LIFE CRAFTING: A Way of Thinking, Working, and Living

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What Is Life Crafting?

Life crafting involves intentionally shaping five key areas of your life over time to align with your vision. It's about knowing what you want, learning, and practicing skills systematically rather than relying on random trial and error. It's akin to making a masterpiece of your life, treating life as a craft to be honed and perfected.

Practicing Life-as-a-Craft

"Life-as-a-Craft" is a framework inspired by practices found in master workshops worldwide. It applies the principles of learning and practicing a defined craft, such as textile weaving or woodworking, to the art of living. It emphasizes treating life itself as a craft to be mastered, akin to any other trade or profession.

To embody "Life-as-a-Craft":

1. Dedicate yourself to learning the materials and activities involved.

2. Observe skilled practitioners, both journeymen and masters, in action.

3. Practice every process and utilize all tools with proficiency.

4. Continuously strive to enhance your performance daily through incremental improvements.

⫸ You'll discover how to systematically engage in "life crafting," following the time-tested approach used in learning and practicing any trade, occupation, or profession.

Managing Your Life Curriculum

Your life curriculum, what you choose to learn and practice throughout your lifetime, is shaped by both your family heritage and personal experiences and choices. Within the framework of Life-as-a-Craft, there are five elements to organize this learning:

1. Family & Personal Heritage – What we learn from the heritage and cultures we come from, how they shape us, and the legacy we leave to the next generation.

1. Family & Household Management – The knowledge we apply to manage the people, guidelines, and environment we live in. Running a successful household is like running a successful workshop.

2. Family & Personal Finance – The methods we learn to produce income and manage money to operate our household. How we integrate our personal financial style with our partner's style can make or break a household.

3. The Human Being – What we have learned and believe about the structure and functioning of our inner-self and outer-self: our mind, our body, our spirit, and our emotions.

4. Tools for Living – The devices we use to shape ourselves and others. The technologies, systems, and frameworks we use to craft our lives.

⫸ You'll be taught to categorize the life content you've already acquired and future learning into these five master categories, akin to how schools and workshops organize subjects for easier understanding and learning.

Managing Your Life Journey: The Four Phases

Following a time-tested structure, Life-as-a-Craft unfolds across approximately eighty (80) years in Four Phases, mirroring the traditional approach seen in trades and occupations worldwide:

1. Apprenticeship The Learning Phase: The primary focus is on absorbing the foundational knowledge and skills necessary for life. It's about discovering your passions, values, and interests, and laying the groundwork for future growth.

2. Journeywork The Practice Phase: This stage emphasizes the application and refinement of acquired skills. It involves actively engaging in work, relationships, and personal pursuits to develop mastery and competence in various aspects of life.

3. The Mastery Phase: The focus shifts to deepening expertise, continuous learning, and embracing new challenges. It's about refining skills, expanding knowledge, and achieving a higher level of proficiency and wisdom.

4. Mentorship The Legacy Phase: In this final stage, the emphasis is on sharing wisdom, leaving a meaningful legacy, and contributing to future generations. It involves passing down knowledge, values, and experiences to inspire and guide others, leaving a lasting impact on the world.

⫸ Throughout each phase of Life-as-a-Craft, the main goal or focus evolves to incrementally improve your practice of the craft of life, ultimately creating a masterpiece of your life as a legacy to the next generation and the world:

How You Do Your Work: Performance Excellence

In Life Crafting, the principle of craftsmanship, or performance excellence, is central to measuring proficiency, knowledge, and acquired skills in any subject you pursue throughout your lifetime. By embracing craftsmanship in all your endeavors, you'll significantly enhance the quality of your personal and professional life, as well as positively impact the lives of your family and loved ones.

⫸ You'll learn The Way of Craftsmanship: a mindset, a practice, and a lifestyle that emphasizes excellence in thinking, working, and living.

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