I recently read this in a retirement blog and thought it was fantastic. We can argue about many points in it BUT for the things you can control it works. If you get hit by a car well then stop by the office.
Everything you are now is the result of choices you made 5, 10, 25 years ago… everything you will be in 5, 10, 25, or 50 years from now will be the result of choices you make today. If you are not saving enough today, you will be struggling when you can no longer work. If you do not take care of your metabolism by eating too much sugar and calories, life beyond 50 or 60 will be a struggle. If you do not play nice, you will eventually be alone. And so on.
If you are currently doing something you will eventually regret, stop living in the moment even if it feels good. The moment will not last as the future eventually becomes the present. conversely, if you are currently doing something that has an unpleasant cost but greater future rewards, have patience. The future eventually does become the present. http://earlyretirementextreme.com
Now those are pretty smart words. The struggle is many things can get lost to us in the moment (which can last for a few years). One of the answers is a goal wall or goal sheets.
You write down what you want and build a plan to get it. I have gone so far as to get pictures of what I want and put them on my office wall. It helps when I get lazy and want to waste some time.
As I tell people, ‘Just breathe because this is the last time you will ever get to live this moment.’
Be Well,
Ward WIllison R.Ac
All Body Care