I recently spoke with a childhood friend who I hadn't conversed with in over 30 years. When I asked how she was, she said she was working away from her family a lot and really didn't enjoy it, but that "the money was really good."
I can't help but wonder what our conversation might be in another 30 years? Would it be one of regret for her -- for having to have worked at something that took her away from her family?
Have you given thought to why you do what you do?
Are you doing a job that you love, or are you doing a job just because it pays your bills and offers a good benefit plan? Or, if you're already retired, are you doing something you're passionate about every day?
Many of us live our lives on auto-pilot without any clear vision of what we truly want for our future.
One of my mentors, Jim Rohn, had a great saying: "If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan... and, guess what they have planned for you? Not much!"
Once you define your "why," it will become easier to find an effective vehicle to help you achieve the big WHY's in your life. Money doesn't make people happy. Of course, we all need money. But, once our basic needs are taken care of, we need a lot more than money to feel happy and fulfilled.
Til next time,
Tanya
http://www.ProsperedInterests.com/
Where You Learn To Be Your Own Guru
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Packing up Life in 29 Kilos
My husband and I have just moved back to Canada, after living in Spain for several years. When we made the decision to return to our native land, we also had to decide whether or not to ship back our "stuff."
We had shipped a 20-cubic-foot container to Spain, in which was packed our most precious belongings... including our car, and the first piece of furniture we bought together as a couple nearly 20 years earlier.
It wasn't just the ridiculous cost of shipping that influenced our decision to leave it all behind in Spain. It was something much more profound ;-)
We had watched a George Clooney movie, where his character traveled the Globe to perform corporate employee terminations. On the side, he was a motivational speaker who used a back-pack as his prop to illustrate his point of how much "stuff" we carry around in life.
While we were stuck on a plane for 6 hours at Gatwick in December, my husband and I had a LOT of time together to mull around our options, and we reflected on that movie!
We decided that we were no strangers to making BOLD decisions. Our lives together have been a series of adventures throughout Europe and North America.
There is something quite liberating about packing up your life in a back-pack, so to speak. We were limited to 29 kilos each of luggage for the journey back across the Atlantic.
We're living the next 90 days in Vancouver, BC. We like the proximity to California, and BC has the mildest weather in Canada.
There's also a reason we've given this trek a 3-month time frame. We've set some pretty huge goals for the next 90 days, and we look forward to sharing the journey with you.
Til next time,
Tanya
http://www.TanyaMacIntyre.com/
We had shipped a 20-cubic-foot container to Spain, in which was packed our most precious belongings... including our car, and the first piece of furniture we bought together as a couple nearly 20 years earlier.
It wasn't just the ridiculous cost of shipping that influenced our decision to leave it all behind in Spain. It was something much more profound ;-)
We had watched a George Clooney movie, where his character traveled the Globe to perform corporate employee terminations. On the side, he was a motivational speaker who used a back-pack as his prop to illustrate his point of how much "stuff" we carry around in life.
While we were stuck on a plane for 6 hours at Gatwick in December, my husband and I had a LOT of time together to mull around our options, and we reflected on that movie!
We decided that we were no strangers to making BOLD decisions. Our lives together have been a series of adventures throughout Europe and North America.
There is something quite liberating about packing up your life in a back-pack, so to speak. We were limited to 29 kilos each of luggage for the journey back across the Atlantic.
We're living the next 90 days in Vancouver, BC. We like the proximity to California, and BC has the mildest weather in Canada.
There's also a reason we've given this trek a 3-month time frame. We've set some pretty huge goals for the next 90 days, and we look forward to sharing the journey with you.
Til next time,
Tanya
http://www.TanyaMacIntyre.com/
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