It seems that there are many instruction manuals to bring you closer to your nirvana. Here are the steps that I took:
- Define success your way: most people define success by their financial status, where they live or what other people are saying about them. To enjoy a perfect life, you need to define what success means, on your own terms. Your success can’t be dependent on something happening, someone else doing something or being a certain way. Success is achieved when you take control of the things that inspire you.
- Craft a perfect life: create a list of elements that would make, or already make, your life perfect. Not just okay or good enough. Not pretty good. Most people don’t allow themselves to have the opportunities, relationships, car, house, health, that would be perfect. It is not a laundry list of to do’s or long standing goals. Your list would include things small or big, which are meaningful and naturally motivating for you.
- Get your life in good shape and let go of the stuff that’s in your way. Marcus Buckingham, in his book, The One Thing You Need To Know, presented a strong case for achieving personal success by stopping doing things you don’t like doing. What things in your life–problems, people, situations, feelings, restrictions, inadequacies, events–are you putting up with? Make a list of the things you are tolerating. It could be a long list. Decide to make your life a toleration-free zone.
- Invest in what you need to make a perfect life likely within 12 months. You need to be willing to take action on all of your perfect life elements. If you are not willing to take action, the element is either not perfect or it is not really, truly right for you.
- Make the perfect life elements happen: You will reach your perfect life faster working with others on the same path or a coach.
- Enjoy the Zen of a perfect life:
- What is, is perfect. And, you can perfect it.
- What isn’t perfect, is perfect. Because there is something to learn.
- You are perfect, even when you are not.
- Others are perfect, especially when they are not.
- Life is perfect, but only when you see that it is.
- Weaknesses are perfect. Their perfection is simply unrecognized.
- Your strengths are perfect. So, continue to perfect them.
- What is already perfect, is perfect. Leave it alone.
- Tragedies are perfect. We just can’t see the perfection, yet.
- Perfect is perfect. Make perfect and art form.
From Coachville, A Perfect Life by Thomas Leonard
Tags: Life Instruction Manual, perfect
