Your Ideal Day.....

One of the most overlooked aspect of setting an ideal life for yourself is actually recognising what it will look like. In this post is an exercise that will really get you to focus on this. If you don't live your ideal today, then it is something to work towards, and generally speaking, you will be surprised at how attainable your ideal day actually is....

One thing to take into account though, is that as humans, we all need something to do, someone to love and something to look forward to, so even though many people often have a romanticised idea of sitting on a beach somewhere all day, sipping cold drinks and not having a care in the world, the reality is that any satisfaction gained from this kind of existence will always be short lived. When idealising your day, its important to take all the important things into account like time for yourself, your relationships, your long term health and the work that you do.  

There's the exercise...

We'll start at the beginning of the day...

How are you starting off your day? What time are you getting up? How do you feel?

What is your bedroom like? Is there natural light waking you up, or do you have black out curtains and wake up when your body is good and ready?

What is it like where you are living? What's the lay out of your home, your kitchen, the quality of the furnishings and fittings?

How do you start your day? Do you pray, meditate, read, workout? Do you get up at the same time as the rest of the family or do you like to get up a bit earlier to start your day in peaceful solitude?

Do you get yourself a drink? What sort and where do you drink it?

What is the view like outside of your window? What kind of location are you living in?

Do you like to get a bit of work done, or set your day up before spending time with the family?

What does your working day look like? Where do you work from? Do you have an office, or do you work from home, or flexibly from a local coffee shop?

What do you spend your work morning doing?

What do you do for lunch? Do you meet with friends, clients or with your partner?

Do you go for a lunch time walk, do a bit of exercise or take a nap?

How do you spend the rest of your afternoon? Do you do a bit of pro bono work for a cause that you are passionate about?

What about your dinner? What do you have and where do you eat? What do you have to go with it?

How do you spend your evening? Do you meditate? spend time with the family, or just unwind by reading or catching up on news?

And what about when you are getting ready to wind the day down? Do you spend time thinking about the progress, contribution and fulfilment that you have had during the day? Do you plan out the following day?

This is your ideal day and it is something only you can design to create a life that is meaningful and fulfilling for you. Base it on what you believe in, and what you truly value. 

If you aren't too sure about any particular aspect, it's OK. Just make it up as you would envisage it, like you did when you were a kid, imagining a life without limitations. This exercise is just for you and you don't need to share it with anyone, and neither should you. 

It’s your ideal day.

There are only two problems in life. Isn't that reassuring? The first one is that you don't know what you want and the second is that you know what you want, but don't know how to get it. 

The solution to the problems is also simple... Make it up, and then make it happen. 

The purpose of this exercise is to provide your subconscious mind a blueprint that you can work towards. A simple and clear idea of what you want for your life will give you direction, motivation and clarity, and these will give you the impulse to act.

Don't expect to get it right the first time, after all, we are all work in progress, and when we achieve one goal, its important to enjoy it for a while, but then we need to start setting something else so that we still have something to do and something to look forward to.

Get going and set your direction in life. It all starts with a single day, but a single day well lived, will lead to well lived weeks, months, years and ultimately a well lived life.

There will of course be challenges and learning, but this is how we grow.

Write your thoughts in a journal and come back to it as a way of recalibrating yourself, whenever you feel you are getting off track. 

Don't wait until new year to start improving your life. Start right away, and commit to the process over the long haul and you will be amazed at the miracles that show up.