| Day-to-day life for most of us IS NOT what we'd be | | | | 3. Three things that I would like to SEE in the next 3 |
| doing. If we had a choice. | | | | months |
| Someone else gets to decide: | | | | Of those 9 items above, pick 3 of the 9 that excite |
| | | | and motivate you the most. Those are your dream |
| 1. What you spend your talents on | | | | lines for the next 3 months. |
| 2. | | | | Be sure to make these dreamlines unrealistic - as in, if |
| 3. When you should work | | | | you had no limit on time or energy... or money... what |
| 4. Where you should be | | | | would you do/be/see? Reason being, realistic goals |
| 5. And what your priorities are (based on how you | | | | don't motivate you beyond significant obstacles. |
| spend your time) | | | | Also have a short timeline. No 3 or 5 or 10 year goals |
| From a young age, most of our education is geared | | | | here.1-month, maybe 3-months. Reason being, longer |
| toward making us great employees. No true calling, | | | | time lines allow us to relax. To postpone. |
| here. | | | | DREAM BIG. |
| When we get into our professional careers, we all get | | | | Stop pursuing mediocre challenges. Stop scaling your |
| up in the morning, and go to a job that though we may | | | | dreams back. Realistic dreams have to compete |
| be proficient at, we do not care much about. No true | | | | harder for your attention (because you have lots of |
| calling here, either. | | | | them). |
| We get back home in the evening, a little tired, maybe | | | | Contrary to what you might think, realistic dreams are |
| a little cranky, and at that point try to spend some | | | | also more competitive - because everyone's pursuing |
| quality time with the ones we love. Before going to | | | | them! The gargantuan, "unattainable" goals have very |
| bed exhausted, only to do it again the next day. | | | | few other suitors. So you have less competition. |
| We settle for family time on the weekend... or right | | | | SET DEADLINES. |
| before bedtime... or on our rare vacations... or maybe, | | | | Setting tight, actionable deadlines for your dreams is |
| when we retire? | | | | the only way to make them reality. Waiting until some |
| THERE HAS TO BE A BETTER WAY. | | | | milestone in the future before acting dissolves your |
| 5 Ways to Find (and Keep) Your True Calling: | | | | goals into wishful thinking. |
| FIND YOUR PRIMARY AIM | | | | STOP COPING. START HOPING. |
| Ask yourself: | | | | * Admit that this is not where you want to be. |
| 1. "Who do I want to be? | | | | * Find out what you actually hope for. Paint a picture |
| 2. "How do I wish my life to be on a daily basis?" | | | | of where you're going. |
| 3. "What would I like to be doing 1, 2, and 5 years from | | | | * Create a specific plan to get you there. |
| now? What about 10 years from now? | | | | * Build up belief in yourself (And in a Power beyond |
| 4. I'm attending an event 10 years from now, honoring | | | | you, from which you draw strength). |
| me. What will they be honoring me for? | | | | * Build up searing-hot focus, and determination (It will be |
| SET DREAMLINES. | | | | a bumpy but fulfilling ride). |
| Dream lines are differentiated from time lines as such - | | | | * Stay hungry. Don't settle. |
| 1. Three things that I would like to DO in the next 3 | | | | * TAKE ACTION! |
| months | | | | There are indeed ways to achieve financial freedom, |
| 2. Three things that I would like to BE in the next 3 | | | | and pursue your true calling in life (which is NOT being |
| months | | | | chained to a desk). |