You have to do more than 9 to 5!

Martin Lasek
Aug 9, 2017 · 2 min read

I know alot of people that have a certain imagination of how their life will look like in 5 or 10 years.

If you – at the very moment reading this article – have a certain daily routine like going to work from 9 to 5 and having some afternoons for your hobby and friends or family. The life you have at the very moment right now is the result, the consequence, all you get for having this certain routine.

And you may love it! And you may imagine yourself still having this life in 5 or 10 years. In that case you are doing everything perfectly right! And I am happy you achieved where you wanted to be 😊!

But if you imagine your life to look different in 5 or 10 years than it does right now. Then having a car or a bigger apartment or a house or anything more. This is not going to happen until you do more than you do right now. It’s like a equation.

Your current actions result in your current life. You cannot expect your life to change in 5 or 10 years just because years passed by.

You would need to add up to your actions and it will automagically result in an „added up“ result. It is actually super simple. And you can easily do more. Go study. Go do sport. Go ask you boss what your chances are and then go for it - or change the job. Go and just do. Because a day has 24 hours. And you know deep inside yourself how much time in a week goes for actions that don’t map your goal or imagination.

The cool thing is – no one is stopping you from having the life you wish for yourself. You are under full control of your decisions. Be kind, open, optimistic and patient. Do your actions on a daily bases that take you closer to your goal or imagination and I see you in 5 or 10 years!

Thanks for reading! If you liked my article, you can *clap* it – it would mean a lot to me and it also helps others to find it! 😊

Martin Lasek

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I'm an always optimistic, open minded and knowledge seeking fullstack developer passionate about UI/UX and changing things for the better :)

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