERCISE: CREATING YOUR INNER CIRCLE

Now, create a new list of 10 people

You aren’t very close with

who inspire you

EXERCISE: CREATING YOUR INNER CIRCLE

Finally, combine the lists of 10 to create your

NEW INNER CIRCLE

EXERCISE: CREATING YOUR INNER CIRCLE

SPEND YOUR TIME

WITH inspiring PEOPLE WHO ARE

UP TO SOMETHING BIG IN THE WORLD that will help others

EXERCISE: CREATING YOUR INNER CIRCLE

IF YOU don’t know enough inspiring people

Who are up to something big in the world

Join the networks Listed in the networks section Of this presentation

Mindset exercise

Exercise: Mindset shift

On a sheet of paper Write down for 5 minutes how your life would be Different if you never worried And were never anxious

Exercise: Mindset shift

On a sheet of paper Write down for 5 minutes All the things that are holding you Back that you can just give up And choose to put in the past

Meditation exercise

EXERCISE: alternate nostril breathing

First watch the video on

Alternate nostril breathing

Now, sit on the ground cross legged

Follow the video instructions for 5 minutes

Afterward, make note of how your brain feels

(bit.Ly/alternatenostrils)

Exercise: Sun salutation

Get on the floor and actually try to do 2 sun salutations

Video at http://bit.ly/sunsalutationvideo

HABITS Exercise

EXERCISE: HABITS

FIRst, Get a sheet of paper and

And write down all your HABITS

you want to stART

EXERCISE: HABITS

Now write down all

All the habits

you want to stOP

EXERCISE: HABITS

Now write down all

All the habits

you want to CONTINUE

EXERCISE: HABITS

Next, write down bullets of how

You’d be Be better off if you

IMPLEMENTED YOUR new habit system

EXERCISE: HABITS

NOW make a weekly plan to

ACTUALLY Implement the HABITS IN YOUR LIFE THAT

CREATE THE RESULTS YOU WANT

EXERCISE: HABITS

FINALLY, open up your calendar

And put your new habits

ACTUALLY ON YOUR CALENDAR on REPEAT

FINANCIAL PLAN EXERCISE

EXERCISE: Creating a basic financial plan

1.  Calculate your current monthly income after taxes

2.  Calculate your current total monthly expenses

3.  Add up your savings, investments, and other assets

4.  Calculate the total amount of debt you have

5.  Set a goal for your monthly income and expenses 2 years

from now

6.  Use these figures to fill out the sheet on the next page

This exercise should take about 30 minutes. You can do it now or come back to it.

Exercise: Creating A BASIC Financial Plan

Assets Debts

Income Expenses

Financial Plan of __________

Signed X__________________________ this ____ day of _____ 20_____

Net Worth

Cashflow

Income Expenses Cashflow

Present Monthly

24 Months From Now Monthly Goal

Values EXERCISE

Exercise: VALUES

Write down the 10 most important

Values to you?

Life Lessons EXERCISE

Exercise: life lessons

Write down the 3 most important

Life lessons You have ever learned

Team Retreat Exercises

Building connection & Familiarity within your team

HERE ARE 4 retreat Exercises that are Worthwhile to do with

Your team

Exercise 1: Inner and outer story

ASK each TEAM member TO share:

1. 120 seconds - ACCOMPLISHMENTS and resume (OUTER STORY) 2. 240 seconds – YOUR HIDDEN INNER STORY

Deep down inside what do you worry about? What are you insecure about? WHAT HAVE YOU STRUGGLED WITH MOST IN THE LAST 2 years? What are you afraid of BEHIND THE FAÇADE?

FOR A SUCCESSFUL EXERCISE, BE SURE TO TAKE THE TIME TO Create a setting of confidentiality and openness to being vulnerable

1.  HAVE EACH team member SPEND 5 minutes to think about and then WRITE DOWN in NO MORE THAN 10 words THE ANSWER TO: “what change do you want to make in the world WITH YOUR LIFE?”

2.  Then have each person share their 1 sentence with the group 3.  THEN have EACH PERSON ONE AT A TIME STAND UP AND ANSWER THE

QUESTION “WHY DO YOU DO WHAT YOU DO?” For 4 minutes For a successful exercise •  If the speaker finishes talking before the 4 minutes is up, ask them the question again

and have them answer it again •  Don’t allow any other question to be asked during the 4 minutes

Exercise 2: the change you wish to make

1.  HAVE EACH PERSON WRITE DOWN 4 pivotal moments in their life

2.  HAVE EACH PERSON SHARE THE 4 pivotal moments and how they handled them and dealt with them with the group

FOR A SUCCESSFUL EXERCISE •  CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT OF CARE AND CONFIDENTIALITY

Exercise 3: Pivotal moments

1.  PAIR OFF INTO TWOs IN A QUIET LOCATION 2.  HAVE ONE PERSON TAKE 5 minutes to share the story of the

most difficult and vulnerable MOMENT IN THEIR LIFE 3.  HAVE THE PARTNER ASK EXACTLY 3 follow-up questions 4.  THEN SWITCH ROLES FOR A SUCCESSFUL EXERCISE •  ALLOT AT LEAST 30 minutes for the exercise as the exercise can

bring up difficult emotional situations that require time to process BEFORE THE SESSION CONTINUES

Exercise 4: Crucible moments

Human rights EXERCISE

Exercise: human rights

Write down two principles you would Create for the world if you were a Pre-birth soul and didn’t know where you’d be born, your skin color, your gender, or your Parent’s income

Exercise: human rights

Now, write down:

Are you committed to working toward

Creating a world based on those principles?

Why or why not?