One simple plan to conquer life

Everything is so easy.

With the touch a screen, we can do almost anything. Google it, talk to friends and family, find a date, book a flight… Maybe not the last one right now, but you get the idea. Everything we WANT to access is right at our fingertips.

It’s like the ultimate cheat code… So, why is life still so hard?

How can I beat this game? How can I improve my life in 2021? How can I make it like Irene’s Insta-Stories, Tom’s travel tweets, Fred’s Facebook feed? It all seems to be just out of our grasp. Our lives are so complicated, and we NEVER HAVE ENOUGH TIME.

So, what’s the plan then?

KEEP IT SIMPLE

But that’s easier said than done. Back when I was in the building industry, my workdays spanned from 5:30am ‘til 5-6pm at night. FULL TIME work already meant NO TIME for me, my hobbies, my loved ones… How can I keep it simple with so many things going on? How can I keep it simple when life keeps throwing things my way? How will I even squeeze in time to improve myself, level up and beat this wretched game of life? What’s worse? Everyone else seems so far ahead…

So what? You’ll give up?

Who are you living your life for? Them? For everyone on your social media? Everyone has crappy days, anyone that says they don’t is lying to you or lying to themselves. So, ask yourself a few simple questions and…

EVALUATE YOUR LIFE

You’re probably still thinking, ‘I don’t have time to think about self-improvement and personal development! I have so many other things to do…”

Like scrolling through your social media feeds? Procrastinating that task you wanted to get done three weeks ago? That aside, I understand life gets in the way and we can’t, won’t and shouldn’t, always drop everything to focus on ‘me’. So, how can you achieve a balance?

There are so many aspects to life to consider but what I can tell you is that it boils down to one simple thing.

DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT

Figure out what it is that you want in your life. Do it on your terms. If what you want is to give your all into pursuing your passions, raising your children, finding the ‘One’, whatever it may be, my advice is GO FOR IT. But like I said earlier, don’t just drop everything to pursue this.

However, if you’re like the majority of people that are indecisive and don’t know what they want, here’s a link to a tool I call the ‘Life Evaluation Quiz’. Use it to get started and take a peek into your own life.

Once you know what you want, there’s only one step left.

COME UP WITH A PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN

‘What does personal development have to do with doing all the things I want to do?’

Simply, it means you’re taking control of your life. You’re developing your goals, desires, relationships – everything that makes you, well, you. This will help you find and define how and what you want your life to be – develop you into the person you want to be.

Now, I know I promised to give you a plan but it’s not as easy as that, is it? From this point forward there is no one size fits all approach. You’ll have to look into yourself to answer some of those questions. But trust me, I’ve been there and done that. Making the decision to develop myself has been one of the best choices I’ve made in my life. That being said, I’m still on this journey too. Find what’s true to you and start your journey! You’ll thank yourself later.

If you’re one of those people that first scroll to the bottom of the page to check how long a post is… let me tell you, you’re missing out. (If not, well done on making it this far.) But let me tell you anyway, the headings in orange make up THE PLAN. If that’s still not enough for you, book a FREE life coaching session to change your life today – no questions asked.

Cheers, and see you in the next post… maybe. - Paul