Funneling Exercise: Admired and Called

February 23^rd on Facebook, friend and poet extraordinaire Ra Avis shared this funneling exercise that helps when you feel pulled in many directions:

• Write the names of five people you admire most.
• For each, write eight one-word descriptors that define why you admire them.
• Circle words that appear more than once.
• Put in order of how often they appear (most to least).
• Top three are character traits you’re being called to focus on.

My Results

The people I admired were Ra Avis, Sarah Fader, my husband, my mother, and my son.

Attributes

• Compassionate (3)
• Creative (3)
• Brave (3)
• Love (3)
• Smart (3)

After doing the exercise, I realized that I live the attributes I admire. Yay!