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Once you’ve taken responsibility, your next task is to decide the direction you want to go in and more to the point, the goal or vision that you are working toward.
A lot of people are a little directionless in this sense. How can you spot he opportunities that arise if you don’t know what it is that you want to achieve?
The key thing here though is to recognize that the goals or visions you set for yourself don’t have to be the cliched goals that everyone is going after. You don’t need to want to be a top executive. It is not a requirement that you try to get rich.
If you feel that you would be happier living in a cabin in the woods, then go ahead and let that be your goal!
What you want to try and employ here is a strategy that is known as ‘lifestyle’ design. So, lifestyle design e ectively means that you are looking at the things that you want to get from your life and you are looking at the di erent factors that might be getting in the way or that might provide opportunities.
The problem that a lot of people have is that they go after the wrong goals. Many of us don’t feel all that attached to our jobs and yet we work for eight hours a day, spend a lot of time commuting… even stay in the o ce late on regular occasions. Then when the opportunity to take on a promotion and work longer comes along… we take it!
Instead, look at the things that really have value to you in your life. That might mean the love of being creative whether you are a writer, a videographer or an artist. Or it might mean spending time with family.
Now look at what kind of job you can do that will help you to get more of the things you love in life. Your sense of progression and accomplishment doesn’t need to come from your job. There’s no reason you can do a stress- free job to pass the time and then feel passionately about the art projects you take on in your spare time.
You might nd that simply removing your commute makes you wealthier and happier at the same time. That it gives you more time to be yourself.
Finally, come up with a vision for what you want life to be like in the future. This should be a highly motivating vision, something that is emotionally charged and that you are highly excited for. It might be to become an online entrepreneur, or it might be to buy a beautiful home somewhere scenic and secluded.
