Ideal Lifestyle examples
With several aspects making up a full life, it is little wonder that articulating what we really want can feel challenging at first. This guide will pave the way for creative thought and purposeful reflection on your own personal life goals.
Below is a list of possible lifestyles goals across each category in the Wize Ideal Lifestyle. Use the list to stimulate reflective practice and help you identify what matters to you. Document your goals and desires in your Ideal Lifestyle and then determine the steps you need to make to reach your lifestyle goals.
Lifestyle Goals
- Debt free lifestyle
- Annual holiday
- Time for the simple things in life
- Pay for kids private education
- Attend important events for my kids ie. Competitions
- Volunteer my time in service to others
- Enjoy a weekly day rest
- Be there when the most important people in my life need me
- Time for fun
Business Goals
- $X Revenue
- X% Profit
- 1 Partner firm to #X partner firm
- Team of #X staff
- Work #X days per week
Bucket List Goals
- Ski in Japan
- Travel to Europe
- Complete the Kokoda Trail
- Get a Pilot's licence
- Go on Safari in Africa
- Learn to sing
- Skydive
- Bungy jump
- Run a marathon
Knowledge
- Learn from a mentor
- Read business books
- Read autobiographies
- Learn an instrument
- Learn a different language
- Visit museums
Psychological self-care
- Make time for 30-60 minutes of self-reflection each week
- Read literature that is unrelated to work
- Learn a new skill
- Identify what is meaningful and create space for it
- Enjoy experiences of awe
- Do an activity just for fun
Professional self-care
- Take time to chat with co-workers
- Make quiet time to complete times "Go-zone"
- Identify projects that are exciting and rewarding "Quad 2 activities"
Physical
- Fitness goals
- Flexibility goals
- Muscular strength goals
- Take up a sport
- Take up a new activity
- Balanced nutrition
- Don't skip meals when busy
- Get adequate sleep ie. 8 hours
- Set aside time for rest ie. mental-charge
- Regular massages
Relationships
- Date night with spouse
- Attend kids sporting activities
- Plan family days
- Make regular plans with friends
- Start a bookclub
- Monthly breakfasts, lunches etc.
- Annual trips/weekends away with friends
Financial
- Pay off mortgage
- Investment property
- Private education for children
- Passive income of $X
Spiritual
- Prayer
- Mediation
- Sit in solitude
- Journal thoughts and reflections
- Listen to music that satisfies the soul
- Serve others
Intent
Determine your values and what matters to you most and live intentionally.
| Values | ||
|---|---|---|
| Abundance Acceptance Accountability Achievement Advancement Adventure Advocacy Ambition Appreciation Attractiveness Autonomy Balance Benevolence Boldness Brilliance Calmness Caring Challenge Charity Cheerfulness Cleverness Community Commitment Compassion Cooperation Collaboration Consistency Contribution Creativity Credibility Curiosity Daring Decisiveness Dedication Dependability Diversity Empathy Encouragement Enthusiasm Ethics | Excellence Expressiveness Fairness Family Friendships Flexibility Freedom Fun Generosity Grace Growth Happiness Health Honesty Humility Humour Inclusiveness Independence Individuality Innovation Inspiration Intelligence Intuition Joy Kindness Knowledge Leadership Learning Love Loyalty Making a Difference Mindfulness Motivation Optimism Open- Mindedness Originality Passion Peace | Performance Playfulness Popularity Power Preparedness Proactive Professionalism Punctuality Quality Recognition Relationships Reliability Resilience Resourcefulness Responsibility Responsiveness Risk Taking Safety Security Self-Control Selflessness Service Simplicity Stability Success Teamwork Thankfulness Thoughtfulness Traditionalism Trustworthiness Understanding Uniqueness Usefulness Versatility Vision Warmth Wealth Well-Being Wisdom Zeal |
Be kind to yourself. It can start with one change towards one goal. All it takes is making the first step.
Live life to the full!