before you set any 2025 goals... do this first
I have always been a List Maker- a “pros and cons” person. A “see it from all sides” kinda thinker.
So when I sold my former company, Portland Garment Factory, I didn’t know what I was going to do with my life! I had so many connections and could see myself going in so many different directions, it was paralyzing.
After taking a year off to be with my baby, I was barking up ALL the trees- getting a full time job, buying a new business, starting my own new business- changing careers all together - nothing was off the table.
But then one day I had a super clear vision of myself in the future. All I could see was that I was barefoot nursing my baby in the grass in the middle of a Tuesday.
Now at first glance this was not very helpful. It didn’t technically answer any of the questions I had about what to do with my life. But it actually ended up being pivotal in how I moved forward. Now I could compare every opportunity that came my way against this very specific scenario and ask myself, “Does this path let me be barefoot nursing in the grass in the middle of a Tuesday?” And the answer was “no” to SO MANY paths I had been pursuing. And when the answer was “yes” I would take it or entertain it.
That was 8 years ago, and I am proud to say I have followed that desired feeling at every turn. I just had our third baby boy and I just nursed him in the middle of a Tuesday and had to pinch myself. I have actually achieved the spaciousness and ease that I pictured. It hasn’t been easy turning down other amazing opportunities, or keep my brain from going hog wild on planning all the things in my business - but I always come back to that vision of myself and feel my truth and know what to do.
Starting from how I wanted my life to FEEL was the back door into the specific decisions I was so desperately longing to make. It made me realize that we are so often too eager to set goals that we forget why we want those things or how we actually want to feel in our lives.
So here is how you do it. you can do it yourself (or I can lead you through it in a 1 hour guided visualization called a Vision Call)
Ground, relax and breathe.
Imagine yourself one year from today and you are smiling from ear to ear and telling your best friend, “OMG my life is going SO well! I am in awe of how aligned and beautiful everything turned out. I am so grateful and happy.
Now picture what would be happening in your life for you to feel this way?
Write as if you are doing a journal entry. What is your day like? Your family like? Your relationships? Your business or work situation?
Here is the key: DO NOT edit or second guess yourself. “how” does not belong in this exercise. Just let it rip and see what comes! You might be shocked to see what you truly want for your life.
Sharing your vision out loud with someone wires the possibility of this vision coming to life even deeper in your brain. This is why Vision Calls are so powerful because I witness your vision and then read it all back to you. Repetition is key- read, re-read and record yourself reading it and listen back. Every time you hear or read it it engrains it in your system to become reality.
I hope this helps! You can read your journal entry to me on instagram if you would like a witness and I can celebrate with you!
