Round 2: Win More Games, More Often
By: Live Better, Best Day Ever
Tags: Mindset, Best Day Ever, Routine, Health

Round 2: Win More Games, More Often

by: Live Better

Last week, the Wake Up Wednesday newsletter was titled, “Make the “Game of Life” A Game Worth Winning.” We asked a few questions, such as:

“What does “winning” at your job look like?”

“What does it feel like? Who is there alongside you? Is it about money, notoriety, internal fulfillment, legacy, or a combination?”

“What will success cost you?”

“What is the cost of making money? Is it time away from your friends, family, or places you want to visit?

In the end, we decided that the “strategy should be to set up games worth playing. The end doesn’t justify the means; the means IS life. Set up your “game” so that BOTH the end and the means make sense, provide fulfillment, and leave you feeling successful. You will not find success without sacrifice; just make sure you’re sacrificing the right things for you.”

This week, we’ll be discussing the art of actually “winning” at those games. If we build on the premise of last week, that the game should be set up so that we get something out of it (e.g. fulfillment), regardless of outcome, this week is about the strategy to win those games.

We’re really talking about breaking down these high-level, esoteric ideas of success into daily action items. We’ll begin with the last question we asked last week:

“Do you have your health? Without it, no game is worth playing.”

Here are some quick actionable items as you move through these holiday weeks:

Take more breaks, more often. Your health is the single most important “to-do” list item you seek to “check off” every day. Stop being in such a rush. 1) Amazon delivers in like 2 minutes. 2) It’s no fun to collapse on a day of celebration while everyone else is enjoying themselves (note: this is the funny thing about vacation — we tend to work extra hard before it starts and completely waste the first few days being exhausted). Also, check in with yourself. How’re you doing, really? Don’t buy things you can’t afford. Financially, we get ourselves into a bit of trouble around this time of year. We knew you’d be buying gifts for all these people (i.e. you should have been saving…), but somehow we seem to get blindsided. Give them an “IOU” of your time and make it special when you can see them again. Spending too much isn’t winning, it’s irresponsible. So, send wine. Really, any wine will do. Check in with friends every day. Everyone will be on their phones without work to do. People appreciate the text, call, or my personal favorite — the voice memo. Tell your people you love them; there are far too many stories of life cut short this year. If you are suffering, look outside yourself and help someone else. This might be the most difficult item on the list, but the most impactful. Being in service to others is the name of the (ultimate) game. Leave people better than you found them. It won’t take long and you won’t have to look far to find someone worse off than you (no matter how bad we sometimes feel). Life this year has been absurdly difficult, and the holidays aren’t the Hallmark channel vibe for every family — these are the people in your life that deserve your attention to item #3 above.

We wish you a safe and very happy holiday season from the family here at Live Better.

Tell us how you’re setting up your daily wins! Tag us on Instagram in your story with #livebettercollective. We love to see people doing life on their terms, always in pursuit of better.

Have the best day ever.