Danielle Laporte: Core Desired Feelings: Mapping Your Emotional Landscape

Philosophical Foundation

Beyond Goal Setting

Feelings are not outcomes—they are the essence of your life experience. Your core desired feelings are the internal compass that guides your decisions, actions, and ultimate fulfillment.

Emotional Mapping Framework

Discovering Your Emotional DNA

1. Feeling States as Navigation

   • Emotions are not random

   • They are intentional destinations

   • Your feelings create your reality

Core Desired Feeling Categories

1. Personal Essence

• How do you want to feel about yourself?

• Internal emotional landscape

• Self-perception and inner dialogue

Potential Feeling Words:

• Radiant

• Powerful

• Authentic

• Expansive

• Courageous

2. Professional Realm

• Emotional experience in work and purpose

• Career and contribution feelings

• Professional self-expression

Potential Feeling Words:

• Inspired

• Impactful

• Respected

• Innovative

• Aligned

3. Relationships

• Emotional quality of connections

• Interpersonal feeling states

• Relational energy

Potential Feeling Words:

• Cherished

• Connected

• Supported

• Understood

• Playful

4. Spiritual Dimension

• Transcendent emotional experiences

• Inner peace and connection

• Existential feeling states

Potential Feeling Words:

• Serene

• Expansive

• Grateful

• Awakened

• Infinite

5. Physical Vitality

• Bodily and energetic feeling states

• Health and wellness emotions

• Embodied experience

Potential Feeling Words:

• Vibrant

• Strong

• Fluid

• Energized

• Alive

Transformation Process

Feeling Mapping Methodology

1. Identify Current Feelings

   • What are you experiencing now?

   • What feels constraining?

2. Desire Generation

   • What feelings would transform your experience?

   • Beyond surface-level desires

3. Feeling-Driven Action

   • Align actions with desired feelings

   • Create from your emotional blueprint

Implementation Strategies

Feeling-Driven Decision Making

• Filter choices through core desired feelings

• Ask: “Will this generate my desired feeling?”

• Prioritize emotional resonance

Quarterly Feeling Audit

• Reassess emotional landscape

• Celebrate feeling achievements

• Recalibrate as needed

Philosophical Insight

Your feelings are not a destination—they are the journey itself.

“How do you want to feel?” - Danielle LaPorte

Transformational Practices

• Daily feeling check-ins

• Feeling-based journaling

• Emotional awareness meditation

• Feeling-driven goal setting