Are you creating the version of your best future self with clarity and purpose or are you simply being who you’ve been told you should be?
The way you live your life and how you’re showing up in the world is you telling your story. It’s either telling the story of the woman you think you should be or it’s telling the story of the woman you truly want to be.
The truth is that you get to decide.
Unfortunately, there are so many people in the world who don’t take charge of their stories. Instead, they’re being who they think they should be and they are being that person without deciding for themselves who do I want to be, what do I want to represent in this world, and how do I want to be known.
A big part of stepping into the shoes of your best future self is making the decision to take control of writing your own story. It’s about digging deep, getting clear and deciding with intention what the words on the pages of your own life story are going to be.
The very core of this work is essentially defining the essence of you and what you want your personal brand to be.
Most people think of branding as something only for business but the reality is we all have a personal brand. Just as a business uses branding to tell the story of who they are, what they represent and how they want to be known, your personal brand tells the story of who you are, what you represent in this world and how you want to be known.
When you align your personal brand with the version of the woman you truly want to be, you can step into your own unique power and begin to write the most expansive version of your story imaginable.
When you align your personal brand with the version of the woman you truly want to be you can begin to write the most expansive version of your story imaginable.
At the end of the day, you just need to decide, this is who I’m choosing to be, this is what I represent in the world, this is how I choose to show up in my story and I’m going to share my story with the world unapologetically.
Are you ready to tell your story on purpose?
5 Ways to Show Up as Your Future Self
Showing up as your future self involves identifying who you want to become in the future and taking intentional actions to align your present behaviour with that vision. Here are some steps you can take:
- Define your future self: Take time to envision who you want to become in the future. What kind of person do you want to be? What kind of life do you want to lead? Write down your goals and aspirations for your future self. CHECK OUT: How to Create Your Best Future Self With Clarity & Purpose
- Identify your current self: Take an honest look at yourself and identify your current habits, behaviours, and beliefs. What aspects of yourself do you need to change or improve to become your future self? What habits do you need to develop or let go of? CHECK OUT: PODCAST: Daily Changes you can make to Become Your Best Future Self
- Create a plan: Develop a plan of action to bridge the gap between your current self and your future self. Break down your goals into smaller, actionable steps that you can take every day. Identify specific habits you can develop or let go of to move closer to your desired future self. CHECK OUT: Do You Have a Life Plan?
- Take action: Consistently take action towards your goals and make small changes in your daily habits to align with your vision of your future self. Remember that change takes time, so be patient and persistent. You can also take action by putting things in place for the future. Things like life insurance policies, and a funeral plan, and think about savings and investments for the future. Taking action can be a great way to help secure your financial future. CHECK OUT: The distance between dreams and reality is called action
- Monitor your progress: Regularly monitor your progress towards your goals and adjust your plan as needed. Celebrate your successes along the way and learn from your failures. CHECK OUT: 5 Ways to Keep Yourself Accountable
By taking intentional steps towards becoming your future self, you can create a life that aligns with your goals and aspirations, and ultimately become the person you want to be.
Favours For Your Future Self
Create a List called ‘Favours For Your Future Self’.
Doing favours for yourself feels like an act of self-love.
Similar to doing a favour for someone else you too will feel the same way when doing favours for yourself.
Doing favours for your future self will help you feel appreciated and happy, especially in the times when you find yourself feeling blah.
So start checking off the to-do list items that your future self will love you for.
Something to think about:
How can I give my fullest self to my future today?
I think this is such an empowering question to ask oneself and it’s one of my all-time favourites.
Jim Rohn said: “The quality of my questions determined the quality of my answers.”
Over the years in applying this to my life, I’ve found that the questions we ask of ourselves are perhaps the most important ones we can ask.
And it’s the quality of the questions we ask ourselves that determines the quality of the results we create in our lives.
So if the results you want are not showing up in your life a really great place to start is by looking at the questions you are asking yourself.
Are they good-quality questions?
If you want to dive deeper into discovering your purpose and defining your personal brand, I invite you to join me and learn how to become your best future self.
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