Design the Future you Desire!

 

           Design the Future you Desire!

As the world becomes more automated and with viruses’ becoming more prevalent, lock downs and fear of the future, drive us to anxiety.

Even before all this, we had anxiety. Adding the above just compounded the problem. We feel helpless and worthless and what we feel on the inside of us, shows up on the outside. So, what do we do about that?

The mental image you have of yourself, often dictates how you live your life. If you change your mental image, your external automatically changes with it. What this means is, if you believe you’re worthless, you’ll probably find you won’t have achieved much in life. The opposite is also true.

Change your self-image and you change your life. 

Step up your expectations of yourself and those around you. We can all ‘step up.’ We all have areas in our life we could improve upon. 

If you’re wondering what those areas are, they’re the areas where you tell yourself: “I should.” Whenever you say to yourself, “I should…” that’s the area you need to be working on. Or at least an area you could possibly think on a little more deeply. 

Spending 20 minutes, thinking about how to solve a problem (not worrying about the problem, but on solving the issue), will bring new ideas. Do this for a few days and write your results. Results need to be in writing, because we’re a forgetful bunch of people. Those results, should lead you to take action, for it’s only with action that change can commence.

When you find yourself saying; “I should exercise, I should eat more healthily, I should do extra study, I should spend more time with the children, I should… (whatever your “I should” is), think about it further. Delve into it more deeply. 

"It's in your monents of decision, that your        destiny is shaped." (Quote byTony Robbins.)

What’s stopping you from doing your “I should?” Is it fear, lack of time, lack of energy, lack of money? Take the initiative and learn how to increase your time, energy and finances, so you’ll be able to work on the areas of your life, you wish to improve.

If it’s fear that’s stopping you, you need to be more fearful of not living your best life. You need to be more fearful of living the boring, mundane life you have now. Learn what you need to learn to overcome your fears and you will become what you want to be.

Do you think your future would look brighter, if you took action, lifted your standard and did your “I should?”

Mostly, in life, we’re thinking about today and what we need to do today. Many of us are struggling, just to get through today and often we aren’t looking ahead. We’re just going through the motions, struggling to get to the end of the day.

The best we are hoping to do, is tread water, while waiting for tomorrow and hoping tomorrow’s a better day.

What we don’t know is, we need to create our own brighter future. It’s not going to fall into our lap. We must be intentional, in designing the life we want. And how can we do that, when we don’t even know what we want?

If you don’t know what you want out of life, ask yourself; if you had all the time and money you needed, what would you be doing today? And once you’ve worked out the what, you can work out the how and then work on where to start. Once you do this, you can begin to design the life you want.  

We aren’t meant to be living a life of dullness and drudgery. If this is your life – it’s time to change. 

Use your initiative and work out the steps you need to take, to lift your standard, improve your life and have some fun. 

If you’re not having fun, you’re not alone. I know, because I’ve been where you are. I’ve been broke, unhappy, bored, depressed and suicidal. If you’re living with any of these concerns, I know how you feel. I’ve been there.

"Your past doesn't equal your future."                          (Quote by Tony Robbins.)

The lower you feel, the more action you’re going to need to take, to bring about your breakthrough. And while you’re at it, start a gratitude journal. How will you know whether your happy, if you don’t see what brings you joy? 

We need to write in our journal for, as I said earlier, we forget easily and it helps us keep our focus on what’s fun and joyous. There’s a reason many of the big names and the most successful people in the world, recommend a gratitude journal; because it helps in turning your life around and it does. I know, because I’ve tried it.

Feed your mind every day and take notes on what works. Use what you can and apply it to your life and watch your life change.

Do you know what I’m doing right now? I’m doing my passion, what I’m passionate about and what I love to do. I’m writing at my local café, while having a coffee. For me, that’s fun. For me, helping others reach their destination is my dream and I help bring your dream into fruition, through my written work.

Over 20 years ago now (and those years have flown by, let me tell you), I wrote down what I considered to be my ideal life. I wrote my dreams and the steps it would take to achieve them. I became intentional about my life. I worked through the difficult moments and kept at it, until I became successful. 

I drowned out the naysayers, those who told me it couldn’t be done, those who laughed at me and said; "Who do you think you are, that you think you’ll achieve this?" And do you know who my biggest naysayer was? Me! 

I was my own worst enemy, but when we know better, we do better. I did what I needed to do, to change my life and for a number of years now, I’ve been living my dream life. I want to tell you: It was truly worth the effort! 

If you’re concerned about your life, begin to design the future you desire. Start taking some of your control back, by following the advice given in these few pages. Use your initiative and intentionally create the life you dream about.

 

Don’t stop with these few pages either. There are so many people on the internet, who are doing this and have stories to tell, about how their life has changed and how they’re now living their best life. Learn what you have to learn, put in the hard yards and your efforts will be rewarded.