Can You See Your Future?
Well, can you?
You should! Forget talking to psychic or reading your horoscope or any of that, I’m talking about your goals and your visions. All of us have goals, and without them, we are nothing. A lot of people say they don’t have any future goals or any precise goals, but they do, even those who like to live carpe diem, living each day at a time. Goals just come in different forms.
Your goal, while not formal or planned, might be just to be happier in the future. A goal doesn’t necessarily mean that you need a plan to build a company or make money in the future or finding a better job. Deep down, we all want to be happier in the future, and I believe it’s a goal we all share; so even if you don’t have something concrete, I think rare are the people who don’t wish happiness.
Our future life and future situations are all based upon our actions. It’s a very simple equation, your actions build on top of others and create situation and scenarios that encourage other actions, and sure enough, you are building your future.
What you might not be aware of is that all that is coming ahead in your life is not so unpredictable. By thinking really hard and trying to line up a coherent string of events, you can clearly depict the different outcomes that are waiting you in the future. You can pretty much know if you will or not achieve the goals and be where you want to be.
If you have a stable job right now, and in a few years you would like to travel up to several destinations around the world because you enjoy it, and because you’d like to take a little break from your job. Can you see that future? Can you see it happening, really? You know that your primary challenge in your goal is money. You are in luck since money is easy to measure. If you take 30 minutes of your time now, and calculate all your expenses that is needed and the money you are going to make, don’t forget tax, you should be in a good position to see your future and how everything will turn around.
Now, let’s take the exact same example, but without the traveling and without nothing more. Let’s say you are someone with a stable job who doesn’t worry much and doesn’t have any fancy needs. Think about your situation right now, are you happy? Are you enjoying your life to the fullest? Whether you answer yes or no, do the same exercise as before and think ahead of your life. Do you see anything different that will be happening in your life? Are you anticipating a change in your needs? If so, are doing anything about it?
The point here is that most of the time, it doesn’t require much to see where you will be in 5 or 10 years. Unless something extraordinary or big will happen out of luck or bad luck, you are the one who is building your future. Many people are in stuck in a routine to a point where they don’t think anymore. If they are unhappy now, they are hoping the future will be better and time will tell. If they are happy, they are thinking it will continue by itself and the future will take care of everything. Nothing could be further from the truth. You are 99% of your future, and you can both see your future and change your future right now.