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In living a location independent lifestyle, there are tons of things that one has to consider and think about. There many competing ideas that sometimes overwhelm our decision making regarding what we want to do, what our source of income will be, and what we should do for leisure activity.
With so many options and ideas to ponder, our thought process is sometimes clouded with so much junk that we become dizzy just trying to manage our thoughts. This can be and unwanted and unnecessary source of stress in our lives. One of most important things to do when designing your lifestyle is to simplify and make it a priority to be healthy and fit.
Yes. Simplify, simplify and simplify. Get rid of those flat irons, your favorite CHI flat iron and do not worry about your hair highlights. You need a simple life!
Outlined in this article are simple tips to help you work things out when making decisions as a location independent person. Hopefully, some of the things mentioned here can help you align your goals with your chosen lifestyle.
Visualize Your Dream Life
In order to attain your own personal happiness and achieve your goals and dreams, an essential starting point is to write down in a list what you want in your life. Analyze some of the things that you want to happen and its potential consequences.
As for me, I listed some of the things I want in my ideal life. Here are some of those things:
- Have the freedom to work for only 3 to 4 hours a day
- Surround myself with creative and similar minded people
- Create an online business
- Be location independent
- Have my own schedule
- Freedom to travel anywhere I want
- Have lots of time with friends, family and spend time with loved ones
- Become a motivational speaker and share my thoughts to others
Now, this is just the ideal life that I want. I will not achieve all of these goals any time soon, but by simply listing down what i want, I can prioritize and start to see what things I can start accomplishing sooner than others. Just remember that doing the things that you want does not happen overnight. All it takes is a little patience and perseverance to reach your intended path.
Create a List of “Must Do’s”
To put your ideal life in motion, you have to create several categories of goals and list them down. The list should be similar to this:
- Specific skills to learn – dancing, skiing, public speaking and writing
- Essential experience to gain – presenting, website creation, teaching and blogging
- Savings and personal finance – investing, retirement money, travel funds
- People to be with – mentors and friends
- Places to visit, live in and travel to -
This is just a basic exercise to get the juices flowing. Once you’ve listed down a lot of your “must do” items, you can simply select what you want to focus on first. Hopefully, you’ll have a clear picture of where you really want to go in your own life. As for me, when faced with multiple questions, I just refer back to this guide and it helps me get back on track.
Do Your Homework
Another essential thing that you should is to research people who are living the location independent lifestyle successfully. I am sure that there are tons of blogs and websites that feature individuals, or even families that have successfully implemented their plans. Upon searching the net, you are sure to find inspiring stories on how they went about in achieving the lifestyle that they want. Try to carefully research their ideas, interests and reasons on how they were able to get where they were. Doing this can even pump you up and motivate you to live the location independent lifestyle.
Where You Are and Where You Want to Be
Living an location independent lifestyle is already a big challenge by itself. But the rewards are happiness, freedom, time well spent with loved ones, and enjoying life in general. Of course, you may be at the point in your life where you are still starting, it’s ok. Just as long as you have a clear idea of where you want to go, it does not matter where you are right now, just follow your dreams and the tips in this article, and soon enough you may find yourself living the dream.
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