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04
Sep
What will you do before you die?

I’ve been thinking a lot about this recently. Not because I’m sick or anything like that, but more because there are only so many moments in a life, and I want to make more of the ones I get. Today, as I sometimes do when I want to decompress, I visited YouTube and checked the new releases on the channels I subscribe to. What I found was a TedTalk about just this topic… Before I Die…

Over the next few months and possibly years, I’ll be living in a middle ground. I have one son who is in high school and will be college bound within 2-3 years. I also have another son who is in a career transition (yes, code for unemployed…) and  a mother who is in her 80s, needs more attention and will eventually be living closer to me as she transitions into assisted living. Responsibilities to loved ones and responsibility to self…

So I began to think about what is it I want to do before I die? Where do I want to travel? Who do I want to spend my time with? When do I want to settle down and set roots? and how will that look? Will I have my cottage in the woods, with the little garden and the mountain views and the outdoor solar shower? with my big dogs and little dogs and a barn cat for good measure??? OR do I want to get a cozy RV and drive, seeing friends and family, making new friends, seeing new sights, watching new sunrises and sunsets? There’s a few books to write and many discoveries to be made, like which shade of purple or green or yellow is my favorite? And the FOOD and WINE and MICROBREWS! So many flavors and textures, cool and hot and sweet and savory and sour to taste!

My mind is racing, and my body is ready for a challenge. Where will I hike or bike or ride or run or SWIM or DANCE!?! How hard am I willing to work to reach the summit? What will the view be when I arrive? Will it be worth it and will it make me only hunger for more? There are only so many questions I can ask before my mind screams stop, slow down, let’s just do today.

But that is the dilemma! I don’t know when the clock will run out or begin to run down so that the things that I want to do will become only a dream. I don’t want to wait! So, for the rest of this year, 2012, whether or not it is truly the end of the world, I will not wait to have the life of my dreams. I will do what I want to do before I die. And what will you be doing before YOU die?!?

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27
Apr
Love Each Day

A few years ago, I faxed my resignation in to the office where I worked.  It was that bad! I already owned my own business in addition to my job.  No, I wasn’t making a killing but I knew the cut in income was worth the mental anquish I had been experiencing.  When you reach that point, you know something has to change.

Here we are, three years later.  I’m finally involved in several businesses where I’m passionate, understand the value of each mission and the impact of the work.  Each day there’s a goal, a sense of urgency and a return on the investment of my time and effort.  I love what I do!

Can you say you love what you do?  It doesn’t matter what you do, whether you have your own business or you work for someone else, do you love your day?  It makes a difference and if you can’t say you do, you need to find what it is that makes you love your day.

Jonathan Fields detailed his adventures finding what he loves to do in his book Career Renegade: How to Make a Great Living Doing What You Love released in January.  Jonathan has lived through all he suggests to his readers.  “Very often, the more entrenched you are in your current path, the harder it is to convince yourself that you’ll be okay doing something else,” he says. From finding your passion to changing your expectations to learning new media, Jonathan provides some keys to unlock a new future to those seeking a life change.

It’s not simple, but Jonathan suggests “If you know where you want to go, but don’t believe you can get there, you won’t act.  And, without action, there is no accomplishment.”  My experience proves this statement true, and I’m happy to say that taking action can lead to great things!  If you’re looking for some guidance, I strongly recommend reading Jonathan’s “Career Renegade” strategies, which made a difference for him and has made a difference for me as well.

Truth is some days you will love more than others.  I guage how much I love each day by how much I’ve given, how much effort I’ve invested, how I’ve shared knowledge with others, learned something new myself, generated a greater level of revenue or expanded my community or network. Most days I love a lot, because I get better at it every day.  Your criteria may be different but the sooner you decide how you create days you love, the happier you will be.

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