The way we live can be designed deliberately. No, not your bedroom or bathroom but your lifestyle. Living by design is the way you and I want to live. If you have been struggling to make ends meet or are swamped by events like debt, or endless terrible relationships, you are living as a slave. But we can all dictate living by our choices and not by the whims of some dictator. Have you ever thought about that?
“If you want your life to change, you must change your life.”
Live by Design
I first heard the above as a wise saying in its permutations many years ago. Then it was Jim Rohn, bless his soul. Laterly, this statement is being used very widely by all those successful people we should be emulating.
I was most surprised when I was listening to a support group and found that they had this great penchant for hanging on to what they think they have even if it was driving them almost insane.
a) A couple was fighting to refinance their huge home (and with themselves) when their incomes have been steadily falling. They sold jewellery, their only car, their retirement incomes, etc. To pay the mortgage. Even the advice from a financial expert, they refused to sell this home and get a smaller and much more easily manageable one, which would alleviate their financial problem. Imagine their stress.
b) A young man refused to give up his car which was one of those super expensive jobs. Its maintenance was far more than he earned in a month. The people he borrowed money from were chasing him for repayment. Unfortunately too, he said he was considering illegal activities to keep that car. He needed a car, but his emotions did not allow him to release his attachment to a thing that was basically destroying his life. A small, simple car would have helped him starighten everything out.
Plan Your Life and Live
Easy to say, but difficult to do is what many people claim. However, I ask them if their lives are anywhere near where they feel great about? They almost invariably say it’s not possible.
The ones that say it’s close, have the life they have actually planned for. It’s like they have created their own lives. They have created their own luck. How did they do it? Was it magic? No, they were once in the shoes of those people who had to struggle like slaves. But the difference was they had chosen to change their lives to the way they wanted it to be. They lived it.
Once you become so tired of living the life of a perpetual coolie, you think and build up an incredible amount of energy for change. You’ll want something different and better. The difference between you and that other guy is guts. You decide to change and follow through with your decision, you will change your life. This is the time to design your life. You will live by design. You’ll live in abundance.
