You can live the life you want, a life that is purposeful, peaceful and organised. You obviously don’t want to be that person that is all over the place, you want to wake up and say to yourself ‘I am finally living that life I have been dreaming of’ or ‘I am living a meaningful life’.
Making choices, changing habits, and sometimes cutting off people are all part of living the life that you want. You must also understand that to live the life you desire, you will need to sacrifice a lot and do a lot more than you can.
Emily Umutoniwase is a young writer who says the first step to living the life you want, is to recognize what life you want.
“Sometimes you can tell yourself that the life you saw some influencer showcasing on Instagram is the life you want to live, but it will be hard to live that life because you are imitating and yet you don’t know how they made that life happen. You need to recognise what kind of life you want, outline your goals and understand them, go through them and compare the life you are living now, from there you will realise the choices you need to make to live that life you want,” she says.
She adds that people have their own picture of what kind of life they want to live and you can’t mimic that, you can only learn from them and create your own picture.
Eric Manzi is a creative designer who says you need to believe in yourself and recognize that even though it may take a lot, you can achieve your goals.
“The first thing is to motivate yourself, believe in your needs and dreams, with that all the challenges and requirements that seem to be hard, will seem so easy before you. The life you want starts when you only believe that nothing will stop you from achieving it,” he says.
Focus on what you want in your life
Soul Salt, a blog that focuses on the brain, says that our brains can switch focus every 40 seconds. Sometimes it feels impossible to progress towards our goals.
But if you want to learn how to get what you want in life, you’ll need to develop skills to improve your ability to focus on what’s important.
Patrick Rukundo says that to stay focused on what you want in your life, it is important to have a strong mind and set boundaries.
“To stay focused will require you to basically be by yourself, meaning to leave behind the obstacles that stop you from focusing on yourself, setting boundaries, and learning how to say no to activities that lead you far from your focus, set priorities, and remain loyal to them, that way you can have the life you want to live,” he says.
When change occurs, refocus
Soul Salt states that when you decide to create the life of your dreams, it means letting go off toxic relationships, unfulfilling careers, and unhealthy lifestyles. Change can feel like the end of a chapter. The transition to a new chapter can feel confusing, uncertain, and even scary. It takes time and effort to find your way. To stay strong in these difficult times, you must learn how to build resilience. You can navigate this confusing transition by learning how to manage the middle period.
Find your purpose
The article also mentions that many people feel dissatisfied when they start to reinvent themselves. You feel something is going wrong in your life, but you don’t know precisely what would be right. The first step in achieving your ideal vision is to look inside. But learning how to find your purpose in life isn’t always a straightforward path. It is important to discover your inner passions and what you really want in life from an early age.
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Source: rnewtimes
