The Desire Map Experience

A Guide to Creating Goals with Soul

By: Danielle LaPorte

Narrated by: Danielle LaPorte

Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins

Publisher's summary

How do you feel about setting goals?

I’ve heard people say they feel energized, depressed, confused, terrified, pumped, ambivalent, lost...or all of the above. Here’s what I’ve realized: Our relationship to success is inside-out. When we make our New Year’s resolutions, bucket lists, big plans, or weekly to-dos, we’re hoping that when we "arrive" we’ll be fulfilled. Our hearts will swell as we cross the finish line, and then we can finally relax and savor our happiness. Except more often than not, that doesn’t happen. Even when we meet our objectives, we wonder if we aimed too low, or took too long, or if we could have done it better. And when we fall short, we come down on ourselves like a ton of bricks. So we make the next goal, hoping it’ll give us everything the last one didn’t.

It’s a self-defeating cycle that’s burning us out. How do we change it?

Here’s the whole cosmic, life-liberating revelation:

You’re not actually chasing the goal. You’re chasing the feeling that you hope attaining the goal will give you.

Every craving, aspiration, or goal you have - from what you eat, wear, and own, to all the things you want to create or do - is driven by a desire to feel a certain way. That’s it. And that’s where the Desire Map process starts. In The Desire Map Experience, I’ll share a process that you’ll use to transform the way you relate to every aspect of your life. It’s not about learning a new time-budgeting method, filling out a questionnaire, or making another list to stick on your fridge. Instead, you’ll get crystal clear about how you want to feel about everything you do. The Desire Map is holistic life planning. Here’s how it works:

• We’ll uncover your core desired feelings - they’ll be your new North Star for living a soul-centered life
• You’ll learn how to identify expectations you’ve picked up from your parents, the Joneses, the media, or the imaginary "they" you’re always trying to impress
• We’ll use guided reflections to go deep into what your soul is trying to tell you through your core desired feelings
• I’ll show you how to tune into critical signals from your instincts, your body, and the people around you
• We’ll apply Desire Mapping to all the major areas of your life - livelihood & lifestyle, body & wellness, creativity & learning, relationships & society, and essence & spirituality
• You’ll learn how to create practical plans with daily, weekly, and monthly actions that will bring more and more of your core desired feelings into your life
• I’ll be sharing poetry, stories, and inspirational truths to help you stay in touch with the sweetness of life

You’ll make this process your own. It’s not a one-size-fits-all deal. You’ll create your Desire Map in the way that lets your soul speak loud and clear in every day of your life.

Feeling good along the way to your goals doesn’t mean you won’t need to work your ass off - but when you do, you’ll do the work joyously. You’ll be creating goals that are life-affirming, nourishing, practical, forgiving, and true to who you are.

©2014 Danielle LaPorte (P)2014 Danielle LaPorte

Fabulous resource for moving forward authentically

fantastic book, a different way of charting the future,
I highly recommend, great for planning the New year. it was hard to.stop I easily got caught up in.it and spent several.hours answering all the questions. I suggest carving out some time, pour a drink, kick off your shoes and settle in to this rewarding experience of really owning your life.
my only criticism.is that the music between segments is really jarring and awful,.sounds like someone bashing around with pots and pans. I began.to dread it each time.

Danielle LaPorte reading her own book is Lovely

A refreshing goal-setting book because it takes into account the core of why you're chasing your goals in the first place. Plus she asks soulful questions that actually inspired a few tears when I answered them for myself. That's powerful.

Very Inspiring!

What made the experience of listening to The Desire Map Experience the most enjoyable?

The authors voice is very nice. Very relaxing to listen to. And the process she shares in this audio is awesome. You uncover your core desired feelings with this audio program and use them to guide your decisons and actions. She covers alot of ground in this and shares some very useful information.

Who was your favorite character and why?

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Have you listened to any of Danielle LaPorte’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

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What did you learn from The Desire Map Experience that you would use in your daily life?

To use my Core Desired Feelings as my guide for making decisions and setting intentions.

Any additional comments?

I have quite a few audiobooks from Audible and have to say this is my favorite one so far.

Love the content, did not love the performance

Would you listen to The Desire Map Experience again? Why?

Only if i were able to fast forward through the irritating music that plays every so often.

What aspect of Danielle LaPorte’s performance would you have changed?

I would take out that awful music. I would also like it if she uses regular pronunciation of words. I got used to it after a while, but at first it was very distracting.

What’s an idea from the book that you will remember?

Starting with core desired feelings, not the actual items on the to-do list. It really is great content.

Any additional comments?

Wish I had a workbook that coincided with this!

I read this book once a year to remind myself

My #1 favorite non-fiction book of all time. I have been re-reading it every May for five years in a row and it feels like a different book each time. It has been so helpful as I've adjusted to life post-divorce, a move cross country, so many changes. The voice talent is so soothing! I will continue to listen every year. it's that important.

Amaaaazing

Incredibly simple to follow and powerful to listen to. Looking forward to putting this into practise. The missing piece ✅

Excellent in every way. She is so inspiring and authentic and I just love her spirit

Excellent in every way !!! She has a heart to help us all to get the desires of our hearts. Love love love her work !

Beautiful, Encouraging and very Engaging

What I really love about this book are the practical exercises. The title says it all!

Wonderful

Loved this book and is amazing and everyone should read it. It is a great one

thank you!!

i love Danielle laperte, she speaks directly to my soul.
its exactly what i nead to hear.