How to Figure Out What You *Actually* Want From Your Life and Stop Living for the Weekend

Do you have a life that looks completely fine on paper but doesn't actually feel good to be in? In this episode I walk through the three key pillars - your personal life, your professional life, and your relationships - and give you specific reflection questions and action items to start figuring out where the misalignment is coming from and what to do about it. What I cover: 👉🏻 Why optimizing and doing more will never fix a life that isn't built on the right foundation 👉🏻 The real story behind my decision to leave Chicago and move back to LA - and what it taught me about environment 👉🏻 Pillar 1: Your personal life - how to audit your daily environment and figure out what's actually making your days feel heavy 👉🏻 Pillar 2: Your professional life - reflection questions to get honest about whether your career is aligned with what you actually value 👉🏻 Pillar 3: Your relationships - how the people around you are shaping your life more than you realize Subscribe to Beyond Your Budget: https://breakyourbudget.substack.com/ Personal Finance Starter Kit: https://breakyourbudget.substack.com/... BREAK YOUR BUDGET RESOURCES: 💸 Personal Finance Dashboard: https://breakyourbudget.com/personal-... 💸 Basic Budgeting Template: https://breakyourbudget.com/basic-bud... 💸 FI/RE Template: https://breakyourbudget.com/fire-temp... 💸 RENT VS. BUY CALCULATOR https://breakyourbudget.com/rent-vs-b... 💳 Tools I Use: Rakuten Cash Back: https://shorturl.at/w0PcH SoFi HYSA: https://secure.money.com/pr/pa5344bfc4f2 Try Classpass: https://classpass.com/refer/UKLV6BN026 All Other Resources: https://breakyourbudget.com/links 👩🏼‍💻 Inquiries: [email protected] 📸 Instagram:   / breakyourbudget   📲 Tiktok:   / breakyourbudget   📸 Instagram: ⁠⁠  / michela_alloccaa   💸 My ShopMy: https://shopmy.us/shop/michelaallocca 00:00 — The feeling nobody has language for 02:00 — Why productivity will never fix a misaligned foundation 04:00 — The Chicago to LA story and what it taught me 09:00 — How to use this episode as a life audit 11:00 — Pillar 1: Your personal life 19:00 — Pillar 2: Your professional life 25:00 — Are you building toward something you actually want? 27:00 — Action items for your professional life 29:00 — Pillar 3: Your relationships 35:00 — Wrapping up: paying attention is the whole thing