Your-Next-Chapter-Purpose-Workbook

UNCOVERING
Your Purpose

A guide to contribution and fulfilment in
Your Next Chapter Business

By Angela Raspass

Uncovering your purpose for Your Next Chapter

It’s true, we all have a purpose we are here to fulfill. And yet there’s no need to get all tied up
in knots over trying to discover exactly what that is.
Your purpose doesn’t have to arrive in a trumpets blasting, front page news coverage sort of
way (although it might for some).
It is actually far more likely to be a quieter unfolding, an evolution, if you like. Wondering
how you connect to it? I’ve found it helps to ask yourself the series of questions I’ve
compiled into this resource for you.
You are naturally drawn towards the things that:

you love
matter to you
come to you easily
capture your curiosity
you could do for hours
touch your heart or inspire you
you stand for, believe in and want for yourself and others
These are all part of the mosaic of you and are deeply weaved into your purpose.
But please consider this - your purpose is not your business. Your business is not your
purpose. Rather, your business is just one way in which you express your purpose.

We often get those two confused. And that’s when we can trip ourselves up, getting tangled in
thoughts like:

Am I really doing what I was born to do?
Is this my soul purpose?
Why can’t I just find the thing I am meant to be doing once and for all?
Please take a deep breath and relax. You definitely want to build your business as an extension
of your purpose. You certainly want to weave your values into your services and your style and
the way you work with clients.
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But I do want to release you from the pressure of your business being your purpose and the
need to get it right. There is no ordained right way or approach or outcome that you need to
live up too. It’s just what’s right for you. After all, a Next Chapter business is one where you feel
fulfilled by what you do.

There are important questions to ask yourself

The prompts in this workbook are designed to get you thinking and recognising what it is that
inspires you, captures your emotions and lights you up.
You can then weave this into the core of your business alongside your values, your skills, your
desires and your experience.
It’s a starting point to create your Next Chapter, or to realign you and your business with a new
vision that is emerging as a part of your ongoing story.
Please take some time to complete these questions. I encourage you to journal about them. Get
out of your usual environment if you can – fresh surroundings can lead to fresh ideas and
insights.
Have fun. Get curious. Enjoy the process. And please, feel free to email me with any discoveries
or questions. I’d love to know what will unfold in Your Next Chapter.
Warmly,

Angela Raspass
Your Next Chapter Business Mentor
www.AngelaRaspass.com

The foundation questions

What did you most love to do when you were young (this is likely to be when
time flew by and you found yourself returning to these activities again and
again)

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What do you most love to do now, that feels fascinating and enjoyable and
the time flies by when you are immersed in it? If this is paid work, a clue here
is that you would likely do it for free if you needed too, because it feels so
aligned and enjoyable.

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Who do you admire most? These can be high profile people or people who
are simply prominent in your world. Consider their qualities that you are
drawn too – what do you love about them? What do they seem to stand for?
See if you can find the commonalities between them, the common threads.

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What do you stand for?What’s most important to you? What would get
you up on your soapbox? What principles are most important to you?
For example:

I stand for parenting from your heart – forget the rule-book
I stand for equal rights for all – no exceptions
I stand for freeing women from body shame

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What do you stand against? What outrages you? What do you feel is broken
in your industry? What do you most want to change?
For example:

I stand against one size fits all cookie cutter approaches
I stand against youth trumping experience
I stand against restrictive diets and calorie counting

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What do you believe there needs to be more of in the world? Why?

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What are you really good at? What do people ask you for help with? What do
people complement you on?

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What do you identify as your core values?
Are they present in your business now? How might you incorporate them so
that you feel in alignment?

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What have you struggled with in your own life or business? What have you
overcome? This doesn’t need to be a catastrophic challenge, you may have
simply found a better, easier way…

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What do you identify as your core values?

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Think of a time when you felt exhilarated and valuable and really anchored in
your skills and contribution. What were you doing? Who were you helping?
How?

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Can you see connecting threads? Explore how your perspectives and
experiences can weave together…

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Create a Personal Purpose Statement – it may be simple or detailed, but it
need not be perfect. For example, my current Purpose Statement is:

“My purpose is to help every person I spend time with to believe a little more in themselves
and their ability to do that thing they most want to do”.
This is true in my life and my business. I take it a step further in my business, focusing on
women in their 40;s and beyond where that thing they most want to do it to create,
revitalise or expand a service based business. I help specifically by providing programs and
experiences to support the pursuit of that goal.

What will your Purpose statement be?

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Now you can begin to design, or redesign, Your Next Chapter
business, so that it has your personal purpose at its core.

The evolution questions:

Your answers to these questions can form the basis of your business that evolves from your
Purpose Statement – I have included my answers below so you can see how they show up in
my own business model.

1.What do you really, really want for yourself and your business?

To feel I am making a valuable, useful contribution. To feel fulfilled and connected with my
clients. To be constantly learning and stretching and growing and to be sharing what I learn
with my audience.

