What does it mean to live a life by design? Well I’ll tell you- it comes down to two words: ON. PURPOSE.
How we schedule our time. Where and with whom we spend our energy, and to what causes we dedicate our talents. What time of day we do which tasks based on when our energy is best. Or worst.
On purpose living means that things happen intentionally, strategically, and by design. A life designed well, where the human being is setup to thrive and given the best chances of success- to pursue joy WHILST pursuing purpose, it doesn’t happen accidentally.
It means being RUTHLESS with our “nos” because “hell yes-es” are so few and far between, if we’re being brutally honest. It means not dying “death by a thousand cuts” from all the minutia and BS that eats us alive, and worse, distracts us and diverts our attention. Without our permission.
No- living ON PURPOSE says no to those diversions and it is focused on being crystal clear about where each day goes and setting it up ahead of time to make it so.
It means living most days like we’re on vacation- rather than living a life we loathe and desperately need vacations FROM. It means thriving. Feeling alive, not asleep at the wheel.
It’s a choice, friends. Maybe your options look different than mine, maybe your responsibilities and time demands look different than mine (I’m sure both are true!), but you get to CHOOSE how your life is going to unfold before you. Do it on purpose. I’m here to challenge you -us - our collective whole- to do just that.
I’m a lawyer, athlete, advocate, public speaker, author, group fitness instructor, business owner and entrepreneur, commercial real estate landlord… to name a few of my “titles.” I'm multi-faceted and multi-passionate. Putting me at a desk all day long and making me choose just the ONE THING would not work for me.
I thrive when my days look different. When I am stimulated by a variety of tasks- from wearing my lawyer hat, to wearing my business owner hat, to owning my coach or my cycling instructor hat. It’s where I come alive. I love new challenges. I love refining processes.
Over time I’ve realized I was not meant to choose just one thing, and that working across several realms and arenas is what fires me up.
In so doing, I realized (and appreciated) that my calling is to help others step out of their preconceived notions about how to do life, too, so they can let their talents and energy soar as mine has. SOAR by living a life by design. ON PURPOSE.
Gang, let’s THRIVE in this life. Let’s GO.
©Megan Hottman, Maximum Enthusiasm, LLC 2024.