Six steps to design lifefrom @gregsebell

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You don't need another New Year's resolution. You need to create a direct your life. Most people are living a life they didn't design. But in 2026, we're changing that. Part one was about the vision. Part two is about how to get there. Step six is to fail safe that kept me on track when I wanted to quit. Number one, define the character. Stop writing generic goals like rich, happy, with a dog. That's not really a life. That's a cliche. You need to get vivid about the details. What color is the house? What neighborhood is it in? Why do you want to live there? The whole point of this is to uncover the person you were meant to be before the world told you to be realistic. Switch off autopilot and write out the details and have fun creating you. What does this person do on a Saturday morning? What kind of friend are they? If you can't describe the character, you can't become them. Two, make it tangible. How many posts are in your save file that you'll never see again? We need to make this real. So go to Pinterest or Cosmos and find images that actually stir an emotion in you, not just the Porsche, but the feeling of freedom, the specific texture of a Sunday morning making pancakes and laughing and being present with your kids. What does that look like? These are daily reminders of where you're going and what to prioritize. Then take the images to a printer. I usually upload them in Canva, Adobe Express. I expand them on an eight and a half by 11 page, and then I print them at a printer, usually on cardstock no it's got some nice structure to it. Put them on the wall so you can see the life you are building every single time you walk into the room. Number three, the plot twist. In every great story, there is an inciting incident, the moment that forces the main character out of their comfort zone and into the adventure. You need to manufacture this moment for yourself. Create an event that locks you in. Book the marathon, buy the plane ticket, hire a photographer, ask the girl out for a date, force the plot to move forward. Number four, reverse engineer the chapters. Pick two or three major events or anchors for the year. Now work backwards. If a big moment is in six months, what needs to happen today? Take the end goal and feed it into ChatTeept tier Gemini and ask it, break this goal down into daily simple actions. You don't need to know the ending yet. You just need to know what to write on the page for tomorrow. Number five, the sandwich method. Now we get into strategy. We've already discussed outsmarting the monster in part one, but this is how we do that. I hate running in the winter, but I love coffee and hanging out with my friends. If your goal is to pay off debt, stack it with a hobby like thrifting. Maybe the rule is you can only buy something if you sell something from the house first. Gamify the process and outsmart the former version of you. And number six, the contingency plan. Like the quote says, failure to plan is a plan to fail. Stamina will run out. You will get tired and bored. What is your backup plan? Plan? When I set out to lose 30 pounds, I knew I wouldn't always have my healthy meal prep with me on the good, so I built a safety net of fast food options that would still fit my goals. When you can't stick to plan a, you don't quit. You just go to plan b. Comment create below, and I'll send you the link to my life design template. Class dismissed. Now get to work.