Stuck in Life

How many of you are living the life of your dreams? When you went to school or college, you had envisioned a certain life for yourself. Are you living that life right now? If you are like the majority of us, the answer probably is 'No'.

Why does this happen? Why are we not able to live our dream life and get stuck in the life we have? The answer is the same for all of us. 

• We have to pay bills
• Life has not given me what I wanted
• I have a family and responsibilities
• What if I fail then how will I support my family
• Something is better than nothing
• One day I will get out of this and really do what I want and live the life I want
• I am just waiting for that break
• Circumstances prevent me from being my best
• I am not that lucky
• etc. etc.

Sounds familiar?

You know, I would like to say that all this is utter crap and you should really go after your dreams and live the life you want. Just take the step and see miracles happen. Everything will work out. Do it NOW! 

HOWEVER, I have realised that this will probably make it worse for you, incase things don't work out fast. Reality if very different that what we hope for. We do not have control over the future. Though, through perseverance, focus and dedication, we can shape our futures, it takes time. There will be moments of failure and success. In the end, it will be worth it, but what about the time taken to make that journey?

Till then we have to be able to pay bills, to be able to support our family, to make ends meet, to live a normal life without worrying where the next buck will come from. We have to 'sacrifice' our dreams and what we can become, in order to support our family. This is why we end up being stuck in our life's, day in and day out. Even though we would like to get out and do what we really want, to become someone, to really shine, to be the best we can become. We have to settle for less and continue being stuck in our present life. We work for people who do not value us or recognise our abilities, we are often taken for granted by people close to us, at work people with lesser skills, knowledge and talents 'boss' over us even though they don't know what they are doing. This is life. We have to bear all this as we are stuck in life.

What do we do?

It would be foolhardy to just throw everything away and start doing what you want. If you are able to support yourself, with no income, for the next one year, go ahead and do that. However if you are like the majority of us, that will not be possible. It will be financial suicide.

Here's what you have to do.

1. Stay in your current job or business. This will help to pay bills and support your family
   
2. Write down what you want to achieve in life
   
3. Be very specific about what you want to do, what you want to achieve and where you want to go  in life
   
4. Make a detailed plan for living the life of your dreams
   
5. Give yourself a definite time frame both, for starting your dream life and achieving it.
   
6. If you have a 9-5 job, dedicate atleast 1-2 hours a day getting things rolling for your dream life
   
7. Be very aware of the starting deadline you have given yourself
8. Do all preparatory work, all research beforehand
9. Do 'test' marketing of your dream life. Live that life for an hour a day and see the results
10. Once you have a constant earning source, no matter how little, through that alternative dream life, then take it to the next level
11. Once you are earning atleast 75% of your current salary level, through the alternate dream life, then you can start planning to quit your current life
12. Finally, quit your current job and focus fully on your dream life

I personally feel this is the most practical way of getting 'unstuck' and living the life of your dreams. This is the practical approach. Most people know this, but what they lack is the determination and the dedication to build their dream life while at their current jobs. They just never get down to it. They think it will magically happen. Magic doesn't just happen, YOU make the magic happen.

Get unstuck, plan your dream life and make the magic happen!