*What Are You Going to Do With Your One Wild and Precious Life:

Decide What You Want

Choose the key areas of your life--such as finances, vocation, personal development, health, and so on--and then ask yourself questions like the ones we suggest in this article to help you decide what you want to achieve in each of these areas. Pretend that you're a life coach interviewing a a client helping them define their ideal life.

"As long as you know what it is you desire, then by simply affirming that it is yours -- firmly and positively, with no ifs, buts, or maybes -- over and over again, from the minute you arise in the morning until the time you go to sleep at night, and as many times during the day as your work or activities permit, you will be drawn to those people, places, and events that will bring your desires to you." -- Scott Reed

Start by Thinking Small: Creating Your Ideal Life

If you're not ready to decide what your ideal life would look like, then simply begin by asking yourself what small changes in your life would make you happier or more comfortable. Thinking small is simply the "Law of Progression" at work. If you make constant little tweaks here and there, one year from now your life will be completely different.

Make a List of 100 Things To Do

Too much in a rut to be able to think about envisioning the life of your dreams? Get a jumpstart on the creation of your ideal life by making a list of 100 things to do before you die. Your list should spark excitement, rekindle your zest for life, and encourage you to look at your life like a daring adventure.

Inspiration for Creating Your Ideal Life

In order to create your ideal life you need to know what you want. However, most people don’t know what they want and are stuck at this preliminary point. Here you will find three sources of inspiration for deciding what you want out of life.

*Mary Oliver, from "The Summer Day"

I don't know exactly what prayer is.

I do know how to pay attention,

how to fall down into the grass,

how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields,

which is what I have being doing all day.

Tell me, what else should I have done?

Doesn’t everything die at last, and too soon?

Tell me, what is it you plan to do

with your one wild and precious life?