LIFE GOALS

1. Find what you love doing.

Most people work a job they don’t like. They invest all their energy (in the most productive stages of their life) into doing the same thing 5 days a week, and feeling like they haven’t really done anything better with their time. . . This is one of the biggest regrets of those who never pursued ‘something more.’

At the end of your life, you may look back and notice many things you secretly wanted to do, but never did. You may then realize that you never asked for what you desired, never enjoyed a day at work, and never fully did your best.

That’s a pretty sad way to end this exciting journey we’re here for. Luckily, it’s never too late to find your true calling and turn it into something more.

If you currently have a hobby that you are incredibly passionate about, then you have already found it. Invest time in this hobby as often as possible; master it and start sharing your experience and insights with the world. You can write a blog about it, makes videos to show people how to do the same, or even start a whole business around it.

You won’t be doing it for the money, you’ll be doing it because it’s what you love and can do forever without getting bored.

If you still haven’t found a passion, though, the first of your life goals should be finding one. Look carefully everywhere around you. Go back to your childhood. Be honest about what you enjoy and what you don’t. Your calling is somewhere close, you were just distracted by all the noise around it.

2. Start taking care of yourself.

Most people never think about self-care. Even if they do have some healthy habits and are purpose-oriented, they neglect their mental and spiritual health. Physical health means nothing without these two.

So let this be one of the personal goals you set: to finally make more time for yourself, to take it easy. To stop judging, blaming, lying to, or expecting too much from yourself.

Start saying ‘no’ when you don’t want to do something, and say ‘yes’ to the desires deep within that you’ve been hiding for so long.

Self-care is a way of life. It can begin by writing a journal and experiencing all the health benefits it brings, or meditating in the evening to empty your mind before bed. It can be daily walks in the park to breathe some fresh air and generate ideas for the next steps you should take in life, or removing some toxic people from your life that make you feel bad about yourself.

Forgive yourself, it’s both a spiritual and liberating practice. Let go of the mistakes from the past and know that they don’t shape your future.

All this will make you stronger and you’ll take action to do better in life.

3. Contribute beyond yourself.

Another one of the examples of life goals worth setting is about giving, because it’s true that the more you give, the more you get in return.

The sad truth is, most of us live pretty egoistically: we make ourselves feel good and do what makes our life comfortable, but that also means putting the happiness of those we love aside, and never considering helping those around us in any way we can.

Giving doesn’t need to mean donating money or even joining an organization. It’s about leaving behind your own wants and needs, every now and then, to see if you can be of help to others. Also, it’s proven to make us way more satisfied with our lives, rather than when we’re just focusing on ourselves.

Here are some examples of things you can begin doing:

• When socializing, listen more and respond as genuinely as possible
• Give advice when necessary, encourage others to try again after failure, be their biggest supporter, and remind them of the potential within
• Love without expecting to receive the same in return
• Share what you have when you can
• Donate things that you aren’t really using
• Be kind to anyone you meet
• Seek opportunities to do good things to others, whether it’s helping an old woman cross the street, giving a dollar to a homeless person, not judging when somebody is sharing their opinion, etc.