We all want to create a better future for ourselves. I mean, that’s what I believe life is all about – growing, evolving and expanding. But there is sort of science to actually materializing a better future. Many people just wish or dream of a better future or reality but never actually get to live it. How is it that some people actually create and live out their dreams, while others remain in wishful thinking? Below I am going to share three ways to create a better future for yourself.
1. Create an inner vision
Close your eyes and use your imagination to create a vision of what you would like your future to look like. This can be done by seeing actual images in your mind or words to describe your vision.
- What do you see yourself doing in the future?
- What type of lifestyle would you be living?
- How much money would you like to have?
These are a few questions to begin to ask yourself and play with to rev up your imagination. The most important part of this step is to not let your thoughts stifle your inner creativity. Allow your mind to freely roam and imagine as if it was absolutely possible. I go deeper into this step in my Upgrade your life! Personal Transformation Challenge book.
2. Start to become that person now
Everything happens in the now moment. Although your vision may seem way off in the future with a lot of gaps to fill in; the prepping starts now. In order to create a better future, we need to start making changes to our personality, habits, and behaviors. The reason we live in our current reality is due to the choices we made and who we’ve been up to this point. Many people skip this step because they immediately become outwardly focused instead of inwardly focused. Of course, there will come the time to take physical action, but your mindset is the first place to start.
So, let’s say for instance you see yourself having six figures in the future and you don’t right now, then obviously you may:
- Have an unconscious lack/poverty mentality
- Don’t know how to budget money
- Don’t save and/or invest your money so that it can grow
- Work positions/jobs that may not allow you to prosper to that level of wealth
As you can see, many of these indicate that a mindset shift needs to happen first. Because if you have any of these problems even if you did receive six figures it probably wouldn’t last too long. Self-reflection is key to this part of the process. You need to really dig deep within yourself to find the traits that are blocking you from creating your new vision. This includes on a mental, emotional, and physical level. And it is a MUST that you be as honest with yourself as you possibly can.
3. Master your focus
This can pose as a real challenge. With being surrounded by so much outside stimulus it becomes easy to lose our focus. But if you want to create a better future for yourself, implementing this step is crucial. There is a very important skill that needs to be learned for this step – the art of healthy emotional detachment. Many people do not understand this skill because majority of people don’t practice it. They look at you like you’re crazy when you’re not letting every little nook and cranny regulate your emotions. Within this step you realize that you are regulator of your thoughts and emotions not your circumstances.
Another term you can use for this is unwavering focus. I promise you, if you ask any person how they achieved their goals, they will mention doing this step. Even if they weren’t totally aware of what they were actually doing at the time. This step implies that you have to begin viewing circumstances in your life more objectively instead of emotionally. You must learn to become mentally and emotionally independent of your environment. Meaning, you see what’s happening around you and respond in a way that’s not going to drain you of your emotional energy. You view, assess and make a decision in that moment and that’s it. You have to learn to save your mental and emotional energy and place it towards your new inner vision of your future.
These three steps and more are some of the concepts I teach in my book Upgrade your Life! Personal Transformation Challenge. These are not theories. They are concrete applications that have been used by countless people, including myself, to create a better future. I practice these steps daily to continue creating the future I envision for myself. So, before you doubt, try it out for at least thirty days and see how your life begins to shift.
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