At the time of writing this email, I am just 2 weeks into

2016. At this point I have a couple of choices as to how

I view the rest of 2016. I can have my vision of the future

clouded with uncertainty and stumble along in hesitation

OR I can attack the balance of the year with anticipation.

My half empty glass friends would tell me that already 4%

of the year has gone and that I’ve possibly missed opportunities.

But I like to think that there is still 96% of the year for me to

make my mark.

Having a positive vision of your future will give

you the strength to ‘keep going’ when the road gets a little

bumpy. Heaven knows this is true for me. I started my new

eating plan at the beginning of the month and lost 3kg (6.6lb)

in the first week. But as the second comes to an end, I’m down

just 1kg for the week. I could chastise myself and possibly

throw the towel in because I did not have another 3kg week OR

I could analyse where I dropped off the wagon and get back on

plan. I’m choosing the latter.

To have a vision of your future, do you need a rigid set of goals?

I’ve read a lot of books and articles on goal setting over my life time.

I’ve bought journals, written them up……..and then neatly stacked

them back of the shelf to gather dust. I’ve never been one to formally

plan my life via a 5 year, 1 year or even monthly goal sheet. Sure I do

do short spells of mind mapping and plotting out my tasks, but even they

go off the rails.

The problem I discovered by having a huge list of non achieved goals

is that I get depressed and put off formalising any future plans. How

about you?

BUT…..

when you do go back to your goal journal and see that you’ve actually

achieved a goal, then that creates a real sense of euphoria.

Yesterday I had that experience. Ten years go, probably in some January

I enthusiastically sat down to plan out my life. One of my goals was to

own a C200 Mercedes Benz. Yesterday while I sat in the dealership in

between finishing the paperwork and sipping my latte provided by the chef

catered kitchen inside the dealership, a vision came to me that I had once

written the goal to own such a car. The feeling of accomplishment washed

over me and I gave myself an internal fist pump (one doesn’t fist pump in

Mercedes Benz showrooms; at least not in Australia)

Now while I can’t say I sat down and read my goals daily for the past 10 years,

pulled a rubber band on my wrist and sang Kum-bi-ah, my vision did come true.

What’s your vision of the future? In a little over 3 years I’ll be 60. I have a very

strong vision – image of how I will celebrate that day. Let me know your vision

and I’ll share my 60th birthday vision with you.

Have a great day. I appreciate your readership and friendship.

C T Mitchell

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