Thank you for reading my blog.
I am sure there are some of you who are thinking
“I am spending my days wondering what to do.”
“I don’t have any particular plans for the future.”
“I have doubts about whether I can continue like this.”
“I am worried about the future.”
In this article, we will discuss the following topics.
What kind of life do you want to lead? (Stop and think about it)
This article is about taking a long term view of your life, which you can only experience once, from now until your death.
I hope that you will make your life plan here and make your one-time life more fulfilling.
Your days may be busy, but we hope that you will stop for a moment and think about your life.
Think about what kind of life you want to lead
What kind of life do you want to lead? And what kind of person do you want to be in the future?
In order to clarify these questions, we recommend that you try to do the following two things.
- Write down your ideal image on paper.
- Create a life timeline (an ideal image of the life you want to lead).
The following are some simple examples of each.
▪Write down your ideal image on paper.
- Annual income one hundred thousand dollars
- One million dollars in assets
- Become a certified public accountant.
- Live comfortably in the countryside in a large house.
- Read a book in the afternoon on weekdays while sunbathing with a cup of coffee in my hand.
- Become a person respected by many people.
- Run a company.
- Become the N0.1 salesman.
- Travel whenever I want.
- Become able to live on unearned income alone.
▪Create a life timeline (an ideal image of the life you want to lead).
Age 22: Get a job.
Age 27: Get a promotion.
Age 30: Get married.
Age 32: Buy own home.
Age 35: Two children. Annual income reaches one hundred thousand dollars.
Age 40: Quits salary job and moves to the countryside.
Age 40: Becomes independent.
Age 50: Two children enter college.
Age 50: Lives solely on unearned income. Live a life where he can do what he wants, when he wants.
Age 60: Educate for the benefit of future generations. Publish a book.
Age 65: Take care of grandchildren.
Age 70: Tour the world on a luxury cruise ship.
Age 100: Die.
When you are done writing, please also find out how much money you will need.
A quick Google search will give you a variety of information, including how much money you will need to raise your child.
The total amount of money is the amount of money you need for your life, and can be used as one of your goals in terms of money.
And when you see that amount of money in front of you, you will know firsthand whether it is enough to continue as you are now or whether you need to take action.
Identify what you need to do to live your ideal life
- Write down the current situation.
- Write down the difference between the current situation and the ideal image.
- Write down what needs to be done to close the gap.
The most important thing is to know how far you are from your ideal life, and to know where you are now, which is the starting point for your ideal life.
Then, by realizing whether you are still far from your ideal or whether you are on the right track, you can clarify what you need to do now to move in the right direction.
No matter how hard you work or study, if it is going in the wrong direction, you will fall farther and farther away from your ideal.
Take action to bridge the gap between the ideal and the reality.
To do this, face the above three issues with yourself and come up with your own answers.
It is not for someone else to do it on your behalf. Only you can make decisions about your life.
I hope you will also refer to the following article that summarizes the WCM method.
What you can do today
There are many things you can do now as actions to bridge the gap between your ideal and reality.
- Write your long-term goal (ideal image) on a piece of paper and read it every morning and night.
- Imagine yourself achieving that ideal image. (Visualization)
- Create goals at the beginning of the month. (At the end of the month, measure the degree of achievement.)
- Make a to-do list at the beginning of the week. (Measure your achievement on the weekend)
- Make a to-do list every day (the night before). (Measure your accomplishment before going to bed.)
Try to do these things for your own goals, not for work or for anyone else but you.
For me personally, I have not yet reached my long-term goal, but I clearly feel that I am surpassing my past self by doing these things.
After one month of doing the above, you may not be able to feel much change. However, when six months or a year has passed and you look back at your goals at that time, you will realize that you have grown a lot.
You may not be able to reach your goal by skipping one step, but you will realize that you are steadily approaching your goal one step at a time.
–Postscript–
I hope that this article will cause you to stop and think about what you want to do with your life from now on, and what kind of person you want to become.
Then, I hope that you will take action toward your own personal goals and grasp them in your own hands.
I will end with a quote from Gandhi:
There is more to life than increasing its speed.
I hope this article has been a catalyst for you to turn your life around and live a more fulfilling life.
Thank you again for reading to the end of this article.
See you in my next post!
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