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1018: The Step-by-Step Guide to Building the Life You Want with Ximena Vengoechea

Dec 12, 2024

Ximena Vengoechea, a user experience researcher and author renowned for her viral blog post on life audits, shares her transformative three-phase exercise for goal-setting. She reveals how simple tools like Post-Its can help crystallize your dreams into actionable steps. The conversation dives into celebrating small victories and the role of accountability in achieving goals. Ximena also emphasizes fostering a positive mindset and self-discovery as crucial elements on the path to personal growth.

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Ximena Vengoechea

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Quick takeaways

The life audit process uses creativity and introspection to clarify individual wishes, aligning ambitions with personal values effectively.

Breaking down grand aspirations into small, manageable tasks significantly enhances motivation and builds momentum towards achieving goals.

Deep dives

Understanding the Life Audit

The life audit serves as a personal checkpoint to help individuals clarify their desires and goals. It encourages introspection by prompting individuals to ask themselves what they truly want out of life and whether their current path aligns with those desires. This process allows people to resurface buried ambitions and identify their core values, making it a valuable practice for anyone feeling uncertain about their direction. By taking this step back, individuals can gain insight into their motivations and prepare for a more intentional pursuit of their dreams.

Intro

2min

Navigating Life Through Audits

23min

Celebrating Small Victories and Building Accountability for Habit Formation

2min

Embracing a Positive Mindset for Personal Growth

2min

Encouraging Self-Discovery and Workplace Insights

2min

Embracing the Life Audit for Personal Growth

2min

Ximena Vengoechea shares her viral three-phase life audit exercise for surfacing and achieving your most important goals.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) How to transform your life with just Post-Its and a marker

2) How to turn fanciful wishes into actionable goals

3) How to stay motivated while pursuing hard goals

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— ABOUT XIMENA —

Ximena Vengoechea is a user experience researcher, writer, and illustrator whose work on personal and professional development has been published in Inc., the Washington Post, Newsweek, and Insider, among others. She is the author of Rest Easy and Listen Like You Mean It, and she writes a newsletter about personal growth and human behavior. She lives in New York.

• Book: The Life Audit: A Step-by-Step Guide to Discovering Your Goals and Building the Life You Want

• Blogpost: “How and Why to do a Life Audit”

• Website: XimenaVengoechea.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Notebook: Moleskine

• Notebook: Leuchttrum1917

• Book: I Hope This Finds You Well: A Novel by Natalie Sue

• Book: Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything by BJ Fogg

• Past episode: 317: How to Form Habits the Smart Way with BJ Fogg, PhD

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