Life only gets in the way if you’re unable to maneuver around the obstacle(s) it puts in your path.
Once you learn how to turn your life’s steering wheel, suddenly, life doesn’t get in the way so much as it gives you opportunities to build steering skills.
What might turning your life’s steering wheel look like?
- Doing a light stretching session when getting sick stops you from doing your regular workout.
- Playing an audiobook during your commute because you overslept and missed your morning reading.
- Practicing intermittent fasting when traveling because you know the options on the road are going to suck.
- Cancelling a weekend obligation to spend more time with family when work kept you late on a weekday.
- Immediately starting a rainy day fund where you save 10ish% of each check to help cover big, unexpected expenses like a broken down car, vet bill, or hospital visit.
As wonderful as the straight, unhindered path might sound—it’s the curved, obstacle-filled path that builds skillful life drivers.
P.s. Today I crossed 12,000 insights uploaded to my quote library…!