The 4 Secrets to Live Your Best Life

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Last year, my life was way out of whack.

I was not living with intention. I was not feeling fulfilled. I was not living my best life. I had to make a change.

I was at a natural inflection point — I’d recently finished a three-year evening/weekend MBA, and still had more questions than answers. I didn’t know what to do next, but I knew I could no longer do what I was doing.

I took the first step. I quit my cushy, high-paying job. I’d sworn I’d do this a few times before, but this time felt different. I knew it was for good.

I was lost

To rediscover my core self, I reoriented my life around my health. From earlier missteps, I knew I had to pay attention to all my needs —my emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual health.

I went back to my 10 daily habits. I started running at least 15 miles per week. I began seeing a therapist every week. I got back in touch with friends I’d been ignoring. I cooked every day from scratch.

The biggest improvement came from increasing my reading. I set an ambitious goal to read a book every week this year, 52 books in all. (I read maybe 5 books in 2019).

Five of the books I’ve read so far — Man’s Search for Meaning, Peak, The Untethered Soul, Flow, and How Will You…