A Complete Guide to Purpose, Productivity & Self-Efficiency

Welcome to the Clarity, Purpose and Personal Productivity Masterclass! In this opening video, we will discuss the purpose of the training course, and how you can gain the most benefit from it. This opening section is designed to help you gain a clearer appreciation of your primary life goals and aspirations while also gaining an in-depth understanding of your motivations, values and priorities.

Many people go through life driven, knowing they are motivated, but we're not always clear on what it is that specifically motivates them. Having this insight is what gives people ‘Clarity’ - clarity of what they want, what motivates them, and the general direction they intend on taking their lives in. We are all motivated in life by three fundamental factors, which Kain explains throughout the video.

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As individuals, we all have a particular approach to our daily experiences in life. A lot of people are unknowingly judgmental and assumptious. The importance of mastering our mindset cannot be overstated to those who want to live progressive and meaningful lives. In this video, Kain outlines some practical steps that will help you identify how you can benefit the most from your learning.

Life is made up of hundreds of thousands of moments. Some that move us, others that change us, and some that provoke us to action. Being busy takes us away from those moments. ‘Busyness’ is very different from ‘Effectiveness’. We can be busy in life but not getting any closer to where we want to be. In this video, Kain discusses the difference between being output and outcome orientated.

Progress refers to the change towards a more desirable state of affairs. No one would ever question the value of such a goal. However, there are some factors that should be considered. Progress sometimes simply consists of looking at your current situation from a different perspective. Kain uses this example to demonstrate how human beings can begin to make meaningful progress in life.

The attitude you adopt, as well as how you view yourself as a whole, will affect how confident and assertive you are. Throughout this teaching, Kain describes how changing your attitude can profoundly alter the direction of your life. Although you cannot control what happens to you in your life, you can always choose how you respond to it. A person's attitude is reflected by the way they respond. By modifying your attitude, you will also alter your perspective and change your life.

Self-awareness is being aware of different aspects of yourself, such as your traits, behaviors, and feelings. This is essentially a state of consciousness in which one's own interests become the main focus. The cornerstone of emotional intelligence is self-awareness. Without self-awareness, we cannot manage our relationships with others, let alone understand what's going on in our own lives. Kain describes four different awareness zones in this video from which we can participate in life.

If we wish to become more effective in life, we must take responsibility for the part we play in creating the outcomes that we experience. If we are honest with ourselves about the role we play, we will be able to see clearly how we need to change. In this video, Kain outlines an exercise to assist you with being honest with yourself about the life outcomes you are currently generating.

Our progress in life is about moving away from our 'less than ideal' circumstances and moving toward our 'ideal' circumstances. In order to create our ideal vision for the future, it is vital that we define our ideal future selves. Throughout this video, Kain draws upon the Kubler-Ross Life Transition Curve to discuss the transition from one's "actual" self to one's "ideal" self.

Some people spend their entire lives climbing mountains and then come to the realization that they have selected the wrong mountain to climb - and thus their lives have passed them by. As a means to help you better comprehend and gain clarity about what motivates you, Kain discusses the fascinating topic of core values in this video - values tend to rest at the epicentre of our every personal conflict.

In this world, so many people rely on acquiring material goods to fill their empty lives; while some of these things might provide a degree of short-term pleasure, they rarely enable people to experience long-term joy. An internal void serves as an extreme motivator. In this video, Kain explores how we can change our focus and choose instead to be driven by internal factors which do bring us fulfilment.

Many people struggle with finding direction, making big decisions, and even knowing how to act in day-to-day situations. When you take the time to consider your values, these things become crystal clear. Your values will point the needle of your compass, illuminating the pathway toward living a meaningful life filled with passion, vision, clarity and purpose. Here, we will discuss human values.

If we want to truly understand a person, we must first understand their driving forces, i.e. what values they're prioritising today. When we don't have people in our lives that inspire us, we end up comparing ourselves to others (putting ourselves up or down) in an unhealthy way. In this video, Kain introduces an exercise to help you start considering the positive role models in your own life.

As you now know, values are the motive behind purposeful action. They are the ends to which we act. Often our core values reveal themselves through our actions and general life pursuits. As we reflect upon the reasons why we 'do what we do', our values can begin to become quite apparent. In this video, Kain invites you to consider some of the reasons why you felt strongly enough to take action.

Living by your personal values sounds easy - at least in theory. Your values, after all, are simply the things that are important to you in life, so it should be natural to live by them. When you're in situations being authentic, that's a clue that you are in alignment with your values. In this video, Kain invites you to carry out one final exercise as you consider times when you're most/least authentic.

In this video, Kain outlines a series of self-reflection questions that you can ask yourself to think about the main ideas and lessons you have learned throughout this section.