Our world is getting more complicated, and so are our lives. It’s increasingly difficult to find time. So, we choose the default mode, autopilot. We take it, making sure it’s temporary. 

“As soon as I’m done with this, I will take some time for myself.” 

But the race doesn’t stop. One demand pushes the other. And our default choice, autopilot, encourages this. We quickly accumulate the “Yes’s” ( A new car, house, TV, project, responsibility). Together they accelerate our infernal machine. And our lives become even more complicated. 

It would not be a problem if the effects were minor. 

But how many missed careers, broken family lives, financial failures, chronic fatigue, addictions, burnouts, depressions are born and nourished in this life choice by default. 

What to do? 

So simple on paper but more complicated in practice as all activities that bring value. It’s about taking back control of our lives through a process of reflection and action. 

Reflection & actions : 

• Define your intention: What I want to achieve in the different parts of my life. Emotionally, intellectually, physically and spiritually. 
• Assess your current situation: What is my reality? Being aware of it is the first step. 
• Create your options: What are my possibilities? Most of what you aspire to have already been done. Ask, read, learn. You’ll refine your options and prepare for the next steps. One of the advantages of our new (complex) world is that all information is just one click away. Discover my Resource guide: The 11 books that have influenced my career the most. (Including my favorite of all categories)
• Action: Start small, but start. Each step will give you more appetite and allow you to adjust the direction. 

Whether you get there or not is less important than taking your new path. You go from being in autopilot mode to creating a life of intention. 

Despite what we think, time flies, and many people arrive at the end with “I should have.”

So let’s enjoy it now and take the time for reflection and action. 

I wish you a life of intention. 

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