You’ve decided how you want to live, and now, I won’t lie – it get a bit tricky.
It’s all very well on paper.
But if you living life on your terms means having to make changes – that’s going to need some sturdy kahunas.
This doesn’t mean you have to launch yourself headlong into everything, batting everyone away in the process.
It means kindly, but firmly standing your ground.
Reaching for the stars by taking calculated risks.
Being so calmly sure of the life you want to lead, the legacy you want to live, and communicating that in a way that other people can’t misunderstand.
It also means making space for those around you to live the kind of life they want.
Or even helping them discover what that is, for them.
Sometimes it means making difficult decisions.
Is your job, your friend, your partner – so at odds with the life you want for yourself – that you need to have difficult conversations.
And do some serious thinking.
But on the flip side – it means you become a role model for others.
When you live your life in a glorious, all-in, authentic way – you inspire people to follow their dream life too.
People want to be around that kind of ‘realness’.
You become a kickass example to your children and other younger people in your life.
And there’s always more than one way to do things.
Nothing you choose to do is set in stone.
It’s why companies do Beta tests.
They know where they want to get to, but try out different ways to see how things work out.
Tweaking and amending as they get new data, hit snags or find out things don’t work quite the way they hoped in real life.
For you – if being adventurous meant that triathlon was no fun at all –
an African safari might be perfect.
Or learning to skateboard.
Or doing stand-up comedy.
The Value and Life Purpose stay the same – but the method of achieving it might be different.
And it’s worth remembering.
Most things worth doing… are a little bit scary.
Trial and error isn’t failure – it’s how you achieve greatness.
The pay-off is usually just on the other side of that!
Action:
Make a note of what could go wrong,
but also what you might learn along the way.
And write down how you’ll feel if everything goes perfectly.