My ideal end state

A quick exercise by Kevin Dahlstrom

I was watching this YouTube video from Ali Abdaal that had an exercise to list out what our ideal end state is. The idea is to notice what’s in there and what isn’t. So I shouldn’t be “accidentally” going after things that are not in this list. This exercise was introduced by Kevin Dahlstrom.

Since Ali shared his ideal end state, I wanted to share mine too:

• Live in a penthouse apartment with Jin and our two dogs - one sausage dog and one corgi-jindo mix

  • Has a garden/outdoor area

  • My study / office / studio room. This is my home base

  • Kitchen with an island overlooking the living room

  • Master bedroom and 2 guest rooms

  • 3 bathrooms

  • Gaming room for Jin

• Ability to write and work whenever I want

• Enough flexibility to hop on a plane and fly to see friends and family whenever I want. I fly first class

• Loads of time in the day to read books

• Recording podcast / videos with fellow creatives

• Great health. Feeling strong. Daily exercise of a mix of cardio & weights. Training for Hyrox and marathons.

• Vacation with Jin 2x a year of 1+ week each

• Write books about what I’m curious about, published maybe every few years

• Host 4x gathering with friends and family in the city we live in. 50 friends. It’ll be like a “fall gathering”. No reason, just fun and vibes. I host and pay

• Take parents & brother on holiday 1x/year. Pay for parents to take their own vacation 1x a year

• Cook for friends 1x/month

• 1x a year do a visioning retreat with some close friends