Design Your Perfect Lifestyle
We often fall into the trap of thinking we have to wait until
retirement to have our life be just right. (Of course, in
retirement people often get bored.) So stop waiting! This
article is written to help you design your ideal life. Then ask
the question: What would it take to have this NOW, or this year?
If that's absolutely not possible (and it probably is, so look
hard!), then you design a plan to reach that. Following is an
extract of the Perfect Lifestyle Program. (Better still, you can
currently download the full Program free of charge at
www.life-coaching-resource.com Look for the Design Your Life
option.)
Instructions: Print out the following, and create a picture of
your ideal lifestyle in the following seven areas. Use the
questions as a guide and also add your own questions. Assume
money is not an issue i.e. you have plenty. You can worry about
HOW to get your picture later. Now dream!
a) Self Care How many massages per week? How much drinking water
per day? What kind of body? Exercise program? Diet? How much
energy would I have? How many walks would I take? How much
peaceful time/fresh air? How much sleep would I get? How do I
dress?
b) Home Environment Where would I live geographically? Which
suburb? Which country? House/unit? On the water? In the country?
Friendly community? Climate? What would my bedroom look like? My
yard? How tidy is the house? Do I have a cleaner? Someone who
shops for me? Does the washing? What car do I drive?
c) Relationship From your partner, do you want a commitment for
life, or a commitment for now? What kind of commitment do YOU
want to make? Do you want an exclusive relationship, or one
where you explore other relationships? To what limits? Kids?
What's your ideal sex life?
d) Friends and Family How many friends do you want in your life?
Do they drop by spontaneously, or set up weeks in advance? Do
your friends know your other friends? Are they rich?
Interesting? Creative? Warm and Open? Or busy and stressed?
Ideally, how would your relationship with your mother look?
Father? Siblings? (Don't let your history block you here. Create
the 'ideal' relationships!
e) Career For this exercise, remember you don't 'need' a career.
Assume you have plenty of money, right? So in your perfect
world, is there a job you would enjoy? What would you create or
make? What service would you provide. What kinds of things have
you enjoyed in past careers, or what do you think you would be
good at? What kind of people would you work with? What hours
would you work? Work from home, or in a really funky office
building with a slide down the middle?
f) Enjoyment What do you do in your ideal lifestyle? Garden?
Paint? Fish? Bushwalk? When you gather with friends or family,
what do you do? Do you travel? Where? How often? What do you do
when traveling?
g) A Cause/Purpose If the rest of your life was perfect and
handled, to whom would you contribute? To your family? The
environment? The Community? Child abuse victims? Politics? What
do you strongly believe in? What do you love? What do you hate?
How would you contribute? Donate money, time, brain power? What
legacy would you like to leave behind when you die?
The first, and most important step, is to create the picture.
This alone increases the chance of it happening without you
doing anything. However, if you're willing to take action, and
are up for the game of creating your perfect lifestyle, the