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I don't have a crystal ball, but I am defined by my vision of the future which is my unique path to my Australian Dream

If you're a fellow migrant in Australia, you’ll feel blessed to grow up and grow old in one of the most liveable countries in the world. 

For me, it wasn’t all sunshine and roses though, there was also rain and even storms, and I suppose a very similar journey for you too. 

But through this journey, I’ve summed up my Australian dream:  

“Living a lifestyle of choice growing each day towards greater financial independence, creating safety and security for my family, owning my home debt free, pursuing hobbies and free up time for your family for those I love – all without fear and regret”

How did I come up with that and is it for real? 

I started week 4 reflecting and going deeper into the Australian Dream, and here it goes... 

• What does Lifestyle of choice mean to me? 
• How do you define financial independence? 
• What would make me feel that I have provided safety and security for my family? 
• Is owning a home important compared to having your investments working for you? 
• What are the hobbies that I would like to pursue? 
• How would I spend time with my family? 
• What are my fears? And what are my regrets?

Needless to say, I felt overwhelmed!

I decided to take some baby steps and used Robin Sharma’s framework of the 8 areas of your Life as a reference point to understand where I am today, define my future and then decide on ONE key action that I can take over the next 66 days that will have the biggest impact on my life to help me achieve my vision for the future. 

This process definitely has given me greater clarity on how I envision my future because it’s not only defining what I want - but HOW and WHY I want it, and why these areas are important to me. 

These are the 8 areas of my life: Adventures, Doing Good, Health, Innovation, Family and Relationships, Prosperity, Personal Mastery, Circle of Genius.  

Here we go...

1 - Adventures

1.    Where am I today?

Our family adventures are based on spending a week as a family at the end of our two shared experiences in Thailand and Sri Lanka

2.    What is the vision of the future?

Vision of the future is to create more frequent mini experiences in Australia to experience the beauty of our own country

3.    What is the one action item that would have the biggest impact over the next 66 days by giving it focus for 90 min a day?

Schedule these regular breaks into my calendar now so that we can look forward to these mini-adventures when the lockdown is over.

2 - Doing Good

1.    Where am I today?

We have created two shared experiences in Thailand and Sri Lanka to create sustainable funding solutions for Hands Across The Water in Thailand and the Foundation of Goodness in Sri Lanka.

2.    What is the vision for the future?

Our Vision for the future is to build shared experiences around social causes so that each social cause can solve their problem through a sustainable financial solution.

3.    What is the one action item that would have the biggest impact over the next 66 days by giving it focus for 90 min a day?

We start creating a movement now towards a one local shared experience to bring together Doing Good Business Owners and local causes in the next 12 months so that we can spread the love across multiple causes.

3 - Health

1.    Where am I today?

I have come to a realization that I need to focus on my health, give it priority by changing the way I have been approaching it in the past.

2.    What is the vision for the future?

My vision for the future is to have a balanced nutritional diet to go with my physical strength training that enables me to play cricket into my 70s

3.    What is the one action item that would have the biggest impact over the next 66 days by giving it focus for 90 min a day?

Build a team of professionals who have the knowledge and ability to keep me motivated, mentor me, nurse me through my injuries to be the best version of myself.

4 - Innovate

1.    Where am I today?

I have adapted a Generosity Economy principle within each of these businesses’ to help it grow and have a greater impact in the community.

2.    What is the vision for the future?

I have a vision for the future where each of these businesses will have a deeper engagement in creating a Generosity Economy where the world is full of people helping each other be the best versions of them.

3.    What is the one action item that would have the biggest impact over the next 66 days by giving it focus for 90 min a day?

I have identified one single item for each of the Businesses to focus on to have the biggest impact they can have today: OYOB house, High Heels Race, Thailand Bike Ride and the Tuk Tuk Ride in Sri Lanka.

5 - Family Relationships

1.    Where am I today?

I am blessed to have an amazing relationship with my wife, children and immediate family and friends. I would like the opportunity to have deeper, more connected and more meaningful relationships with them.

2.    What is the vision for the future?

My vision for the future is to create more meaningful life experience with my family and friends to build deeper engaged relationships that leave lasting loving memories

3.    What is the one action item that would have the biggest impact over the next 66 days by giving it focus for 90 min a day?

My key action item here is to change the way I approach relationships, learn to allocate time and understand mechanisms to prioritize it over my passion for cricket and my work.

6 - Prosperity

1.    Where am I today?

I am blessed to have created a lifestyle of choice by having multiple sources of income from Business and Investments that has helped me during the COVID-19 crisis even when some of business had to be closed

I am grateful for the life that I have created for myself.

2.    What is the vision for the future?

My vision for the future is to maintain my current income that enables me to provide safety and security for my family and help build stronger income streams from my business and investment interests that enables me to do more good in this world and have the impact that I desire

3.    What is the one action item that would have the biggest impact over the next 66 days by giving it focus for 90 min a day?

My one key action item is to deliver on the micro action items for each of my investments so that it creates greater value over time. Keep watering the seeds.

7 - Personal Mastery

1.    Where am I today?

I am a student of life empowering myself to be extraordinary so that I can create a more kind, more generous and prosperous world.

2.    What is the vision for the future?

I am striving to build a generosity economy, an abundant world where everyone is helping each other be the best version of themselves - a world where the person who helps the most wins, moving away from a world of scarcity.

3.    What is the one action item that would have the biggest impact over the next 66 days by giving it focus for 90 min a day?

I keep myself accountable to my journaling for the next 52 weeks, building on my own leadership through consistency, and accountability to my own growth every day. Small daily practice with small daily improvements.

8- Circle of Genius

1.    Where am I today?

I am blessed to have attracted some amazing mentors who are guiding me on my transformation from ordinary to extraordinary. It has been slow, I am seeking to speed up this journey through greater practice, consistency, accountability and transparency.

2.    What is the vision for the future?

I am committed to seek out the right mentors to guide me to extraordinary so that together we can create a more kind, generous and prosperous world.

3.    What is the one action item that would have the biggest impact over the next 66 days by giving it focus for 90 min a day?

I am striving to reprogram my mind to create my future, my Australian dream, by working 30 min a day with my mentor Dr Dispenza. 

I encourage you to reflect on these 8 areas of your life - where you are today, what your vision is for the future and then writing down one small action per area that you can make now in the next 66 days to form a habit and work towards your future dreams.

Big Hugs,

Dhilharan