You Are Living Your Future

Every one of us can look back on our life and identify turning point moments. Very often, we didn't realize they were turning points at the time.

Maybe it was a random change of plans that ended up with you meeting the person who would become your spouse. Or maybe it was a decision that seemed routine at the time but ended up having much greater significance as things played out.

In our recent interviews with some of our more successful clients, for instance, we have heard many of them talk about how they had an "a-ha moment" at an early workshop or seminar that ended up changing the direction of their careers forever.

They look back now and say,"It all started when ..."

This is probably one of the most important realities of life that we all need to internalize – we are living our future right now. Your future is not something that is out there, fully formed, waiting for you to arrive and claim it; the things you do today are shaping it. The question is whether you passively accept that reality and let things come as they may, or decide to use that understanding and actively influence what the coming years are going to look like by behaving in a strategic and systematic way. You can probably guess which philosophy I think leads to greater success and satisfaction.

You are living your future. That means if you are perfectly happy with every facet of your life and your career, just keep doing what you're doing. Tomorrow will be pretty much the same as today. However, if you want to keep growing and discovering new levels, I suggest you make it a point every 90 days to re-examine where you are and to give yourself an opportunity to reinvent yourself. Ask yourself what you could do differently to achieve the change you want and then take real measures toward that objective. If you keep doing that, I promise you that you will create the kind of turning points that will one day make you say, "It all started when ..."