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José Antonio Benavente Blacutt
Lifebook Online

It's helped me fine-tune what I want and where I want to get to

Me ayudado a afinar que quiero y donde quiero llegar

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After completing his LifeBook at 58, following major life changes including job loss and family separation, José found direction through the 12 categories. He transformed his health habits, confronted hidden fears, and gained clarity on his vision despite current challenges.

Translated from Spanish by AI. José wrote this story in Spanish.

My change through my LifeBook. Just this week I finished my LifeBook, and since I started it 7 weeks ago, I have begun a change in my life. And all the teachings that Jon has presented and left us are not completely new things, ideas or thoughts; what's interesting is the structure he has given them in the 12 categories. For me everything, but absolutely everything makes sense, the point is that nobody stops to think about it, put it in order, organize it. I just turned 58 and these last 3 years have been completely different from the ones I lived before, and it's not that I've had a bad time, and I'm sure it was thanks to GOD, but there was a 180-degree turn. From one moment to the next, I was left without a job, my relationship with my family changed totally and I ended up leaving my home and living alone. I have been following many of the courses offered by MindValley, doing different MasterClasses, and definitely Jon's presentation of the 12 categories and their relationship with happiness and how to achieve it has given me a direction that I have followed while doing my LifeBook. As I was saying, some things and ideas are extremely obvious, but even so we don't do them, worse still we don't even think about them. And from the first week and the health and fitness category the changes began. The first thing I incorporated into my diet was green juices or smoothies, and I became totally aware of what "eating well and healthy" means. I am disciplined with my goals and objectives, however, I didn't exercise in a disciplined way, and I have created a routine, still basic, but I try to stick to it daily. As for my intellectual life, I am always constantly learning, because my professional career is computing, and I have found in teaching (I am a professor at a university) the ability to keep myself up to date, that is, current. However, now I study and learn many other subjects that enrich me day by day. I have experienced growth in my emotional life and character, I am a person of values, and all the reflections have helped me identify some fears or worries that were well hidden and face them, or work on them. Since I am away from my family, I want to resolve my love situation and I am close to my children, and they are following the vision I have in the family category. As for my friends, I have learned and understood the value and meaning of friendship. My financial life shares 100% Jon's premises, vision and strategy, however, this category has helped me visualize what I want and where I want to get to, despite the current scenario I live in. As for my professional career, I feel very fortunate and happy, because it has allowed me to work and develop in companies and organizations where I have really enjoyed myself. However, as I mentioned, for 3 years now I have been looking for a space where I can continue developing as I did before. I don't lose FAITH or HOPE. The lifestyle category has helped me fine-tune what I want and where I want to get to together with the life vision category, I repeat, despite the current situation I am living. Doing this LifeBook course made me remember the famous phrase "the teacher arrives when the student is ready". Thank you Jon


José Antonio Benavente Blacutt

Profesor en Universidad Privada de Santa Cruz

La Paz, Bolivia

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Written 15 June 2020 From our original stories site Translated from Spanish by Mindvalley

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