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Write to Your Current Self

March 26, 2014
letter to self

Photo courtesy of Torley.

I am sure you have an idea of what you want to achieve in the next 10 or 15 years.  It may be vague or exact but we all have some place we want to be.  Some want to be married with kids, others want to have a million dollars, and others dream of living on the beach enjoying their retirement.

Whatever it is you want to have or do in the future, write to your current self like you are sending the letter back through time.  Write like you have already achieved the goal and how much you are enjoying it.  Put this letter somewhere that you can find it later and see how accurate your future self was when the time comes along.

What is the one big thing you would like to accomplish in the next decade beyond anything else?

 

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Page of Change

February 19, 2014

Notebook PageI always hear people say they want to make a change but they don’t seem to know exactly what they want.  I am sure this has happened to you.  You will feel like something just isn’t right but you do not know what you need, or want, to change.

Take out a piece of paper and a pen.  Take the next three minutes and write out everything you would like to change in your life in the next one or two years.  Don’t let the pen up from the paper.  Just write, write, and write some more for the full three minutes.  Set a timer on your phone if you need to.

Once you have finished circle the things you could change right now.  Either make the change or decide you really don’t need to.  Then do the same thing with the items that can take six months, one year, and two years.  Mark off anything you have now decided you really don’t think needs to change.

At the end of this exersize you should have a bit of more clarity on what things you would like to change in your life.  You can now set goals and work towards the long term changes.

Question:  What kind of things would you like to change in your life?

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Your Past Does Not Dictate Your Future

January 16, 2013

So many people seem to think that their past defines everything about their future.  This is simply a myth.  While I will say that your past has helped shape you it should never define you.

Have you noticed when you see one person who says that their life sucks they do things that cause this (they spend money they can’t afford, complain about everything, drive people away, etc)?  And then you have the other person who says that life is great and they seem to have everything in order (good relationships, savings, friends, etc)?

The human brain is a remarkable thing.  It provides you with the answers and reasoning you are searching for whether right or wrong.  Your life might be great when other people look at it but when you continue to tell yourself you have the worst luck and a bad life then your brain starts to provide you with how you have the worst luck and what you are doing wrong in your life.

If you want to change you can.  Will you?

 

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