Remember Your Soul’s Purpose and Reframe Your Life and Work
Anne Pryor, M.A.
LinkedIn Strategist and Sales Trainer, Speaker, Lovitude? Soul Painter ?? Building Purposeful Executive LinkedIn Profiles, Pages and Strategies to Look Great, Be Found & Get Known?
As a career coach, LinkedIn, Online Branding Specialist, and Lovitude Soul Painter, I have an opportunity to listen to hundreds of people weekly, even in these unusual times. I hear stories of kindness, hope, scarcity, sadness, strength, courage, desperation, joy, love, frustration, resignation, resiliency, and encouragement.
As a futurist, strategist and altruist, according to Strengths Finders and the Predictive Index assessments, I look at people’s situations through that worldview. My friend M.E.G. Roy has offered to provide you with a Free Predictive Index, contact her at [email protected] - tell her I sent you.
During times like these people come to me to help them understand and remember their why – their purpose, values, and reason for being here now.
I coached an executive in healthcare, she is a trailblazer in creating continuous improvement processes leveraging value-based care in complex health systems. She’s now on the 'bench' as her company went through a merger.
I asked her how she was feeling being on the ‘bench’? She started to cry, sharing that it’s so hard to not be ‘in the game’ during the most challenging time in healthcare when she could contribute so much. I listened. She talked.
Then I said “what if” --- what if “God – Divine Energy, whatever you call a ‘Higher Power’” has a different path for you now?’
“What if you reframe your situation? What if you are supposed to be floating in a ‘hot air balloon’ looking down at the situation from 8,000 feet?
In other words, can you begin doing research, adding value, finding success stories and innovations on what’s happening now? Think of this as getting another Ph.D. Start by creating a hypothesis, set up your research, questions, subjects, create Google alerts, and gather information. Perhaps you’re supposed to come up with a different ‘set of plays’, that others who are in the game right now can’t see, to help us in the future.”
Reframing the ‘what if’ gave my client new hope, a sense of purpose, clear direction, and a plan. She sees her role in this ‘COVID-chaos’ through new eyes. She knows that she wants to make a difference in the world in the areas of clinical practices and technology. I’m looking forward to watching her become a thought leader in this new area. We need her gifts, now more than ever. (UPDATE - within 3 weeks she got 5 job offers, they found her on LinkedIn. She accepted an amazing leadership position with a global software healthcare company.)
During this ‘bench time’, when companies, businesses, the world is in a ‘time out’, perhaps it’s time to remember your soul’s purpose and reframe your life and work.
Oprah recently hosted Ainslie McCleod, author of “Old Soul’s Guidebook” and creator of Soul Type Quiz. Take the quiz and perhaps you’ll gain insight into your soul’s purpose: https://ainsliemacleod.com/soul-type-quiz/. You might want to listen to his interview on Oprah’s Soul Sunday show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vVb4_uiR0Y.
Since, 1987 I have been searching for my soul’s purpose. I noticed a small advertisement in the Minnetonka Sun Newspaper in February of 1987 that led me to a meeting at the Minnetonka Community Center, in the Mayor’s Chamber. I met a group of people that immediately understood each other; we know that we were here to help change the world.
I had the courage to begin the process. After taking numerous workshops, silent retreats, meditations, courses, reading books, working with spiritual directors and guides I have remembered what I believe - we are all connected, here to do our highest good, we need each other to do so and what happens to you happens to me. I know that I am here to elucidate, awaken and activate souls to do their highest good and I strive to do that work daily. I believe that this is what I've been prepared to do.
These are unprecedented times. They call for unprecedented strategies. Perhaps it’s time for you to have the courage to reframe and maybe you’ll remember your soul’s purpose. If not now … when?
Please share your stories, ask for help or resources. My friends and I have many to share.
I believe in you, we need your gifts,
Anne
Anne played intercollegiate basketball and tennis, hence the references to ‘in the game, on the bench, and plays’. Playing sports, her wise coaches, caring teammates, and competitors taught her a lot about life. She loves to take hot air balloon rides and see the world from 8,000 feet floating through the peaceful skies above Lake Minnetonka, the Black Hills of South Dakota, and New Mexico.
Anne lives a Portfolio Career Life and is recognized as one of the Top LinkedIn Trainers in the World, an Inspiring Speaker, Career Coach, Future Mapper, and Lovitude? Soul Painter and Creator.
She has appeared on the Hallmark Channel's Home and Family Show with Host Cameron Mathison sharing Lovitude Soul Painting. They found her on LinkedIn, thanks to her friend Molly Biwer. Watch her unusual soul painting style https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmCB8BefH0s.
Her image "Healing Breath" is hanging at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
Anne is the creator of Lovitude? and a Soul Painting Artist. Lovitude means Love and Gratitude Inspired by Spirit, the highest energy in the Universe. Anne was inspired to create this trademarked symbol while getting her Master’s Degree in Human Development and Holistic Health and Wellness, as a gift for her professors. This icon was jeweled by Anne’s friend, Janel Russell, the inventor of the original Mother and Child necklace.
She had a dream to license her Lovitude images on tissue boxes, and it happened, thanks to her amazing team at MHS Licensing. They are available for sale at retailers worldwide.
She is inspired to lift up others and to help them do their highest good and remember their lifeforce - soul's work.
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4 年Anne, what a great message during these difficult times! For some we are receiving a gift that is usually hard to get enough of- a bit more time to reflect, commit to kindness and community, and the opportunity to focus on the path for our life’s purpose. Let’s take advantage of it!
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4 年Most excellent reflection on higher call to the value based purpose driven life.
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4 年ANNE PRYOR, MA - once again you lean out to share your gifts and wisdom with such authenticity and generosity. I am so inspired by your encouragement to finally look at our Soul’s Calling, and what that can mean for creating our own lives of meaning, purpose and joy, while helping others grow into their own. Your gifts are needed and appreciated! Grateful for you!
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4 年Savor the stories of others. They are amazing. Then write your own. Anne your transparency and gifts are greatly needed. Continue to follow your Soul’s goals.