5 Things Needed to Create Life on Your Terms

I've always been obsessed with discovering how certain people seem to live life on their terms. Over the last 18 years of creating life on MY terms, I've discovered 5 things you absolutely need to create a life of freedom.

So before we even get started, we first need to identify what our goals are. Some people just want to live simply and happy, others have a massive desire to create something magnificent like an everyday vacation or solution to a global problem.

Whatever your goals are, you have to get to the root of a lifestyle that truly creates fulfillment in your life. This begins by understanding the key elements that create true happiness.

These things will obviously affect your external outcome. For example, people who prefer solitude might love a quiet, rural place in the mountains while those who crave community may thrive most in an urban atmosphere.

There is no wrong way of creating life, you just have to be true to YOU.

So the key things you need to create life on your terms are as follows:

1. YOUR SPACES - Your environment matters! If you're surrounded by meaningless clutter, things that distract you, or people that are toxic and negative, you're less likely to maximize your potential.

This is the easiest place begin taking action and making an immediate difference!

2. MONEY - Prior to money, we traded goods. Money is just a promise note of value. It doesn't take money to be happy, but money is one way to improve your happiness by providing your basic needs or when used intentionally, adding more value to your life.

The best way to get in control of your money right now is to spend less on things you don't need and to be extra intentional when buying. Creating a budget helps.

3. HEALTH - You can have the best environment and all the money you need, but without your health, it's difficult to live unhindered.

True wealth is health, in all areas of life. Take care of the vehicle that allows you to experience life, you only get one.

4. MINDSET - Our thought patterns and beliefs are what create our perspectives, which then effect our actions, and in turn creates our reality. You can have all the potential and access to every resource in the world, but if you don't have the right mindset you'll never win.

Your ability to find gratitude, even when things aren't 100% perfect (because they almost never are) is what ultimately will give you the stamina you need to push through the challenges and setbacks on your journey to creating the life of your dreams.

5. INTENTIONAL CREATION - Lastly, to truly create life on your terms... you have to take the time to intentionally create it. You can have all the above and still let life "happen" to you.

Take the time to revisit your goals and identify the key elements that will take you to that next level of growth and contribution. True happiness comes from that connection to your Self and the willingness to share that light.

So let your light shine! And enjoy the journey of creating a life on your terms... the best part is the byproduct of discovering and becoming the best version of YOU in the process.