Her Advice: Designing Your Ideal Life

ADVICE

DESIGNING Lifeyour IDEAL

BY COACH CHRIS

Ihave always been intrigued with the construction world and the design of homes and buildings. It has been amazing watching various building projects go through the process from beginning to end. For me, life is almost like a construction project. To get the most out of life, I believe there are certain things you must pay attention to if you are going to “design your ideal life.” Let’s chat about a few of the things—shall we?

First, if you are going to design your “ideal” life, I believe you have to start with choosing a plan. Just like in construction, you must choose the right “house plan” that fits your lifestyle, your desired “lot”, and fits into your loot (budget). You must sit down, think about what you really desire and begin to customize your plan. Ask yourself questions like: “At this stage in my life, what do I really want to focus on, what do I want to accomplish, what do I want to move the bar on, who do I want to become, and what does success look like for me in this stage?” It will be beneficial to take your time and think this through. After you have processed those thoughts, I encourage you to write them down and then draw up your plan.

The second consideration I want to offer you in designing your ideal life is to think about your foundation. In construction, the foundation of a home or building is a very critical element of the building process. It must be done correctly in order to prevent problems down the road. In respect to our conversation, what I am referring to when I use the term “foundation” is your core values. Your core values will guide what you do and who you become. Your core values are what you believe and how you live those values out in your everyday life. I would encourage you to spend some time outlining what your core values are and make sure that you are being true to those. For example: What do you believe about yourself? What do you believe about your health? What do you believe about your relationships? What do you believe about your faith? What do you believe about your dreams? What do you believe about your career path? And any other things you can think of. Your core values will be critical for your success and significance in life.

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Christy Jones, also know as Coach Chris, is an improvement coach for leaders and helps them break free from feeling overwhelmed and prepares them to take their teams to high levels of performance. Contact her at www. beginmonday.com.

Of course, building and designing a home in the construction world contains a lot of moving parts such as choosing the plan, laying the foundation, putting up the framing, going through inspections, enclosing the home, installing the mechanical installation, adding sheet rock and insulation, and so much more. One of the other critical elements that I want to highlight for us in designing our ideal life is this concept called “house wrapping.” Certain climates offer a higher risk of moisture, mold, and wood rot in the home. A protective barrier known as house wrapping is installed to prevent the structure of the home from getting damaged. Here is what this says to me: as you are designing your ideal life, you have to make sure that you have “wrapped” your life with the right stuff so that foolishness and faulty thinking does not stifle your success. (Whew, now that is a powerful sentence!) I want to encourage you to consider what kind of “house wrapping” you are using for your life. Make sure it is the kind that is durable and not damaging. Consider who you may have surrounding you. Are they pushing you in the direction of kindness and productivity or are they draining the very essence of life out of you? Make a call and then wrap your life for success.

As you are thinking about designing your ideal life, remember that YOU are responsible for building the kind of life you desire. You have what it takes inside of you to create the life you want. Make it a priority to spend time, write down your plan and then get busy designing! Until next time…know that you are on your way to living your ideal life.

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