Episode 18: Looking Forward To Plan Today

18. Looking Forward To Plan Today


Episode Summary: 

I like to use the future year as a framework to get clear my goals and craft strategies to achieve them. Listen in to learn more about this practice and what you can expect from an upcoming free workshop that I’m hosting on this topic. 


Show Notes:

I find that one of the best ways to reverse engineer your goals is to write a letter to yourself about your future year from the perspective that it’s already happened. In this case, you would write a letter to yourself as if it’s December 2023. 


This exercise helps you get really clear on your goals, obstacles that your brain presents, and strategies for working through those roadblocks. It also helps you hone in on what’s important and create certain milestones that help you measure your progress throughout the year. 


In this episode, I share examples of how this process works for different categories of goals, such as advancing in your career, improving your time management skills, and incorporating more movement into your routine. We’ll be going deeper on this topic at a free workshop coming up on December 17th. If you’re interested in exploring this framework, I hope to see you there! 


Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on your favorite podcast platform. 


Topics Covered:

  • Understanding what’s stopping you from working towards something you want in the future 

  • A good starting point for writing this ‘future you’ letter 

  • Noticing the reasons your brain tells you that your goals aren’t possible 

  • Setting yourself up for success by surrounding yourself with the resources that will support your ambitions 

  • My powerful experience working with a coach to explore and achieve my goals 


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