Sometimes, living and leading your life isn't too easy.
It may often mean freeing yourself from the rules and regulations of others. That freedom can be initially terrifying and painful, which is why so few people do it. It is far easier to just follow the rules of society, even when this leaves us feeling lifeless and unfulfilled.
Have a look at the following rules and work out how implementing some of them into your life might not just benefit you, but everyone else you know:
1) Never let another person dictate the terms for living your life.
Not your parents. Not your spouse. Not your kids. Leading your life means you can accept the input of other people, but the final decision is yours. This means that career choice, relationships, beliefs and way of life are to be judged by you, not anyone else.
This rule holds especially when you have doubts. Don't let your moment of doubt become a weakness to be exploited by others. Not sure what you want to do with your life? Don't sit passively and let other people decide for you.
2) Don't become enslaved to your stuff.
The world is filled with stuff. Don't let stuff get in the way of what is important. When you become chained to your stuff, you are no longer leading your life. Ask yourself: if you had to give up 90% of your net worth tomorrow to pursue your dream, would you do it effortlessly? If you hesitated, you might be a little bit enslaved to your stuff.
3) Be money's master and don't let money master you.
Money is a resource that can be applied when leading your life. You can use it to reduce discomforts, focus on meaningful work and apply it to help you learn and improve. But if you're living pay cheque to pay cheque, the money is in control.
4) You come first in relationships.
In any relationship you need to be the person that comes first. That means that while you might enjoy the relationship, it doesn't become the major purpose in your life.
Your purpose and leading your life must come before any relationship you enter. The surprising fact is that when you do this, you are able to have healthier personal and intimate relationships because there is no need for jealousy or possession.
5) Think for yourself and work out your own difficulties.
Leading your own life means leading your own beliefs. It means never accepting anything unless you can filter it through your reasoning and find it to be true. Think critically about everything in life.
6) You can learn how to do anything you need to learn.
There is absolutely nothing in life that you cannot learn to do so something stands as an obstacle in the way of the progress you make in life, learn, adapt and overcome!
Rule Seven: Live out your life purpose
Living out your life purpose could be defined by practically outworking the point where your innate and natural talents and your deepest passions and interests cross. This is your element, your purpose and the gift that you have for radically impacting the world in some way.
What I've tried to do in this Vlog is explore how we choose the rules that we live by in life, where they come from, and whether they're actually serving us or not?
I hope that you find this useful or thought provoking ;)
Kain
http://www.kainramsay.com
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