Empower yourself with this quick visualization technique by Zencare to help you put your best foot forward.
Think of a situation that your best possible self might find themselves in. Imagine everything: the sights, sounds, and feelings this version of you would experience.
1. Find a place where you’ll have limited to no interruptions, such as your bedroom or guest room.
2. Select a specific time in the future to focus on – for example, three years from now.
3. Spend a few moments exploring this “future you.” Imagine how you’ll feel, where you’ll be, and who you’ll be with.
Note: It’s important to remember that the purpose of this exercise is not to visualize your greatest fantasy, but rather your best possible, attainable future.
4. Imagine yourself in a future where things have gone exactly as you’ve planned personally, professionally, and socially.
Examples for each might be:
- Your personal life: The elements that make you uniquely you, like your hobbies, health preferences, and any accomplishments you’d like to go after.
- Professional success: This includes your career and job, what brings you a sense of purpose, any educational pursuits, your income bracket, and what you’d like for your retirement.
- Social life: Your romantic or dating life, the friends you seek and keep, your relationship with your family, and any regular social activities.
5. Imagine your best possible self in these domains for a full minute each.
6. Write about your best possible self in the personal, professional, and social domains for five minutes each.
You can be as vague or as specific as you’d like – just keep the flow of writing going, without worrying about spelling errors or penmanship.
You can also experiment with different versions of this exercise by visualizing your best possible self throughout various timeframes. For some, it’s more useful to visualize the near future and for others, a distant one. You could also choose to visualize the different domains at varying times, e.g. your ideal professional life 10 years from now, but your ideal social life six months from now.
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