2.If you could design the ideal business, what would it look like?

It would involve a combination of group and face-to-face work with a sprinkling of self-study
products. There would be price points and support levels to meet women wherever they are in
terms of need and budget.

3.What is unique about your business or positioning?

I cater primarily to women in their 40’s and beyond in service based businesses.

4.What is the core issue/s you will offer a solution to?

Self-belief, as too many women doubt their value and skills. Then I address business models,
marketing and sales. I also tackle isolation as too many women work by themselves and that
leads to the Comparison Trap and subsequent self-doubt that keeps them not reaching their
true, unique potential.

5.Who are you most called to provide this solution too?

The 40+ demographic, women with the desire to contribute and who feel, as I do, that profit is
the result of right actions and that fulfilment and self-actualisation is important.

6.What products, programs, services or experiences will you offer?

A Podcast, Self-confidence books and classes, small group programs, Masterminds and
Retreats for business development.

7. How BIG does your vision feel? Local? National? International?

Primarily Australia and then New Zealand, with a smaller worldwide audience.

Now it’s your turn!

If you are familiar with my work, you will see that the answers in the previous page are woven
right into the heart of my business model and marketing activities with my Free Resources
and Monthly Masterclass, Podcast, Strategy Sessions, Business Club, Masterminds and
Retreats. I’ve developed them to fit my values and purpose and the needs of my Most Aligned
Clients in a business model that is both fulfilling and sustainable for me. Let's ensure the same
for you.

What do you really, really want for yourself and your business?

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If you could design the ideal business, what would it look like?

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What is (or will be) unique about your business or positioning?

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What is the core issue/s you will offer a solution to?

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Who are you most called to provide this solution too?

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What products, programs, services or experiences will you offer?

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And there you have it. An exploration of purpose that will give you a solid starting point to
either create, revitalise or expand Your Next Chapter Business. What we’re seeking is
alignment between who you are and what you do so your business feels light and energising
and purposeful. That’s the place where fulfilment and contribution combine and Your Next
Chapter gives back to you as much as you give to it

Well done!

What do I believe?

Have you ever felt that you’re here for something more, to
contribute in a bigger way to the world?
I believe that for too long women have been comparing
themselves to others and believing that their story and
experience is not enough, that they’re not growing fast
enough, that their contribution is not significant enough.
The truth is you don’t need to compete, with anyone. I’ve
found that when you step out of the comparison zone and
focus on your own unique background, values and
experience, your purpose and potential is right there,
waiting for you to claim it.
Over the past 15 years I’ve had my own business and helped hundreds of people create,
revitalise and expand their own. But I had to untangle myself from expectations and beliefs
around what I should and could do before I could fully step into my business purpose.
This is why I’m committed to anchoring women in their worth, helping them to escape the
Comparison Trap and make peace with their own Inner Critic so they see what’s possible for
them and trust themselves to build the Next Chapter Business they truly want, that’s fully in
alignment with who they are.
I’m convinced of the importance of creating your vision, owning your worth and trusting your
intuition before we tackle and master the marketing and sales side of business.
Today our rapidly changing and technology driven world means being anchored in your
enduring core value and purpose and staying connected with like-minded people is
more important than ever.
It’s time to connect with others who share your desire for the sense of contribution and
fulfilment possible with an aligned next chapter business. It’s time to encourage and support
them and to be encouraged and supported yourself.
Together we can ensure your desire to make a difference in the world is realised. Together we
can ensure that the power of the deep and rich experience and wisdom of women in their 40’s
and beyond is unleashed!

What’s next?

Connecting to your purpose and developing your business around it is an ongoing journey
and I’m committed to helping you smoothly along this path.

You will find a large number of other free resources on my website, all designed to help you
grow your self-belief and your marketing skills.

I’m a firm believer in the value of working alongside like-minded women in community who
are also on the same path so you can stay anchored in your worth and connected to your
confidence. There’s nothing quite like having your own cheer squad and way showers!

I also believe it’s really important to have the opportunity to ask the questions you need
answers too and to access resources and training that can help grow you and your business.

And if you can find all of these in the one place, all the better.

If you share this perspective and know you don’t want to work alone, then please take a look
at the Your Next Chapter Business Club here – it’s my streamlined, affordable monthly
support structure. There are also more options to explore on my website here.

If you’d like a conversation about the Club or my other programs, please contact me here – I’d
love to have a wholehearted conversation and see how I can be on your support team.

Warmly,

Angela Sometimes building something new can be
overwhelming and all seem to hard and unobtainable
Kate Riordan despite our best efforts. Having Angela on my support
team made it seem possible. She dealt with every
PROCESS IMPROVEMENT challenge that arose with such heartfelt, wise counsel -
CONSULTANT she came into my life at a time when I thought it might
be all too hard.
And now, when I think how far I have come...I believe I
can do it! So thank you thank you thank you from the
bottom of my heart.