By Jan Janzen
Creating Your Amazing Life is really nothing more than a step by step formula
to success. However, very few people seem to follow the system for manifesting
what they really want in their life. Why is this so elusive and evasive for the vast
majority of people?
These are the questions and the answers that will be discussed in the upcoming
issues of Creating Your Amazing Life newsletter.
But today I want to give you a very important secret to creating your own
amazing life.
It´s going to sound really simple when I saw it and you may even smack yourself
in the forehead and say, “of course, duh!” But don´t be too hard on yourself
because most people never really get this. And it´s a shame, because it is the
foundational secret to creating a most amazing life.
So take a deep breath in and out and then read the next paragraph because this
one secret can change your life dramatically.
Are you ready? The number one secret to creating your amazing life is to know
what an amazing life looks like for you.
Isn´t that simple but profound?
Let´s imagine you go into a restaurant and sit down with the menu. You notice
the chicken and pasta dish and that sounds pretty good, but so does the salmon
with wild rice. Then again, the special for the night of tenderloin steak with
cognac mushrooms sounds heavenly. Have you ever noticed how much you can
waffle over a silly dinner menu? So many choices. Too many things that sound
good. And that´s without even taking into consideration the price of each dish
which is often the determining factor for many of our decisions.
So let´s leave the restaurant and come back to your life, shall we? Do you feel
overwhelmed by all the choices? Perhaps you´re deciding whether you sell the
house and travel for a year. Alternatively, do you take on an extra project and
pay down the mortgage? Do you quit your job and start the business you´ve
wanted to try forever or do you go for the promotion? Do you end the
relationship that is sucking the life out of you or do you suggest going to the
hottest workshop on men and women in town?
Wow – those are a lot of decisions to make and we make those kinds of
decisions on a daily basis. Or we need to be in order to create an amazing life.
You see CLARITY on what your amazing life looks like is critical to creating it. If
you don´t know what you´re creating, there will be lots of detours, bumps along
the way and more disappointment when you get sidetracked than if you are clear
about where you are headed. Just like in the restaurant, you need to choose a
menu item. You can´t just sit there and expect them to bring you a meal unless
you order it. And have you noticed that sometimes you like your choice and
other times you don´t? It´s very similar to life.
So here´s a few questions to help you get some clarity around your decisions.
• Do you want to live where you currently live?
• What do you like about it? (eg. location, weather, size, convenience)
• What don´t you like? (eg. noise, neighbors, commute to work, layout of
your home)
• Do you like your daily schedule?
• What feels good in your day? (eg. kids, partner, pet, bed, business)
• What feels like an obligation and makes you resentful? (yardwork,
housecleaning, paying bills, babysitting, new puppy)
• If you could do what you wanted for 24 hours, what would you do?
• If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?
• If you could be with any one person today, who would you choose?
• If you had only one thing you could take with you from your house, what
would it be?
• At your funeral, what do you most want people to say about you?
Creating your amazing life is an ongoing journey, not a destination. However, to
even begin reaching anything that resembles amazing, you need to define it.
An amazing life to me means having the health, the resources and the freedom
to explore the world, to be constantly expanding and learning and to feel at
peace with my contribution to this planet on a daily basis while I play in the
sunshine, laugh with my lover and grow with my friends.
It´s actually beautifully summed up in a quote from Atlas Shrugged, a classic
written by Ayn Rand. She said: “What greater wealth is there than to own
one´s life and to spend it on growing.”
Now it´s your turn. By the way, don´t get discouraged if you can´t sum it all up in
a four line paragraph or a memorable quote. There´s no rules about what your
amazing life looks like, how you describe it or how you live it.
So go for it! And together let´s create your most amazing life! You deserve it!
Jan Janzen
© 2009 Women Empowering Women Inc.
Jan Janzen is a non-denominational minister, healer and business coach. She is the
author of two books and 10 CDs for the spiritual entrepreneur. To receive Jan´s
complimentary ebook: 10 Secrets to Living the Life of Your Dreams,
visit http://www.janjanzendaily.com/
