Do Everything You Want To Do While You Can

This following blog post contains a message that is very dear to me. I keep conveying it to all my students repeatedly because, although the message may be perceived as simple, it holds deep significance for our happiness, well-being, and overall enjoyment of life.

Specifically, today, I’ve realized what a gift it is to be alive, young, healthy, living in the center of one of the major cities in Europe, experiencing summer, and enjoying many other gifts that life has bestowed upon me. Gratitude in its finest form, some would say, but for me, this message is much deeper.

After all, summer will pass, I will eventually grow older, and everything else will inevitably change. Therefore, I should not take anything I have for granted. I have ambitions and aspirations in life, some of which are only possible to achieve at this moment. In the future, it will become increasingly challenging to pursue the same goals, or I may miss the opportunity to do everything I want, or it may become too late for many of my dreams.

So if I want to avoid regrets in life, the time to act is now. I need to push myself and actively pursue all my dreams to the fullest every day. For instance, if it is indeed my goal, I need to go to the beach, meet new people, start businesses, and so on, because I cannot predict what tomorrow holds for me.

For all I know, tomorrow I may no longer be here. While this might be a grim thought, it should urge me to fully embrace and savor my life while I still can. Rather than feeling depressed about my finite existence, it should motivate me to make the most of my life. It should serve as a reminder that the longer I wait, the more likely it is that I won’t reach my desired destinations.

I only live once, and therefore, I should make the most out of it.

Therefore, if something isn’t working for you today, I recommend taking action. If you’re not achieving the desired results, ask yourself: what does it truly take to attain those results?

For example, I used to be very depressed, and I decided to do something about it. I didn’t just want to be a little bit happier. Instead, I wanted to resolve this part of my life once and for all so that I wouldn’t have to deal with it ever again. And I did. Today, I am one of the happiest people alive, and certainly enjoying every moment of my existence, and you can do the same.

Currently, I am pursuing other goals. I constantly assess whether the effort I’m putting into these goals is sufficient. Ultimately, the progress is what matters.

Moreover, I contemplate what one thing I would regret not accomplishing or experiencing if I were to die tomorrow. Presently, completing my second book is a priority for me. I am halfway through writing it, and it would be a shame to let all that effort go to waste. 

Moreover, if I look back on my life, I want to be able to say that I gave it my best shot to write it all, travel to everywhere I want to go, and experience everything I want to experience.

I urge you to apply the same logic. Are you doing enough today to pursue your biggest dreams? Will you harbor regrets on your deathbed? What is required for you to lead the best possible life at this moment?

Certainly, you should do all you can while you are able to do so. Later on, if something were to happen and you were unable to do more, you would want to look back on your life without regret. It is regretful to not achieve your goals, but it is also important to know that you gave it your best shot in pursuing your goals and desires.

After all, on one hand, you could give it your best shot and fail. On the other hand, if you never try, you will never know what you could have achieved. However, the worst case scenario would be realizing that you chickened out on trying to reach everything you wanted.

Here I want to make a 360-degree turn and state something similar, yet entirely different, which is that oftentimes we find ourselves unable to accomplish certain tasks due to circumstances, personal energy, motivation, and other factors. In these situations, I prefer to match the difficulty of the tasks I want to accomplish to my current level of personal resources.

For instance, on a day when my energy is low, I begin by considering the most challenging task first. If I find that this task is too difficult for me in my current state, then I gradually move on to less difficult tasks until I find one that I can handle. In this way, I always do my best, even if my best isn’t particularly impressive compared to other days.

Of course, if a certain task is very important and we postpone it indefinitely, we need to consider why we are unable to do it. For example, we may need additional external help in achieving this task.

In this way, if your goal today is to be happy, then you are in the right place. Here at Optimal Happiness, we specialize in helping people achieve their fullest potential for happiness, which can be a challenging goal to reach. 

But while the solution is elusive, it is totally possible as I have personally gone from deep depression to living my best life, and you can do the same by applying the lessons that took me years to accumulate, learn, and perfect. These lessons I now offer in easy and concise courses so you can learn them quickly and never have to worry about this aspect of your life again. You will be happy, period. This will allow you to focus on other areas of your life.

To learn more about what we do at Optimal Happiness, please continue reading this blog, purchase our books, or book a free call with one of our experts to discuss your goals.

Stay happy.