The Answer To Life The Universe And Everything
In the superb HitchHiker's Guide To The Galaxy, written by the late Douglas Adams, it is revealed that the answer to the meaning of life is 42. However, this is wrong. Talented and wise though the late Mr Adams was, I think I may have discovered a better answer (the Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy was a work of fiction after all.).
Ok, I'm not the first person to discover this. Far from it, in fact; there have been countless books written about the very subject. some of them are in my opinion essential reading. Inspirational classics like The Power of Positive Thinking
, Think and Grow Rich, The Magic of Thinking Big, Awaken The Giant Within and more recently The Secret; all reveal a more satisfying solution than 7 times 6.
So just what is the answer then? Quite simply it is this:
KNOW WHAT YOU WANT
Is that it? I hear you cry. Well, hang on it's not as simple as it sounds. Think about it for a moment... If there were no restrictions such as how much money you have, or how your actions might affect family members, or even where you live, just what is it that would make you truly happy? You should give some thought to things like:
Where in the world would you live?
What would you do with your days?
Would you go to work? If so, what would you do?
Who would your friends be?
Now think about this for a while, but above all, leave aside all restrictions and believe that whatever it is you want you can have. Then when you've done some thinking make a list. yes, that's right; actually write down exactly what it is that you want.
Now here's the good part:
Hard though it might at first seem. You can have all of the things on your list. Yes, you can actually achieve all of your hopes desires, dreams and wishes. You simply have to know what they are.
You see I believe that most of us just coast along through life without giving it too much thought. I know I did for a very long time. We go to work on a Monday morning not particularly liking it and in some cases actually dreading it. But we go all the same because we need the money to pay our bills and maybe have some left over for shopping and leisure pursuits.
Each day might bring thoughts of how much better life would be if we didn't have to do that job. But at the end of the day comes time to go home and relax, watch some TV, maybe have a walk or go out for the evening, perhaps even have a glass or two of wine. Then the weekend arrives and the excitement is at fever pitch. We all know that 'Friday feeling' when the working week is nearly over and we are anticipating another weekend of leisure.
Perhaps during our weekend we go shopping or take part in sports such as with a local football team. In the evening we might go out and celebrate with a meal, or drown our sorrows with too much alcohol at the local pub - It's an easy and comfortable routine to fall into and most of us do exactly that. Then in the blink of an eye it is Monday morning again and time to return to work.
The important thing to understand is that carrying on in this fashion means that life passes by without anything ever changing. If you keep doing the same things then things will always stay the same.
I don't know about you, but I have a fear of reaching the end of my life and regretting that I had never tried to achieve my dreams. It has been said that we don't regret what we did in life; only what we didn't do. So if that's true, there is nothing to fear from change.
The point is; if you really want to change things then you have to grasp the nettle and take action! And the time to take action is right now, this week, today, right this minute in fact. Whatever it is you want you can have - but only if you take action!
So, to sum up there are only 4 steps to achieving the life and the happiness you desire.
1. Decide exactly what it is you want
2. Plan how to achieve it
3. Take action
4. Be consistent in achieving your goals
Your plans might change along the way, but this is a natural part of the process and you will come to realise that as they do you are actually living the life you wanted to all along.
So have you started your list yet or are you waiting until after the weekend?
Ok, I'm not the first person to discover this. Far from it, in fact; there have been countless books written about the very subject. some of them are in my opinion essential reading. Inspirational classics like The Power of Positive Thinking
, Think and Grow Rich, The Magic of Thinking Big, Awaken The Giant Within and more recently The Secret; all reveal a more satisfying solution than 7 times 6.So just what is the answer then? Quite simply it is this:
KNOW WHAT YOU WANT
Is that it? I hear you cry. Well, hang on it's not as simple as it sounds. Think about it for a moment... If there were no restrictions such as how much money you have, or how your actions might affect family members, or even where you live, just what is it that would make you truly happy? You should give some thought to things like:
Where in the world would you live?
What would you do with your days?
Would you go to work? If so, what would you do?
Who would your friends be?
Now think about this for a while, but above all, leave aside all restrictions and believe that whatever it is you want you can have. Then when you've done some thinking make a list. yes, that's right; actually write down exactly what it is that you want.
Now here's the good part:
Hard though it might at first seem. You can have all of the things on your list. Yes, you can actually achieve all of your hopes desires, dreams and wishes. You simply have to know what they are.
You see I believe that most of us just coast along through life without giving it too much thought. I know I did for a very long time. We go to work on a Monday morning not particularly liking it and in some cases actually dreading it. But we go all the same because we need the money to pay our bills and maybe have some left over for shopping and leisure pursuits.
Each day might bring thoughts of how much better life would be if we didn't have to do that job. But at the end of the day comes time to go home and relax, watch some TV, maybe have a walk or go out for the evening, perhaps even have a glass or two of wine. Then the weekend arrives and the excitement is at fever pitch. We all know that 'Friday feeling' when the working week is nearly over and we are anticipating another weekend of leisure.
Perhaps during our weekend we go shopping or take part in sports such as with a local football team. In the evening we might go out and celebrate with a meal, or drown our sorrows with too much alcohol at the local pub - It's an easy and comfortable routine to fall into and most of us do exactly that. Then in the blink of an eye it is Monday morning again and time to return to work.
The important thing to understand is that carrying on in this fashion means that life passes by without anything ever changing. If you keep doing the same things then things will always stay the same.
I don't know about you, but I have a fear of reaching the end of my life and regretting that I had never tried to achieve my dreams. It has been said that we don't regret what we did in life; only what we didn't do. So if that's true, there is nothing to fear from change.
The point is; if you really want to change things then you have to grasp the nettle and take action! And the time to take action is right now, this week, today, right this minute in fact. Whatever it is you want you can have - but only if you take action!
So, to sum up there are only 4 steps to achieving the life and the happiness you desire.
1. Decide exactly what it is you want
2. Plan how to achieve it
3. Take action
4. Be consistent in achieving your goals
Your plans might change along the way, but this is a natural part of the process and you will come to realise that as they do you are actually living the life you wanted to all along.
So have you started your list yet or are you waiting until after the weekend?
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