Why dream about doing things? If you want to do something, then make it happen.

People create bucket lists and dream about all of the things that they think they want to do someday. But there’s no such thing as someday. Every day is your life right now, and you’re either working towards the things you want, or you’re not.

So if you want to skydive, or scuba dive, or cliff dive, then go do it. Or if you can’t afford your dream right now, then open a bank account, and put aside whatever you can afford, and save up for it. I guarantee you can save more money than you think you can.

Maybe it’s something big, like travelling to New Zealand. Maybe it will take you 10 years to save up for it. That’s fine. Forget the bucket list, start saving, and you can say, “I’m going to New Zealand in 2029.”

Don’t wait to live your life. Kick the bucket list and live the life you want.

No one is coming. Does that statement make you feel afraid, or empowered?

If we’re lucky, we have people to support us in life, but overall, each of us is on our own. So instead of waiting for the things you want, the job you want, the relationship you want, the health you want; take control of your own life and make it happen. No one is coming to make it happen for you.

No one is coming. That should make you feel empowered because it means that you can go ahead and create the life you want. It’s up to you.

What’s the point of setting goals? It’s all about making progress.

For the longest time I didn’t want to set goals because I was afraid that I would fail to achieve them. But if you make progress toward a goal, even if you don’t make it all the way, that’s still better than doing nothing at all.

So go ahead and set the goals. At least it’ll get you moving in the right direction. If you achieve your goal, that’s great. If you grow and improve but don’t make it all the way, that’s still great.

Don’t let perfection get in the way of progress.

Today is June 1. 20 years ago today was one of a few life-changing days for me. I had a mortgage, a baby, and a wife who didn’t work, and I quit my job and started a new business from scratch.

It was a bold move, but I looked at my life, and I wasn’t happy with the direction it was headed, so I decided to change it.

Your life belongs to you. You’re allowed to do what you want with it. If you don’t like the way its going, then change it. It will be scary, it will be hard, people might judge what you’re doing.

Do the scary thing. Do the hard thing. Endure the judgement. Make your life the life you want it to be.

How many times have you been told to stop being mad, or stop being jealous, or get over you feelings? We grow up being taught that our emotions are bad, and that we need to control them.

Emotions are normal, and they’re okay. The question is: once you have the anger, or the jealousy, what choices do you make?

So give yourself permission to have your emotions. Don’t question them, or tell yourself that they’re wrong, or that there is something wrong with you for feeling the way you do.

Own your emotions, process why you feel the way you do, and then decide what your actions will be.