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Alignment

The degree to which your structures serve your essence and purpose.

Alignment measures how well a person's commitments, conditions and routines serve their essence and stated purpose.

Misalignment is experienced as dissatisfaction, emptiness or friction long before it is understood as a structural problem.

Where this term is used

  • What Is Purpose?
  • Purpose vs Passion: What's the Difference?
  • How Do You Make a Major Life Decision?
  • What If I Don't Want What's at the Top of the Ladder?

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