Envisioning Your Future

Envisioning Your Future Several years ago, I attended a very inspirational seminar.   No, it wasnt Tony Robbins.   It was Yvonne Conte, Humor Advantage.   Humor is her trademark. Heres a lead-in to the seminar I attended: Life is either one we react to or one we create for ourselves. This is a course for anyone who wants to live a more satisfying life. It is about making changes in the way we think. Changing our thinking, changes our actions and new actions produce new results. If youve just received a pink slip, if youre last kid just got married, if you are experiencing any kind of loss, if life is good but you just feel something is missing or if you have always wanted to write that novel or climb that mountain or get that promotion, but cant get started… What made her seminar such an incredible experience for me was one exercise she asked us to do.   Before heading into the exercise, however, she got us laughing.   She got us comfortable and feeling good.   (That was critical, in my estimation). Breathe Her exercise started by asking us to breathe deep and close our eyes.   (Yeah, I know, sounds a little alternative, but heck, I follow the rules) The Start of a New Day She asked us to envision that we were waking up to the perfect day.   What was the weather, what did we have for breakfast, who was with us. Where are You Going Next she asked us to think about what we would be doing for the rest of the day. I cant remember if she used the word work, somehow that doesnt seem to fit.   But you get my drift. How would we get there, how long would it take. My Day Is My Own Once we were where we would be working (keeping in mind it could have been at home) she asked us to think about What did it look like, who was there, what were the surroundings inside and outside. A Day Filled With Sunshine Hour by hour, describe the types of projects you are working on, the types of people you are working with or for, envision what you will be doing throughout a day. Tick Tock: How Time Flies When the end of the day arrives, she asked us to describe how we felt. Notice that money didnt enter into this exercise. We all absolutely know how important money is, however, it clogs the brain.   Thinking about work in terms of its monetary value is practical, yet frequently limits our ability to think outside of the box and really get in tune with our priorities and values. This exercise is short enough for you to do regularly.   Dont wait to be in job search or crisis mode.   Envision your dream and then conduct a reality check. Life is just too darn short to get stuck doing something you cant tolerate or dont enjoy.   What are you going to do about it?