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The Ultimate New Year's Resolution
6 Swift Lessons in Life Planning
," Friedler says. "Question is, are we putting it in the driver's seat or keeping it locked in the trunk? It's not my job to create passion in my clients, but I do help them access it and direct it. People are usually surprised to find they really do have the passion to reach what they want. I mean, they have the passion it would take to go one mile, and they think they're six miles away. I show them they're really only half a mile away – they have more than enough fuel."
What's interesting, Friedler says, is that once you have freed Gulliver, those little bad habits that you've focused on in New Years past – smoking, overeating, overspending – will be much easier to fix. Sometimes, they even dissolve away on their own. That's because so many of them are coping mechanisms you use to distract you from what's really important.
"If your life is less than what you want it to be, resist the temptation to say, 'I can live with all these little strings,'" Friedler says. "Break those strings and jump up and chase your dreams. Life is too short, and too potentially rich and fulfilling, not to. When you're on your deathbed, your biggest regrets will center on the risks you didn't take, not the ones you did."
