You’ve decided that you want to make changes to your life. You have clear goals, they are realistic goals and you have a time-frame in which to reach these goals.
Select a date in the future – ideally between 6 months and 2 years.
Imagine that things have changed during that time and write a letter to yourself describing what has happened, all the improvements and progress that has been made, your new situation and how wonderful it is.
In writing the letter focus more on the positive changes you have made than on the absence of some of the things that have annoyed you.
Imagine the new situation you are in and describe the actions you have taken to progress your situation and to create a new quality of life and the benefits this has brought for you.
In the letter be sure to comment not just on your practical circumstances but on your feelings, behaviours and actions in the new world in which you are living.
Also comment on how your needs and values are now being met, and on any positive changes to other areas of your life, if these were not your primary area of focus but have benefited as a result of the changes you have made.
For example, you may have changed career and found that feeling more relaxed has had a positive effect on your relationships.
Your vision can be very ambitious, but is must be possible.
If for example you would like to recreate something you had in the past, which is no longer possible or within your control, then it may be that instead you will do best by trying to accept this and create a new future – without losing your memories of that past time or important situation, which forms a part of your life and has contributed significantly to the unique human being that you are now.
Write the letter on writing paper, and be as creative as you can.
Once you have written your vision, consider the following questions:
- What effects did this exercise have?
- Does this exercise affect you more emotionally or does it change your current self-image?
- Did it motivate or inspire you?
- Does it make you want to make changes?
- How did this exercise affect you overall?
Enjoy it and have some fun!
