We’ve all heard the saying, “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there.” It may make you 
chuckle and you likely see the truth in the statement yet we often continue to move through life with little plan, road map, or vision of our desired end result.
Visioning is not a one time event, it’s a process of clarifying and refining what matters to you, how you want to show up in this life, the impact you want to have, and why you do what you do. Does that sound quite grand? Esoteric? Out of reach? Like finding those answers requires a week long retreat of self discovery?
Well, that need not be the case, here’s an exercise to help you look into your future and see what’s there, what’s right for you, and what makes you happy.
Prepare with a little breathing and quiet; take 5 to 10 deep breath sets with your eyes closed. During this breathing time, imagine its 20 years from now, 2029. Who are you? What are you doing? Where are you? How do you spend your days? Stay in your picture of 2029 as long as you like and when ready, answer the following.
In 2029 I live in:
I am surrounded by:
My lifestyle includes:
I center and immerse myself in:
My world includes:
On my birthday I feel:
I am grateful for:
I am also grateful for:
Keep breathing, review your answers. How do you like your vision, your road map? If it makes you joyful, read it daily and embody the joy, knowing you’re creating the reality of your choice.
If it’s not quite what you hoped for, examine what you can change to shift the vision. The goal is to avoid sounding like the funny and poignant Ms. Lily Tomlin, “I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.”
