This is Optimal Living Daily.

Today is the first day of the rest of your life by Bradley Charbonneau of pastasourcream.com.

And I'm Justin Mollick, your personal narrator, the guy reading you articles every single day of the year to add a bit more inspiration, motivation, and happiness to your day.

And with that, let's get right to our next post as we

optimize your life. Today is the first day of the rest of your life by Bradley Charbonneau of

pastasourcream.com. I'm in line at the National Center for Life Change. I have my ticket, the little number I pulled

from the machine like at the DMV. The DMV looks modern compared to this place. I think I'm

lost in a time vacuum. I have it tight between my fingers so I don't lose it. I think I only get one.

What if they close before I get to the window? Will my ticket be valid tomorrow morning? Will I then

be further along in the queue? Do I only get to come here once in my life? What if the change

I request isn't the one I want? Lots of people here. I wonder how it works. Is it like an interview?

How is they going to change my life? Zat me with electrodes, whisper voodoo in my ear? I don't see anyone going into interview rooms. I don't really hear people even talking. Are they specialists, doctors, neurosurgeons, yoga instructors? Who can really change me? What do they know that I don't? I guess that's why I'm here. Oh, I'm supposed to fill out a form. Didn't see that. Let's see. Question one. Who do you want to be? Whoa. Hmm. Geez, what happened to first name, last name, zip code? Take it easy, guys. Thought they were going to help me with that one. I thought that's why I was here. I wonder if we can talk through the questions at the window. I don't see anyone talking at the windows.

Hmm, all alone on this one. Do they mean a person I'd like to be like? Like George Clooney?

I don't even know George Clooney, just seems like a cool guy. Yeah, probably not. Maybe Morgan Freeman.

Who do I want to be? I am who I am. How's that going to change anyway? How much can someone really change? Especially so late in life like I'm looking for. I smile to myself at my little age

joke as I know I'm not that old and I have time to make changes in my life so I can become that

person I'm supposed to be. I have time. I can do it any time. Any day now. Sure, anytime. Isn't that what

addicts say? I can stop whenever I want? I can make these changes whenever I want. So when is that

going to happen? When is then? I guess that's why I'm here today. Today must be the day. I have my

ticket. I have my ticket, so it must be good. I'm ready.

Okay, okay, maybe I'll skip that question and move on to the others. Oh, only one more.

Short form. This is going to be easy. How do you plan to become that person? If I knew that,

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