Life by Design

There's a bunch in this one. Happy to back after a month's break. I break down the idea of goal setting a la the BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goals) and smaller checkpoint goals. I give a bit of an update to my break and ideas I toyed with during my hiatus, settling on and expanding on something I've been wondering about for a while - how to raise your success ceiling.

We all have trigger points, levels of success we are uncomfortable with and levels of failure we won't tolerate. In between is the sweet spot, our comfort zone. How do we raise that zone up so we naturally achieve greater levels of success?

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Once you have figured out who you are, what you want, considered the cost and decided to jump it, it’s time to let the rubber hit the road. It’s time to get practical. It’s time to set some goals.

Goals set the target, they move the dream from being just a wish to becoming a mission. We all tend to have a vague idea of what we want, setting goals helps us make that desire tangible and specific. There are two types of goals you must have. There is the big hairy audacious goal (BHAG), and then there are the smaller approximate goals I like to call checkpoints.

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One big thing that stops us from getting what we want is inertia. it takes burning desire to blast through those blockages and doggedly chase after what you want, not matter the cost. I discuss how to cultivate it.

I also talk about work and the negative returns curve. The idea that there is a sweet spot of how much you can work before it actually starts having negative effects. I explore the ways we can avoid overwork and optimise our personal rhythms to be more productive over the long run. 

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You have to want what you want so bad, that everything falls away. You have to crave it so much that you will do WHATEVER IT TAKES. It is that fire in your belly that will keep you going long after your mind is tired, and your body is drained. It is that thing that would provide you with a second wind and a third wind. It is that burning desire that will shut your mind to the naysayers and keep you laser focused on your goal.

So how do we cultivate burning desire?

The same way we cultivate anything. By giving it attention. By feeding it.

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To get what you want, you have to know what you want. Then you have to know what it will cost to get it, and if you are willing and able to pay that price. It is easy to drift into wishful hopeful thinking without making concrete plans. But hope is not a strategy, and no one is coming to save you. Count the cost and pay it.

I also talk about cultivating creativity, and how to live a more artistic life. As well as some tips and ideas on how to break out of ruts, and expand the range of ideas and references you have to pull from. Inspired by 'Brief Lessons in Creativity by Frances Ambler'.

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So far, I have talked about knowing what you want, and how you need to know yourself first so that all you seek comes from a deep authentic sense of self. Once you have figured all of that out, you have to figure out what it would take to get what you want.

This step is what separates dreams and wishes from true goals and desires. To get what you want, you must pay the required price. What will it take to get what you want? There is the gulf between where you are now, and where you need to go. How will you bridge the gap?

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To get what you want, you have to know what you want. And that isn't always easy. Sometimes you must peel back layers of familial or societal conditioning to get to the core of your truth, your essence. Authentic desire comes from a connection with our innermost selves. A desire that is forged only from society or media will can blind us and lead us in the wrong direction.

I also talk about my present foray into the depths of productivity optimisation and share some ideas on how you can supercharge your productivity right now.

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The first step in getting what you want is knowing yourself. The next step is perhaps even more critical, as you would imagine. It is knowing WHAT you want in the first place. Sounds simple enough, but it really isn’t.

Desire is a very tricky thing. Sometimes we have to peel back layers of conflicting ‘wants’ to really find the core of what we truly desire. Discovering what you want is not easy, it takes some work.

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To get what you want, you have to know what you want. To know what you want, you have to know yourself. In a world that bombards us with messages and agendas every waking minute of everyday. It is important to take time to connect with yourself and with the still small voice within. If you increase your self awareness, you gain more conscious control over your actions.

I also talk about what it means to turn pro, and truly commit to your goals or projects.  

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A huge amount of our problems arise from being disconnected with ourselves. We get too busy acting, too busy chasing something – a goal, an object, a person, a relationship. We seek completion or to find some sort of fulfillment in all these things. And yet, the one thing we usually need the most is to go inward.

On the long road of growth, self-awareness is the first step. It is difficult to know what you truly want if you have not come to terms with who you are. You have to be able to recognize your thoughts, emotions, motivation and beliefs. Once you can observe what’s going on inside you, you are able to move with greater congruency.

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