One of the first steps towards living the life you want is getting clear on what you actually want.
A few years ago I sat down and put together a detailed description of the lifestyle that I wanted.
It definitely wasn’t easy.
Knowing what the heck you want from your life seems easy, but it’s actually pretty hard to figure out.
Most of us find it difficult to commit to what we want.
One of the little tricks I learned that helped me out is to just focus on small tiny fragments of time instead of trying to figure out everything all at once.
So, it today’s blog post we’ll start with defining the very first part of your ideal lifestyle.
Defining Your Ideal Lifestyle – Waking Up
When you’re living your ideal lifestyle, what will it look like for you to wake up?
Imagine that you’re already living your ideal life and you’re now opening your eyes from sleeping…
… describe what that’s like…
Here are some questions that might help you out…
What type of bed are you sleeping on? Is it a single, double, queen or king sized?
What does the mattress feel like?
What do the covers feel like?
What do the sheets feel like?
What’s the temperature in the room?
Approximately what time is it?
How were you woken up? Was it an alarm clock? Did your spouse wake you up? Did you dog or cat wake you up? Did your kids wake you up? Did you just wake yourself up?
What do you see when you open your eyes? Is it a wall, a mirror, a lamp, a window, the ceiling, the sky, what do you see?
Is there someone else in the bed with you?
How does your body feel?
What are some of your first thoughts when you wake up?
Start with this…
Get a piece of paper out, and just write down the answers to these questions or think of your own questions and describe what would be your ideal lifestyle for waking up in the morning.
You may have several different scenarios, and that’s fine.
Write them all down.
This is the starting point for defining your perfect.
Once you’ve written this down, leave a comment below and describe some parts of what waking up looks like to you in your ideal lifestyle. 🙂
I just want a home near the ocean.
And to be free of chronic pain.
Both those are not in the cards.
Life goes on. Survival is the day to day focus. Healthy people forget about those who had an unfortunate car accident et al and yes, survival of the fittest but all this “follow your dreams” is not an option for some less fortunates. And we don’t need to crow about our selfies and narcissistic instant gratifications.
I can’t believe how lost the sheep are.
So how would you describe your ideal scene when you’re waking up? What kind of bed would you be sleeping in? Are you sleeping on your right side and facing out towards a window that opens up into an ocean view? Are you sleeping on your left side and facing out to a window that opens up into an ocean view? Is the window open? What kind of window coverings are there on the window? Is it shutters? Blinds? Curtains? Anything? Is there a wind or a breeze? Can you smell the ocean?
Don’t worry about what’s possible and what isn’t, just describe yourself waking up in your ideal life. Just the 1 – 5 minute moment of time between when you open your eyes and just get your bearings. Not the whole day, just waking up.