At this point you should have already decided where you want to go. Now it’s time to create action steps. You must figure out the most direct route to get you where you want to be, do, or have. In this case, getting where you want to go is the fulfillment of the committed desire you outlined earlier. What would have to happen in 5 years to get you there? What could you do in the next 12 months, 1 month, 1 week, and what action could you take today to move you 1 step closer? Write those action items down in your planner or to do list.…
You’ve now created a list of what you want in your life and narrowed that list to those items to which you are truly committed.
If you’re like most people I’ve worked with, once you have narrowed your wish list to a commitment list, you’re probably left with 3-5 entries. Make the commitment to do whatever is necessary to bring these 3-5 things to be. It begins with planning.
Write them down somewhere will you will see them every day. My suggestion would be a calendar or planner. Realize that certain things will take time. The key is to take incremental steps every day, week, or month to bring you closer. …
Now that you have compiled your list of desires, begin to ask yourself what is most important to you. Which of the items on your list are you truly committed to? This means making changes in your daily life in order to bring them to be? This is where the “nice to have items” fall away. So assume one of the items on your list is to own a 40 foot fishing boat, while another is to be a better parent to your 12 year old son. After careful consideration, you decide that the boat would be nice, but since you live in the Northeastern United States you would only be able to use it for part of the year.…
Have you taken the time to identify your desires? Most people have no clarity around what we truly want in life. The key is to start from the end and work backwards. Begin the process by fantasizing about your ideal life. See it as clearly as you can. Next, examine the characteristics that make up that fantasy.
Last week we talked about the realization that you are not your thoughts, you are the observer of your thoughts. Most of that which causes stress in our lives never comes to be.…
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