I was listening to Elin Hilderbrand talk about her latest novel. The interviewer spent some time talking about the career of a writer and what that was like to consistently come up with new ideas for the books that she’s written.
Her response was very interesting. She said:
“I do the same things every year completely different.”
I wasn’t expecting the last two words on that sentence, but I think it is a great challenge for everyone, not matter what their walk in life.
How exciting is a life where we may be in the same career or the same job for a length of time, yet we always approach the new year by doing things differently.
Imagine how knowledgeable we would be and the happiness we would feel by not having a pent-in feeling when we challenge ourselves to do things differently, it keeps us very sharp.
CHALLENGE YOURSELF TO RECREATE YOURSELF
I’ve listed five numbers below. Each one represents a year. Start with next year and work your way back.
List one big thing you did differently each year and see if you are changing things up. I had you put in next year by #5 so that you can be thinking ahead to what you want to change up for next year.
2018___________________________________________________________
2019___________________________________________________________
2020___________________________________________________________
2021___________________________________________________________
2022 ___________________________________________________________
If you find yourself “stuck” with this exercise, to might be time to change things up. See me if I can help you with recreating the life you want to live.