Life! By Design_ 6 Steps to an Extraordinary You - Laura Morton [13]
“It’s always been this way.”
“I’m too old for change.”
“I feel like I can’t compete with the younger kids coming in to do the same job.”
And the granddaddy of them all (I say this because we’ve all said something like this at one time or another): “I have to wait for ______ before I can make a change.”
Does any of this sound familiar?
Does it remind you of anyone in particular?
These are the hallmarks of someone living by default, someone who’s accepted those “reasons” as valid and legitimate instead of seeing them for what they are—plain old-fashioned excuses.
Why is it that some people live their lives full of love, abundance, and purpose—what I would call rich and full lives—while others live in a state of fear, lack, and indecision? It is because most people see themselves as victims. They’re always suffering. In tough economic times, adversity is destined to be on your path. Are you worried about losing your job, home, marriage, health, or money? The question isn’t how did you get here, but what will you do now?
When you realize that you’ve been living your life by default, you will become aware that you are responsible for your choices. With twenty years and nearly thirty thousand hours of success coaching behind me, I have learned that most people are comfortable suffering and too quickly accept things as they are rather than choosing to change or try something new.
Do you know someone like this?
Can you relate to this person?
Perhaps it’s you.
A small percentage of people are happy, successful, and healthy and don’t let the bumps in life get them down.
Do you think they were born that way or did they learn to live that way?
Did they get there by default or was it By Design?
The people living By Design live by a different set of rules. They know an upset is just an upset, their problems are assets, and the past is where it belongs—somewhere behind them. They aren’t victims; they’re victors, heroes if you will, because they are willing to jump through hoops to live the life they dream of. I’ve met extremely successful businesspeople as well as people who don’t have two nickels to rub together who fall into this category. Living By Design isn’t about how much money you have. It’s a frame of mind that positively impacts every core area of your life. Living By Design isn’t easy, but it is hugely rewarding, and that, my friend, is our goal.
Do you really want to be healthy, happy, feel more in control, inspired, and be in a loving relationship? Or are you okay being one of the 123 million Americans who are unhappy and discontented with their lives? I have been to the lowest point in my life—waking up in the gutter, wasted on drugs with no hope of ever changing my life. If I can turn my life around, so can you.
Now, I didn’t do it alone and I didn’t jump in blind. I had guides, mentors, teachers, coaches, and a plan that helped me choose wisely and get on the right path.
Everyone needs a helping hand from time to time, someone to reach out and say, I’m here for you. That’s why I have written this book. Whether you’re in the depths of despair or simply stuck on a plateau, just living a good life, I am that reached-out hand, ready, willing, and able to help you live an extraordinary life. Why? Because I believe you deserve it. The bigger question is, do you?
My job as a success coach is to talk to clients from a business perspective about every last detail in their lives. I get paid to produce a specific result, so I can’t view just one aspect of my clients. I have to see all the parts that make up the whole of who they are. I know that if their personal life is in shambles, no matter what I suggest, their business life won’t get any better until those issues are worked out. Their business might slightly improve, but it will never experience that quantum leap my clients are seeking and expecting when we work together. That makes me life coach, business coach, therapist, best friend, and sometimes father, brother, and devil’s advocate. Above all, they know I have their back