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3 Tips on becoming the driver of your life.
By Mildred Munjanganja | December 22, 2009
How do things happen in your life? By accident? As a result of other influences or are you able to directly associate change in your life to actual actions that you did? For instance, if you are out of work, is it because you were downsized, fired or pushed out of the job or is it because you decided to go to school to further your education or you quit to start your own business or be a stay at home parent? Whatever the situation, were you the driver or was it forced upon you? Below are a few tips to help you become the driver of your life.
1. Audit your current situation – is this what you want to be doing? Are you happy? How did you get here? Ask these questions regarding your weight, your finances, your job, your relationships etc– you will be amazed at what you discover.
2. Determine how you want the foreseeable future to look like. Write it down. When you are done with this step, it should be perfectly clear to you and to anyone who happens to come across your written statements in what direction you expect your life to go. This phase should include a time-frame, when you expect this future to be realized.
3. Write down ‘next steps’, these are the actions you need to take to make your goals achievable. Make sure each step is actionable and measurable. For instance, if I audited my situation and determined that I was 20lbs overweight and decided that my goal was to be in a healthy weight range in 4 months. The steps I have to take are as follows:
- Workout 3 days a week [an hour a day] at the gym
- Stop eating chocolate and find healthy substitutes for sweet cravings such as fruit
- Make sure that I eat 6 times a day to speed up my metabolism, this should consist of 3 main meals and 2 healthy snacks
- Reduce my portion size by 1/2
- Substitute all white carbohydrates for whole wheat
- Drink 6 glasses of water per day
You will notice that the action steps are things I can actually do and measure.
Follow the 3 tips above and commit to helping to influence the direction your life will go.
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