Making a living vs making a life ...
The rules of engagement for making a life are different.
You have to engage yourself, unlearn & relearn aspects of yourself, consider past & future generations, let go of things that don’t serve you anymore, find your true self, embrace personal responsibility & accountability.....
You are the captain of your ship 🚢....
Hello Eagles, how is everybody doing? It's Mother Eagle here. I hope everyone is doing well. It's Thursday, and we are having a wonderful day. Well, today I was thinking about making a living, versus making a life. The interesting thing is, the rules are totally different. It was sparked off by that quote by Michael Angelo. The rules are so different, because when you think about making a living, right? You can just get plugged in into an existing system, which is our society, or get a job at the office, and everything, you just follow along. It's like being either on a treadmill, or assembly mill. There are always processes, procedures already made. (Hi, welcome!)
It's always wonderful, well yeah, wonderful to get into a system of those sorts if you're looking to making a living. Then, if you're looking to making a life, the rules are different. A live means you have to be … Making a life means you have to be present. It means you have to discover the best version of yourself. You have to discover your gifts, you have to polish them, you have to know how to solve them, you have to develop things that no one told us, like compassion, patience, integrity, generosity, all these things. Learning to see the big picture, learning not only to use your mind, but connecting it to your heart. It's a total game changer.
Because, the life you want to live, you have to decide what it will look like. Once you decide what it will look like, then you decide the steps to take. They will not be obvious in most cases. It will be something you have to discover. You'll have to go, to jump through hoops, to get to where you want to go. You have to break, and let go of certain things that don't serve you anymore, you see? That is part of making a life for yourself.
Making a life means you're thinking about your generations, past and the future. Because, most of us are right there in the middle, where maybe your parents are aging, and you too, have young children, right? Then you're thinking about your children's children, how to leave an inheritance. Thinking about making a life is such a broad spectrum that you really have to be intentional, you have to sit and think through it seriously. Then take steps, then find other people who have your kind of mindset so that they give you encouragement.
One of the things I've learned by taking the roads that are less popular, is that not everyone goes with you. Not everyone follows along with you. Because, making a living is an easier way. You get up in the morning, go do what you're going to do, then go home and watch TV, or just chill, right? It's totally different. Welcome, nice to see you all. Let us know where you're from.
Yeah, so making a living is one lane. Making a life, is another lane. My question to you today is, what do you want to do? Are you making a living right now, or are you making a life right now? The way society is designed at this point, is most of us who start by making a living, and then transition into making a life for ourselves. What will that mean? That means sometimes you'll be lacking time, because you're spending maybe 40 hours a week in the office. Then after your work, then you have to start on building your life. If you say, "I don't have time, I spend 40 hours at the office." Well, what's your priority? Yes, you'll be, maybe in a day, eight hours at the office, then in the evening, you dedicate maybe four hours to building your life. Because, your life is priority. You dedicate your weekend to building your life. It is priority.
It's not easy, but it can be done. It can be done. (Welcome! Thank you. Emma, welcome!) Glad to you have here. Well, as always, make a choice. Do you want to make a living, or do you want to make a life? Then start designing your choice based on this new information you've got. As always, share this video, I love you guys. Have a wonderful day. It's morning here in LA, beautiful morning. Very hot too. All right, bye, love you.
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