I have to be honest here: I started my blog 3 months ago, and it still overwhelms me.

The problem is easily summarized – There is too much to do, and not enough time.

Writing content, increasing web traffic, networking with other bloggers, working on blog design, participating in social media – just to name a few.

With all these different activities in mind, it’s hard to get things done. It seems that I enter a circle without getting actual results. Often times, my typical daily blog routine looks like this:

In my last blog post, I have introduced two contrary success strategies – pushing towards success versus pulling success. I have analyzed why the pull strategy is far more suitable for living a successful life without much stress. The pull-concept, however, has only been touched upon by sketching a few solution approaches and examples.

But this blog post will go much deeper than that. You will learn how to design your life, or alternatively some aspects of it, around the pull strategy.

Before we go any further, I want to make clear that I’m not an expert on the pull-based lifestyle. I’m just bored with the conventional “push-forward-under-any-circumstance“way of life. I am convinced that there has to be a more effortless and profound way to go about goals, in every aspect of life.

This is my attempt to break it down for you.

We all have heard these motivational quotes.

„Work hard, play hard“, „Life is a grind“ , „Just keep going“, „Sleep when you’re dead“.

It’s the mantra of our generation, and we don’t question it. This situation is no coincidence as we’ve been taught this simple mindset since our early childhood. Teachers, parents, and friends have bombarded us with the same message:

„Push forward, whatever comes in your way.“

But what if those people don’t know any better? What if their own teachers, parents, and friends told them the same old message, day in, day out?

First of all, one thing must be made clear: It’s a great feeling to get things done. Achieving goals is fun, success even addictive.

However, some honesty is also needed – we are all tired. Our bodies, our minds, our families, our economy, and most certainly our environment.

We are tired of pursuing goal after goal. It’s hard to be productive every single day. Also, deep down, we intuitively know that limitless growth is not feasible – at least not in the long run.

And rightly so, there are a number of issues with the conventional approach of relentlessly pushing forward in life.

Here’s the harsh truth for aspiring entrepreneurs: Most business ideas already exist.

At least once, and in variations, even 10 times. No matter whether we talk about books, social networks, apps, or YouTube-cat videos.

But how come most business ideas already exist? Two major reasons are quickly found:

Unless you are Elon Musk, living a successful life is not that easy. Day by day, you are juggling your day job, family, social life, health, finances, and daily duties. And every single of these areas is supposed to work flawlessly.

Besides these daily hassles, you have to make sure that all these different activities fit into the bigger picture and eventually lead to your long-term goals. Does your daily fitness routine actually make you lose weight? Do your current saving habits ensure your early retirement?

Put simply, you want to make sure that things work out.

But planning and pursuing all these activities at the same time requires a ridiculous amount of discipline and willpower. You have to push all the time, often outside your comfort zone, to move things forward.

So here is the one-million-dollar-question: What enables us to achieve all of this in the most efficient way?