Designing Your Future: How To Create The Life You Want

It may seem obvious but to have the life you want, it’s going to take a little forethought and planning.

Firstly, you must know what it is you want. Start by thinking about what you’d like your days to look like and how you’d like to feel in your ideal life.

As I think about retirement, I want my life to be a lot less scheduled, a little more open to doing things at a moment’s notice. I want to feel joyous and unhurried. I’d like to be able to sit and read, curled up on the couch without having to set a timer so I don’t miss the next commitment. I’d like to be able to have  three-hour lunches, filled with great conversation, on a weekday.

Secondly, think about the things you’d enjoy doing, the things that would keep you energized. And maybe even the things you’ve always wanted to do but never had the time to do and add them to the list.

I love a day lounging by a pool. I’d like to wake up naturally when I’m done sleeping. And I’m done multi-tasking; I don’t want every minute to be productive.

Get the picture? Once you have a clear idea of what your ideal life looks and feels like, the next step is to start mapping out the steps to getting there. One of my first steps now, before retirement, is to introduce more leisure into my life now, so I can start feeling what my ideal life would be like.

Try this ONE thing

Start figuring out what your ideal life would look like and what you’d enjoy doing. Write it down and keep adding to it even while you start building it.

Want to experience coaching? I like to start with a deep, get-to-know-you conversation to see if we are right for each other. Sometimes we talk for one or two hours at no charge. I have no goal except to bring about transformation. Together we work on the lies, the self-deception, the fears of the power you perceive to be outside yourself. We work on your difficulties in making decisions and your inability thus far to make bold choices in life and to follow through and trust yourself completely to do so.

The irony for some people is that the very thing that they want the coaching for (an indecisive, half-hearted life) is what’s keeping them from deciding whether to get coaching.

When you’re ready, reach out @ karen.laidlaw.theONEthing@outlook.com. Meanwhile, enjoy the blog!