Visualize Our IDEAL Day

To experience our IDEAL DAY, we must have clarity in what it would entail, the choices we would make if time and money were not constraints.

Sadly, I’ve discovered that most people have never even considered their options and talked it through with their family…because they didn’t see striving for a better life, let alone their personal ideal life, as being realistic.

When I first read Henry David Thoreau’s Walden, the quote “the mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation” really impacted me. I realized that I saw this to be true.

So many people seem trapped in “rat race” lifestyles going to jobs they seem to hate, spending their days with people they don’t enjoy just trying to make a living that is never enough. Meanwhile the important life experiences they wish they could enjoy seemed to always be passing them by.

This really reinforced to me how TIME is our most precious resource, yet most are squandering it to no good end.

This is the reason that the whole concept of the pursuit of passive income became a keystone in my life.

I realized that as I built a portfolio of assets that generate income passively, true freedom was within reach. Once the basic expenses of life are covered, choices in how I contribute more to society and how I choose to spend my time became real. I find this thought vitalizing.

I suggest everyone take some time and think deeply about these questions: When I wake up in my IDEAL DAY…

• Where would I be…and how would this vary across select times of the year?
• Where would my home location be and what type of residence would I live in?
• What types of things would be on my typical day’s agenda? Who I would engage with over the days experiences and what types of things would we be doing?
• What types of activities do I pursue for joy and excitement?
• On special days…who would I be thrilled to spend time with?
• What type of legacy contributions would I be engaged in…so in the long run what I did today truly mattered?

I find that these types of thoughts are empowering. Some might just consider thinking about these questions to be daydreaming, however, I feel it is an important part of clarifying what one’s personal key drivers in life truly are.

At different times I have different answers to these questions, and that is OK. But clarity in the types of answers I find most compelling help me craft a life plan that meet my core values and needs.

At this point there are two primary drivers that provide a vision for my ideal lifestyle. I realize that I crave experiences more so than things and that I love learning new things and sharing insights about them with others.

My wife and I are in our mid-60’s. We talk about experiences on our “bucket-list” and their order of priority.

While I know that there will be significant travel in my future, the whole concept of “retirement” is abhorrent to me. There is too much inside of me that I desire to continue to explore and learn that will impact what I do and from those experiences what I can teach to others. Helping people perceive concepts they didn’t even see possible before brings me joy.

This has led me to realize that Network Marketing is an ideal focus in my life moving forward. It helps me build ever growing streams of passive income. It is a virtual business. If I need to spend 2-3 hours a day taking care of business, I can do that from almost anywhere in the world. And it provides the context for me to be a person of influence, helping others see new options for their lifestyles. It is a great vehicle for those ready to dramatically take steps forward toward Lifestyle Freedom.

Your ideal lifestyle is out there too, just waiting for you to visualize it. Think about it deeply. Experience the joy of the lifestyle you can create.