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How To Design Your Future Life
We all have hopes and dreams for our lives. Some people want to have a bigger house, some want to get a dream job, and some just want to have a roof over their head. No matter what your goals are, the over-arching method for getting there is the same.
If we simplify things a little, getting to where you want to be in life is a three step process:
- Decide where you want to be in life
- Make a plan for how to get there
- Execute the plan
Yeah, I get it, this isn’t exactly rocket science. It’s kind of obvious. Yet ask yourself — do you have a plan? One that you’re actively working on? No? Then read on, maybe I can help. First I will show you how you can to do it, then I will provide an example.
Step 1: Decide where you want to be in life
First, sit down and think about what your goals are. Picture what your ideal (but realistic!) life looks like, five or ten years from now, and write it down. Perhaps your goal is to get a less stressful job, but that would involve having to find somewhere cheaper to live. Or maybe you want to branch out, and try to make it as an author or artist? Use your imagination, and think of what would make you happy, because that’s the goal of this whole process. You can make as many goals as…