The Five SEEDS of Success.
“I believe that there are number of components that must be present in our lives in order for us to achieve a feeling of success, fulfilment or life satisfaction… and so this lead to the creation of one of my coaching models: The 5 SEEDS of Success.”
WHAT ARE THE FIVE SEEDS OF SUCCESS?
The SEEDS of success are what I believe are the five key areas of focus, or the cornerstones of development. They are the foundations that we give our time, energy, love and attention to, so that we are able to create a life that feels meaningful and fulfilling to us.
So firstly, I’ll just briefly outline them below:
S - Sense of Self.
E - Engagement with others.
E - Earning a living and how it impacts your wellbeing (for better or worse)
D - Discovering and aligning to purpose.
S - Sustaining physical and mental wellbeing.
Now you know what they each are, I’d like to give you a little more understanding of each SEED and why I feel they are all such critical ingredients when considering long term success, fulfilment, happiness and life satisfaction…so with that said, let’s jump in!
SENSE OF SELF.
This SEED is all about the relationship that we have with ourselves.
It speaks to the journey and process that we must all go through in order to understand who we each truly are. It speaks to practices that encourage and require us to develop self-awareness, understanding and acceptance of the person that we are - so that we are then able to let go of the aspects of ourselves that are no longer serving us, nurture the parts of ourselves that are serving us, and cultivate new aspects of being that will enable us to grow, develop and thrive.
This SEED is all about us understanding our inner world - exploring our self and world narratives, belief systems, values, aspirations, needs, passions, purpose(s), strengths and weaknesses. It is through excavating all that we are, that we are able to best develop a positive relationship with our selves and come to deeper levels of self love and acceptance.
ENGAGEMENT WITH OTHERS.
This SEED is all about the relationships that we have with others - it is about connection and community.
Whether that is with the members of our family of origin, our friends, romantic partners, colleagues or various other communities. It requires us to engage in practices that help us to explore and investigate the dynamics that exist within each of our relationships, so that we can then best nurture the relationships that we value highly, and where necessary, bring an end to relationships that negatively impact our lives or no longer serve us.
As we start to explore the differing relationships that we have with each of the individuals in our lives, we begin to see all the subtle nuances that make all of them slightly different and intricately unique.
This SEED requires us to explore attachment tendencies, love languages, communication styles and abilities, triggers, behaviours and boundaries. As understanding each of these elements in relation to each of our relationships provides us with the best possible chances of sustaining or establishing long lasting and fulfilling relationships.
EARNING A LIVING.
This SEED is all about our relationship to work, work / life balance and money - and how all of this impacts our wellbeing, for better or for worse.
In uncovering our narratives and beliefs about work, work / life balance and money, we will start to more deeply understand our current life circumstances, also the decisions and actions that have lead us to our present day circumstance. Once we are able to look at all of this information with complete understanding and acceptance, we are then able to make decisions about these aspects of our lives, and use this clarity and conviction to take necessary action. Ultimately this process will enable us to develop healthier relationships with work, work / life balance and money that will best suit our intended lifestyle, and that will positively impact and support our long-term wellbeing and life satisfaction.
DISCOVERING AND ALIGNING TO PURPOSE.
This SEED is all about discovering and aligning to purpose.
It is about expanding the often narrow definition of Purpose which is usually only associated with work. It encourages us to view purpose as something that can be found in anything and everything - purpose in being the best version of ourselves, purpose in nurturing our relationships, purpose in undertaking our daily habits and practices with passion, purpose in the development and delivery of our offering to the world (whatever that may be) and so on.
Ultimately it helps us cultivate purpose in all elements of our life, leading us to being able to live a life that feels truly and uniquely fulfilling for us as individuals.
SUSTAINING PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELLBEING.
This SEED is all about establishing consistent practices that we can use to maintain our physical and mental wellbeing. As it would be fair to say that we are nothing without our health. Our physical and mental well-being creates the foundation from which we are then able to address all of the other SEEDS. Therefore, to ensure our longevity and enjoyment of life, it is paramount that we regularly utilise practices that nurture both our physical and mental wellbeing.
FINAL WORDS.
That brings todays post to and end, so I hope that you now have a better understanding of each of the 5 SEEDS of Success.
In future posts, I’ll be sharing further content that speaks to each of the SEEDS individually, so that you’re then able to start utilising this model effectively in your own life!
That’s all for now!
With Love,
DCM x