Step One: Identify the thing you enjoy most in life. Step Two: Arrange your life so that you can do as much of that thing as possible. For me, that "thing" wa

Step One: Identify the thing you enjoy most in life. Step Two: Arrange your life so that you can do as much of that thing as possible. For me, that "thing" was climbing and traveling. So I got good at writing software and spent the time and effort to shift into contracting. That let me work short gigs in high cost-of-living places and sock away enough to travel most of the year, setting up shop at various good climbing spots as and when necessary. Step Three: As your priorities shift, alter the above as necessary. Eventually, having wives and kids seemed to also be a good idea, so we're living in a place where, in addition to having the best concentration of high quality bouldering in the world, they also have an international airport and good schools. (And patisseries). Find the thing you want to do, then arrange life so you can do it.