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Seek truth with open eyes. Courageously accept your discov-

eries and their consequences. Rid your life of falsehood, denial,

and fear of what is. Make truth your ally, not your enemy. This

isnt easy, !ut it is correct.

Share your love openly. Connect with yourself and others !y

tuning in to the connection that already e"ists. The risk of re-

#ection is overshadowed !y the rewards of loving connections.

$henever you feel disconnected, reach out and connect with an-

other human !eing. Remem!er that youre always loved.

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0ully develop your human a!ilities, and use your power in

honora!le service for the highest good of all. 0alse power cor-

rupts, !ut true power elevates. The more you resonate with truth

and love, the greater your a!ility to wield power wisely. +o one is

served !y your refusal to shine.

)m!race your unique path of growth. 1se your intellect and

emotions to guide you in the conscious pursuit of truth, love, and

power. 2nvest in creative self-e"pression, service, and contri!u-

tion, and you will suffer no scarcity. 3our greatest gift to the world

is to share who you really are.

)n#oy your incredi!le human #ourney. ccept the highs and

the lows as equally valua!le. Recogni4e that your deepest sor-

rows reveal your greatest #oys. Share your stories with others,

and know that youre not alone. 5e grateful for your time on

earth.

ive consciously.


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The four stage process outlined in the book is (1) discover (recognize) your genius,

(2) ask yourself whether your current job/career akes good use of it, (!) discover


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your purpose, and (") ask yourself whether your genius is being (or can be) applied

to fulfill your purpose# $our purpose is your self%acknowledged reason for living,

what you feel you were born to do#

&ichards posits several 'restrictions' or 'conditions' to force you to narrow your

(any) talents and passions to your one true genius

1# $ou have a genius#

2# $ou have only one genius#

!# $our genius has been with you your whole life#

"# $our genius is natural and spontaneous#

# $our genius is a positive, rather than destructive, energy#

*# $our genius is what it is, not what you would wish it to be#

+# $our genius' nae consists of one gerund (word ending in %ing) followed by one

noun#

# $our genus is uni-ue to you#

.hen you've recognized your genius, &ichards says, you'll know it# lternatives

won't iprove the nae you've given it# 0t will be specific enough to be truly

uni-ue (already directing your ind towards how that uni-ueness could distinguish

and fulfill you if it were properly applied)# 0t will be powerful# nd, while it ay take

soe tie to reveal itself and ay evolve over tie, it will prove durable#

0f identifying your genius proves elusive, &ichards recoends looking at the

following

$our disrepute Things you do passionately that others criticize you for

$our frustrations Things you are discontented with

$our elation Things that bring you great joy and sense of accoplishent

.hat you offer Things you give to others openly and voluntarily

$our interests Things that pi-ue your iagination and attention


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$our successes Things that worked well, that were easy for you

0ages that attract you rt and odels that resonate with your perception of

reality

The process for recognizing your genius is less rational and ore intuitive and

eotional than olles' 3arachute discovery process, ore a process of self%

realization than research and self%analysis# This works for e, since 0 enjoy that

kind of e4ercise and a reasonably good at it# ut 0' not sure it can work for

everyone# 0f you really don't know yourself, 0 can iagine you would find this book

frustrating#

&ichards spends only two pages on the second stage of the process sking yourself

whether your current job/career akes good use of it, or could be changed to ake

good use of it# 5e knows, 0 think, that the people who will be attracted to this book

will probably answer this -uestion in the negative, and trusts each reader to decide

for herself what to do about that#

6or the third stage, discovering your purpose, &ichards again suggests a set of

'restrictions' or 'conditions' to narrow the candidates and help you hone in on your

one true purpose

1# $our purpose ust be discovered, not invented

2# $our purpose is directed outward %% it is the specific, tangible way in which your

genius, your gift, is given to the world

!# 7nowing your purpose allows you to be ore intentional and effective in fulfilling

it

"# $our purpose gives focus and eaning to your life and directs your decisions on

what to do

nd, again, if identifying your purpose proves elusive, &ichards suggests looking at

the following

$our strong eotions .hat stirs you

.hat other people ask of you 5ow they see your purpose

8ne4pected occurrences and turning points 9ife events that ight at least


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suggest what is not your purpose after all

$our suffering .hat you have had the courage to survive and overcoe

:editation or prayer &evelations that coe fro -uieting your ind

$our faily history .hat your faily has seen as its purpose, and has

suggested, with their special knowledge of you, ight be yours

&ecurring ideas 0deals and intentions and unet needs and possibilities that

have intrigued you for uch of your life

nd finally, redirecting your genius so it is focused on achieving your purpose

re-uires, in addition to a lot of thought and energy and passion, a sense of personal

responsibility, a sense of knowing your own heart, a sense of deep self%awareness,

and personal courage# These personal -ualities and capacities both eerge and find

e4pression through the realization of your purpose by applying your genius#

The book is well%written, concise, un%preachy, illuinating, and down%to%earth, and

0 would recoend it not only because it can help you with your ne4t career ove,

but ore profoundly because it can help you to realize yourself, be happier and

ore fulfilled in all aspects of your life, and, in the process, ake the world a better

place#

.hat is your genius; .hat is your purpose; nd is the forer helping you achieve

the latter;

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