Hopefully, you have an idea of what your dream life would look like. It’s almost impossible to reach a state of fulfilment and satisfaction without goal setting and having a clear understanding of what your definition of success is. I have spoken about this in previous articles and I will leave you to look up the process of visualising and writing down your dream life.
Now, however, I would love to explore the importance of revisiting this vision daily – in fact, many times a day, to maintain your gas tank and keep you on track. By constantly reminding yourself and your subconscious of where you are going and where you want to go, it will enable you to take more decisive action in order to get you there and avoid distractions. You are far less likely to take on extra commitments that lead you away from the person you want to be, the life you want to lead, if you have a clear understanding of it. If it is hazy and scratched somewhere in the back of a forgotten journal, many choices and decisions can seem unimportant, but be delaying and leading you away from this purpose.
Also, the myth that you have to wait until you’ve “got it ALL together – and then you will enjoy your dream life” is a delusion. Yes, your dreams will take sacrifices – but this does not equate to living a terrible life, devoid of pleasure. Parts of your dream life are absolutely obtainable already and can be incorporated to enrich your journey towards greater things. For example, if part of your dream life is to have time to have a walk or workout each day – this is absolutely free (there’s plenty of workouts available online!) and, if you set it as a priority, very attainable. Once you start implementing it you will notice the positive effect upon you physically and mentally. Then you will then focus on the next element of your dream life to bring in, your subconscious will recognise progress and success and your drive will follow this lead and increase – pushing you to ever-greater heights.
However, you must be conscious that you are also taking out the elements of your life that are crippling your ability to bring in these ‘dream elements’. If you dream of living in a beautiful, clean and minimalist space but you are a hoarder with way too many things and cleaning is not on your priority list, this is a clear indication of an overhaul that needs to happen. I go through my entire household every month or two (it’s scheduled in bite-size pieces) with a major overhaul each six months. This is because I like a certain ‘flow’ in my house and I feel my mind is chaotic if there is clutter and useless/broken things in my home. This is a really important element in my productivity, confidence and pleasure that I make sure to set the time aside to do this. It may not be pleasurable (especially the first overhaul, which took a LONG time with many emotionally-charged decisions to throw out things I liked but were no longer helpful), but the satisfaction of living day-to-day afterwards was absolutely indescribable. Often, it can be the simplest things – like waking up 10 minutes early and having a favourite cup of tea in silence before beginning your day. These things seem insignificant, but can cause a tidal effect.
So – remember to keep your dream life at the front of your mind as guidance for the daily habits that you put in place. Make small changes that form pleasurable (during or after) habits to ensure that you are constantly progressing. Recognise your wins and how they contribute to your sense of happiness and wellbeing to fuel you to further progress.
LLUMI Australia 