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“What Is it You Plan to Do with Your One Wild and Precious Life?”

The power question to help you seek clarity and truth

Tell me, what else should I have done?

Doesn’t everything die at last, and too soon?

Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?

— Mary Oliver, The Summer Day (full poem here)

This question really struck me. We all have heard of things like ‘live life to the fullest, live in the moments’, but the words ‘one wild and precious life’ really put things into perspective and help us connect with our truest selves and deepest wishes.

Just take a moment to imagine that you’ve received ‘life’ in the form of an actual gift. You open up a box and you find inside an assortment of different little boxes and objects, just like a box of chocolate. These little boxes in the gift of life are namely time, energy and focus; which I find are the most commonly misplaced and misused resources that lead to unhappiness and discontentment.

We forget that our time and energy are extremely precious resources that should be well guarded and put into things that truly deserve our focus. This is one of the biggest lessons I’ve learned and is an undeniable part of making the most of our one wild and precious life!

“Where you are going to spend your time and your energy is one of the most important decisions you get to make in life.” — Jeff Bezos

The best way to lead a life you want is to be both a dreamer and a planner. To be able to look at your life first from a bigger picture, knowing what you value, care about, believe in — your ultimate vision of the best life.

And secondly, move closer to that on a day to day level by managing, prioritising where you put your time, energy and focus. It requires both imagination and evaluating data and facts from your life from what’s working and not.

“You can’t manage what you don’t measure.”— Peter F. Drucker

For a long time, I was stuck in the belief that I have so many dreams, ideas and goals that seem so far-stretched and unrealistic. I was constantly stuck in a dialogue with myself: “I want to do this, BUT…” I was in a zone of playing it safe, playing small, and I felt so stagnant but a bigger part of me always believed there’s something more out there.

I spent the past year, learning, growing, writing and re-organising my fears and hopes in a way that was manageable. I learned the art of saying no, being courageous and tracking my progress and habits.

I urge you to do the same. Remove the fear of what could be right or wrong for you. Find inspiration and joy in everyday life and keep moving forward by changing one habit at a time.

Check in with yourself now, how do you want this one wild and precious life to be?

If you’ve enjoyed this piece and would like to read more on personal growth and overcoming mindset blocks, here are some of my other work: