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8. Find your voice and inspire others to find theirs
The 8th Habit is about moving from being effective to being great... The essence of this habit is that you
will find your voice when you can say that you are 100% involved in what you are doing with your life
with body, mind, heart and spirit.
The idea is very simple. Whatever you are doing right now with your life, ask yourself these questions.
Is it serving my body, mind heart and spirit?
Firstly, is it serving my body, mind heart and spirit? In other words, is it serving your bodily needs:
does it allow you to make a good living; does it more-than pay the bills; does it feed and clothe you
and your family and provide you with a lovely home?
Secondly, is it serving your need for mental stimulation: do you find it truly stimulating, engaging
and challenging?
Thirdly, is it serving your emotional needs: do you just love it and are you passionate about it?
Finally, does it serve your spiritual needs: do you believe it is the right thing for you to be doing with
your life?
If you can answer those four questions with a resounding 'yes', then you have 'found your voice'.
The reality is that very many people have not found their voices or perhaps have lost their voices. The
result of this cane be seen everywhere. People may go to work just to earn money only, i.e. to serve their
bodily needs but do not really put their creativity, talent and intelligence into the job.
Perhaps the job is serving more than your bodily needs: perhaps it is also mentally stimulati