Have you ever wondered why your life isn’t going the way you always imagined it?
How frequently would you say you think about your dreams? When you do, are there thoughts of achieving and working toward those dreams? Or are they thoughts of unrealized dreams?
It’s way too easy to get caught up in our imaginations rather than living the life we want.
It’s great to dream, imagine, and hope for your ideal life.
What’s not great is letting your ideal life remain a dream, image, or hope.
If you think about your life more than you live your life, then read below how to get unstuck from this terrible trap.
Ask Yourself This:
Is what you’re imagining really what you want?
Or is it some 2.0 version of someone else’s life?
You have to be honest with yourself…is the life you imagine truly the life you want?
If it’s not, then start imagining something else.
If it is, then take action. Now.
Taking Action
Actions drive results.
Let me say that again: ACTIONS DRIVE RESULTS!
I’m terribly sorry, but just thinking about the life you want is not enough to make those thoughts become a reality.
You must take action if you truly want to live your ideal life.
Do something! Do anything! Just take that first step.
Use Fear to Your Advantage
If you fear following in your parent’s footsteps, capitalize on that fear.
If you fear working a desk job, double down on that fear.
The fear of living a life you don’t want will push you to make the life you do want a reality.
Don’t let fear destroy your life.
Let it make your life.
Visualize What You Want
It’s one thing to want a certain life.
It’s one thing to think about having a certain life.
But it’s another to visualize it.
Don’t just think about what car you want.
Visualize what the steering wheel and seats will feel like. Hear the sound of the car when you insert the key into the ignition. Imagine all the places it will take you.
Do this for every aspect of your life. Your future wedding. Graduating college. Your future house. What your family life will look like.
The more detail you visualize, the more you’ll actually want those things.
The more you want, the more willing you are to start working for it.
Live Your Own Life
Stop living other people’s lives.
How much of your day do you waste thinking about other people’s lives?
How much of your day do you waste watching other people live their lives on TikTok and YouTube?
How much of your imagined life is like the life of the ones you consume?
Live your own life.
No, really. Get off your phone and start living in your life.
You may be alive, but are you living?
Real Talk
It’s all too common today for us to think about living our lives more than we actually live our lives.
Don’t let thoughts get in the way of action.
Don’t let your life pass you by.
You are in control of what you want your life to be.
So, make it happen.