"The most optimistic I've felt"
He had NO idea what to expect and has never done anything “woo woo”. OH BOY, I love when I get to introduce this magic!! This Vision Call was one I’ll never forget.
Studies show that the same neural pathways light up when we imagine something happening as when it actually happens. This powerful exercise eliminates negative talk and disbelief because if we have vividly imagined something happening, we are more likely to believe it is possible!
It makes moving toward that life of your dreams much easier. Imagine driving around town with no destination set on the GPS. At every turn you will question what to do and which way to go, right? But if you are super clear on the destination down to the most trivial vidid detail, you can do a long drive following along and trusting that where you are headed is actually where you want to go. It is the same with visualizing your future! And to be clear I do NOT mean Goal Setting. (although goal setting us super helpful and I do use it in my coaching often, I find that visualizing is much more fluid and helpful. Here’s why.
We have all learned that goals should be SMART. (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Time Specific.) Which is the opposite of how a Vision can feel.
When I sold my former company and was trying to envision my next move, I had this super clear vision of myself nursing a baby barefoot in the grass in the middle of a Tuesday. This tiny but very clear vision became my destination on the GPS. I since had offers at Nike, Under Armour, multiple startups, and even was approached to buy multiple businesses. The question it always came down to was, “can I be barefoot nursing in the grass in the middle of a Tuesday with this opportunity?” If the answer was “no” it was a clear choice. (Even though often times the money, visibility or my ego would try to convince me otherwise.)
THIS is the power of vision.
It’s not specific - my planner brain wanted to know “what JOB are we doing?! We see you are a mom, but what career path did we choose!!?”
It’s not measurable
It WAS attainable and made more so because of the clarity I felt about it being possible for me. It is the life I live to this day, 8 years later.
It was realistic.
It was not time specific. It could have happened then or years later and I still would have achieved my vision.
See what I mean? These snapshots of our future lives can be like gifts from our future selves. Breadcrumbs into our dream life left by future versions of ourselves who are happy, grateful and blown away by how aligned and magical life can be.
So back to my Vision call from last week.
He has been living in the day to day- dealing with the realities of a stage 4 cancer diagnosis. Making very hard decisions about which treatments to undergo all while parenting two small kids and keeping his job.
But after just a one hour call where he got the permission to envision what his life could look like if in one year he was over the moon grateful and proud, he felt the most optimistic he has felt in this whole process. He was guided to some very specific visions- even places he has never physically been before. He felt like after envisioning his life and letting go of the specific outcomes, he was able to latch on to how he wanted his life to FEEL, which was a new way for his brain to work! He left the call smiling, excited, and inspired.
If you want to try this, write a letter to your current self from your future self! OR book a 1 hour Vision Call here for 20% in the month of October!
