4046: How to Create an Ideal Life for Yourself and Start Living it Today by Shirley of Daring Living on Intentional Living

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Mental Health, Self-improvement, Education, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 11 June 2026

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 4046: Shirley shares a practical approach to designing a life that actually aligns with your values, priorities, and long-term vision instead of chasing goals that leave you feeling disconnected. By building self-awareness, defining your ideal day, and intentionally shaping your thoughts and emotions, you can create clarity around the life you truly want and begin taking meaningful action toward it today. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://daringliving.com/create-ideal-life-vision-start-living-it-today/ Quotes to ponder: "Vision planning is the action that helps you create the overall big picture of your ideal life." "You need to be super clear about your vision, so you can set the right goals, and achieve right results that align with what you really want." "All of our actions and results first started as thoughts." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:23.6	This is Optimal Living Daily, how to create an ideal life for yourself and start living it today by Shirley of daring living.com,
0:32.5	and I'm Justa Mollick. Welcome back to the show where I read an article with you and give you a little bit of commentary
0:38.6	at the end to keep us both on the right track, short episodes to give us both the daily
0:43.7	reminders we likely need. So with that, let's jump right in as we optimize your life.
0:53.3	How to create an ideal life for yourself and Start Living it Today by Shirley of daring living.com.
1:01.1	Vision planning is a life planning method that many people do not understand, yet it is so important.
1:08.2	Even before you begin goal setting, you should first have a clear vision of your life
1:12.5	and what it looks like. What is vision planning? And why is it important? Have you ever wondered why
1:19.3	you're setting so many goals but you're having a hard time achieving them? Do you even feel aligned to
1:24.5	the goals you set at all? Even before goal setting, first you need to create your ideal life vision.
1:31.8	Vision planning is the action that helps you create the overall big picture of your ideal life.
1:36.6	This includes finding out what's important to you, what you value, what principles you live by,
1:41.7	and what your best life looks like.
1:50.6	It is about creating that vision or that idea of your best life as vividly and in as much detail as possible so you know exactly what you want and what you're aiming for.
1:54.9	Goal setting versus vision planning.
1:57.7	Goal setting on the other hand is about setting actionable steps that lead to the results you want to
2:02.4	achieve. Most people do not spend that much effort to plan their vision. They only set goals.
2:08.2	What often happens is that three years, five years, or ten years down the road, they realize that
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