My Mission, Vision and Purpose for 2023
Having a clear mission, vision and purpose sets the intention behind our actions...
One thing I have learned on my journey of healing and weight loss is that you have to be guided by a bigger why…
When I first started on my healing journey, my why was simply, to heal.
“‘Everything will be okay as soon as you are okay with everything. And that’s the only time everything will be okay.” - Micheal Singer - The Untethered Soul
Last year as part of our growth and development in the Man Talks Alliance we started the year off by setting a clear intention, tapping into our bigger vision, and finding our why. The result was creating a “definite purpose document”.
Creating this document lit me up. It set the intention for my year in 2022. It was the catalyst behind many of my actions - including the actions that have led to my weight loss.
As I was recently reading my 2022 purpose document out loud I was moved to tears. I could see that I had truly embodied it throughout the year.
When I began to work on my 2023 document I immediately thought that I needed to share it here on “More than Weight Loss” because sharing my purpose document here really ties my vision and purpose to this publication.
I want my readers to know who I am and why I am doing this…
Purpose 2023: Harmony, Courage, Detached, Open-Minded, Disciplined
Matthew E. Maes, January 16, 2023
Detachment is not that you own nothing; Detachment is that nothing owns you”
- Bhagavad Gita
I help people to find the inspiration to embark on their Hero’s Journey, to go to the depths and face the monster that is holding them back so that they can discover their true gifts.
I am calm, present, and in harmony. I have the courage to face the conflict that shows up in my life, both externally and internally. I am detached from my story, I take ownership of my emotions, my triumphs, and my failures. I take an open-minded approach to life, viewing each day as an experiment to inform my path forward. I am disciplined, I stay true to myself and my values. I am compassionate with myself when I veer off the path and pick myself up from a place of love and go again.
I seek harmony through balanced actions:
Courage
I commit to resolving my conflicts, both internally and externally. I will seek feedback and support from the men of the Alliance when I feel fear in conflict or when I think I’m right.
I share vulnerably in my life. I don’t keep my feelings from those I love. I use social media as a tool to unmask my authentic self.
I take bold steps to hold myself accountable to my goals. I seek to be around people who will accept nothing but my highest self.
Detached
I look for where my ego is running the show and bring the light of awareness. I feel what needs to be felt.
I look for gratitude in my triumphs and my challenges alike.
I take ownership of my actions and my feelings. I meet my own emotional needs.
I maintain separation from my ego and my story through daily embodiment practices of breathwork and meditation.
Open-minded
I do not have all the answers, nor do I have to figure them out. I am open to feedback.
Every day is an experiment that informs my next steps, I do not seek perfection, only what works.
I am open to receiving what the universe has to offer and seek abundance through detachment. When I feel myself clinging to an outcome I commit to bringing awareness to the underlying desire that is causing my suffering.
I seek to understand others, I value their point of view. I listen, mirror, and validate without projecting my inner voice onto them. I use intentional dialog for hard conversations.
Disciplined
I push myself to my edge with physical activity every day, no further. I let the fire within come forward and manifest in my physical fitness.
I follow my fasting protocol and only eat within my allotted eating windows. I bring awareness to the emotions and thoughts that come up along the way.
I am compassionate with myself when I slip and fall. I listen to the inner child within. I provide him reassurance and a structure to come back to.
I write every day, be it a sentence or ten pages. I face the resistance that keeps me from my passion and I put ink to paper.