Start Living Your Dream Life

Last Updated on December 21, 2020

Everyone is always talking about wanting to live their dream life, but never actually doing anything to work towards it.

Well, that might be because so many of you will have a dream life that’s just going to be out of reach. It’s not often that people get lucky enough to live their dream lifestyle, because work and money just wouldn’t let us. And it’s doubtful that we’re ever going to be lucky enough to have enough money that we don’t have to work again.

But there are ways of living a dreamy lifestyle, one that you can actually be proud of. You just have to be able to apply yourself.

Life really is what you make of it, and so many of us are making it out to be something horrible, which it is not. You have to admit, that there is nearly never a day that goes by where you’re not thinking you’re hard done by, because you’re getting up at crazy hours of the day, to go and work crazy hours throughout the day.

So to try and help show you how you can start living your dream life, without having to give up too much of your old one, we’ve created this fabulous article.

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Let’s Have Realistic Dreams

So before you start dreaming about something crazy, we want to make sure that this article stays realistic, and to do so, you’re going to have to have realistic dreams. So think about what you want most in life, or what you’ve always been so envious of.

For a lot of you, all you’ll want is a more simple life, and that’s so easy to achieve, you just have to change a few things about your life.

So, let’s start with your job. If you ever want to think about living your dream life, your job is always going to come into play, because the jobs we have actually do control our lives. It’s hard for people to just up and jump ship from their job, in fact for most of you, it will be impossible. You’ve got people relying on you, you’ve got car finances to pay, you’ve got a mortgage to uphold, and everything else in between.

So why not think about getting a job that’s going to give you a little bit more freedom, and more of a simple life. There are so many that will do this, all you have to do is look for companies who are offering flexible hours and home work. When you work from home, everything in life seems to become that little bit easier!

But if work is not what you’re dreaming of, then you need to perhaps think about some of the goals that you have, and how you can work towards them.

If your goal in life is to be one of these fitness fanatics, who is always on the go and seems to be loving life, then all you have to do is take the first steps, and make it a hobby. It’s true that if you’re always eating right, training, and making the most of every single day, that you will feel so much happier with yourself and your energy levels will just keep on going up and up!

Go And See The World

Now, this has to be part of everyone’s dream life, because who doesn’t love traveling?! Even if your idea of a perfect trip, is staying in your own country, and doing something like camping, we all love some form of traveling.

But we have to say, the best part of it all, is going to see the world and what it has to offer. There are so many parts of it that so many of us will never be able to see, simply because this world is so big, that we’d have to spend a lifetime trying to explore it. But there really is no time like the present, and there are easy ways that you can go and see the world, it just depends how daring you’re willing to be.

One idea that we know some people will be thinking about daily, and others will be too scared to try, is packing your things and never looking back. The people who do this, really are living their dream life. All you need is a big rucksack full of your essentials, and the willing to build a life around the world. All you would have to do is find jobs in different countries, or perhaps even think about going self-employed and working around the world.

It’s a big thing to just drop your life that you know, but you have to think about whether you’re truly happy with what you have, or whether you’re craving something different.

You might love other parts of the world so much, that that’s where you base your life and future. There are so many affordable properties for sale around the world that you could buy, and build yourself a life in a better country. It could be somewhere amazing and tropical, where the lifestyle is so much better than what you’re used to, and the cost of living is so much cheaper!

So sometimes it’s about taking a big risk, and just waiting for it to pay off, when it comes to traveling!

Make New Experiences

Unless you actually have the willingness to go and make new experiences, you’re never going to get to this point where you feel like you’re living your dream life.

So think about your day to day at the minute, and how you switch it up at the weekend. You most likely spend your time at the weekend catching up on sleeping, eating food, or doing something like the cinema. But these aren’t new experiences, they’re just things you look forward to doing at the end of every week.

So for new experiences, you’re going to have to put yourself outside of your comfort zone, and do something totally crazy that you might not have done before. Why? Well, a dream life is one where you’re doing something new and interesting all the time, not living the life you’re already living.

So if you really want to push the boat out and do something crazy, why not think about doing sky diving. So many people seem to be doing this at the minute, and donating a ton of money to charity. Now we know some of you might not have the guts to do something like this, but we promise you it will be an experience like no other. Skydiving is safer than getting in your car and driving to work, or riding your bike, or nearly anything else you do on a daily basis. So even though your mind might jump to death, it really is the last thing that’s ever going to happen. Once you get a buzz for doing things like this, you’ll want to do it all of the time.

But if you don’t want to be as crazy as that, all you have to do is something out of the ordinary, something you haven’t really done before, but you know is going to get you out of the same cycle that you’re in!

Get Yourself The Perfect Job

Finally, something we know you’ll know is essential, but why not think about getting yourself the perfect job!? Life is far too short to be waking up every morning, hating your life because of the job that you have. So why not start searching today, because there seriously is no time like the present!

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My Life, I Guess is a personal finance and career blog by Amanda Kay, an Employment Specialist and older millennial from Ontario, Canada that strives to keep the "person" in personal finance by writing about money, mistakes, and making a living. She focuses on what it’s like being in debt, living paycheck to paycheck, and surviving unemployment while also offering advice and support for others in similar situations - including a FREE library of career & job search resources.