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The Who Are You podcast #19 – Practical Philosophy

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Brain’s ‘internal compass’ found By Smitha Mundasad, Health reporter, BBC News, 19 December 2014.  This refers to a compass located in a specific part of the brain, which guides us in the physical world.

I’m convinced that there is also a compass for use in navigating the mental world or the world in our minds, with its needle pointing in the direction of our Personal Values and Personal Vision.  The interplay between clear Personal Values and Personal Vision generates strong signals that guide attitudes, decisions and behaviour.  Perhaps this is Practical philosophy. I skimmed the surface of this topic in an interview with Professor Philip Ogbonna, a Priest, philosopher and healer.

Listen, form a view and formulate an action to take. You may choose to do nothing and this is alright too.

The Who Are You Podcast #6 – Personal visioning to ground and energise yourself

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A clear way that the uniquely human spirit shows itself is in the creation of a vision of the future and its realisation. Most of our major achievements exist first in our minds as a picture or desire, a vision. These visions can be realised without concerted conscious effort but through making them explicit, then continuing to take actions that arise and take advantage of opportunities that present. Some people make these visions of the future concrete with the additional step of recording them in written or pictorial form. I used a collage for mine.

Whether recorded or not, when the vision is clear, and in alignment with our core personal values, magic happens! We become energised, decisions flow, focus improves and opportunities tend to open up, enabling the vision to be realised. If it is in line with your core personal values, your vision is realisable.

So, create a personal vision, a vision of the future you want. Where will you start? Do you find it easier to capture a feeling than a picture? Big, exciting and bold! Go on, do it and share your insights with us.