Are You Ready To Become The Master Of Your Life?
By: Stefan James
Tags: Belief, Empowerment, Responsibility, Mindset, Life

You are the designer of your destiny. How does that make you feel?

Unfortunately, a lot of people don’t want to believe this. The idea of having complete control over every area of their lives freaks them out.

In many ways, this is a big feat to take on. It means that you are responsible for everything that happens to you — the good, the bad and the ugly.

If you are ready to accept this role and become the master of your life, keep reading.

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You have two choices… you can either be a master of your life or a victim of it. Which one are you?

In order to feel truly empowered, you need to trust that you are the designer of your destiny. Taking on this responsibility requires that you avoid settling for anything less than an extraordinary life. That’s what you deserve. The question is… do you believe it?

A lot of people end up settling and living a life that is less than what they dreamed of. There are many reasons for why this happens — fear of the unknown, the desire to please others, being stuck in a scarcity mentality. The list goes on and on.

Whatever the reason is, people who settle all have one thing in common — they have chosen a life of mediocrity. If you’ve fallen into this trap, don’t worry. There is a way out. It starts with committing to doing what is necessary instead of what is easy.

An easy life will not change you.

We all want to feel safe, which is why a comfort zone is a great place to be. However, if you want to be the master of your life, you need to leave your comfort zone and do things that make you uncomfortable. This is supported by research that shows that if you want to maximize learning you need to make sure you’re doing hard things 70 percent of the time. Are you?

In order to become more, you have to be willing to put yourself out there and take massive risks. In my experience, this is how you figure out what you are truly made of.

Here are 3 things that you can start doing today that will get you on the path to becoming the master of your life.

1. Pursue Meaning Over Happiness

In my experience, happiness doesn’t come from the amount of money that is in your bank account. Don’t get me wrong… you can experience pleasure from materialistic possessions but the gratification that you receive from these things is short-lived.

I know a lot of super successful people who look like they have it all on paper. However, deep inside, they are miserable. In the process of chasing happiness, they ended up sacrificing their relationships, their health, and themselves.

Why? Because they didn’t pursue a life of meaning. I believe that we are put on this Earth to find meaning and then share our gifts with the world.

“You don’t become happy by pursuing happiness. You become happy by living a life that means something.” — Harold S. Kushner

While happiness can be fleeting, finding meaning allows you to sustain happiness throughout your life. Professor of Psychology at the Centre for Meaning and Purpose at Colorado State University, Michael Steger says the most effective way to sustain happiness is to find or create a sense of meaning and purpose in life.

Instead of looking for the next best thing to make you happy, try pursuing meaning instead. You will surprise yourself how much more fulfilling the outcome will be.

2. Trust The Process

We all want to be successful in life, but if you try to rush success, you are only setting yourself up for failure. A lot of people fall into the trap of trying to force themselves onto a specific path. When they don’t reach their destination fast enough, they give up.

This is because they have not learned how to trust the process. Becoming the master of your life is a process in and of itself. You don’t wake up one day and take on this title. It requires a lot of hard work, discipline, and sacrifice.

In the words of Tony Gaskins, “Trust the process. Your time is coming. Just do the work and the results will handle themselves.”

When you adopt the mindset that life is always happening for you, not to you, you are able to appreciate the journey more. When life knocks you down, focus on the bigger picture and have faith that you are on the right track.

3. Take Massive Action

You no doubt understand that if you want to get anything done, you need to take action. It sounds simple. However, do you actually know why it’s so important to do so?

Taking massive action means going above and beyond on a consistent and persistent basis, without fail. While others are dabbling, you are constantly raising your standards in every situation. Challenges become steppingstones on the road to fulfilling your life’s purpose.

“The path to success is to take massive, determined action.” — Anthony Robbins

Anyone can dream big. However, a master always follows through because their vision to bring their goal into a reality is larger than any obstacle. If they fall, they get back up again and keep going until they reach their desired destination. Don’t be a dabbler. Choose to be a master. It is the mindset of success.

Now is the time to take full ownership of your life.

You have the power to design the life of your dreams. It starts with making a decision that from this moment onwards you are going to commit to mastery.

Are you ready to become the master of your life?

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