Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life: How to Unlock Your Full Potential for Success and Achievement

DESIGN YOUR PERFECT LIFE
Imagine your perfect lifestyle. If you had no limitations at all, how
would you like to live, day in and day out? If you were financially in-
dependent, what kind of home would you like to live in? What kind
of car would you want to drive? What kind of life would you like to
provide for your family? What sort of activities would you like to en-
gage in throughout the week, month, and year?
How much time would you want to take off on vacation, and
where would you like to go? What would you like to do? What sort
of activities do you most enjoy? If you were forced to take a month
off from work and you had all the money you needed, how would
you spend that time?
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FAMILY PLANNING
Involve your family in your design of an ideal lifestyle. Make this an
ongoing part of your relationships. The more people get a chance to
discuss a course of action, the more committed they will be to what-
ever is finally decided.
Some time ago, a good friend of mine sat down with his wife
and children to discuss the fact that he was working too much and
not spending enough time with the family. They imagined how they
would spend their time as a family if they had no limitations. Every-
one contributed ideas, including the young children.
As a result of this exercise, they made some decisions about
both time and lifestyle. They decided to move out of the city to a
larger home with a bigger yard in the country. He reorganized his
workweek so that he worked four days per week in the city, 10 to 12