One of the most powerful ways to get clear about your goals and dreams is to visualize them. It can be incredibly motivating and inspiring to really be able to see your desired path in your mind's eye, to go to sleep dreaming about it and wake up thinking about it. Yesterday, you started to do a bit of visualizing on paper by creating a life map. Today, we're going to take that exercise further and get even more specific in your visual by imagining what your ideal life would really look like once you put it all together. Today, you are going to write your ideal life narrative.
Your ideal life narrative is basically you telling a story about the life you want for yourself. It answers questions like:
- What are you doing on a daily basis in your ideal life?
- Who are you spending your time with?
- How are you earning your living?
- Where are you living?
- How are you spending your leisure time?
The only requirement to this exercise is that you use nothing but present tense statements. You should say "I am" or "I have" to indicate that you are already living your ideal life. To complete this exercise, you will incorporate your goals, hopes and dreams from your life map using these seven specific areas of your life:
- Lifestyle
- Work
- Education
- Finances
- Health
- Family
- Relationships
To express your response to this exercise, you should take a fresh look at your life map and write out in paragraph form exactly what your life would look like with all seven areas combined. You should be as specific as possible - you want to paint an inspiring mental picture with your narrative.
I am living in Charlotte, NC with my best friend. We share an amazing apartment together with two dogs. I am a healthy, well-balanced medical student. My best friend and I host weekly game nights with the Wii for our friends. I am enjoying learning about medicine. I am dating a great guy who might be the one but I am only living enough for today because I do not want to rush or worry about what hasn't happened. I am editing a fictional novel with a childhood friend. I am writing my life narrative. My family surprises me for my birthday. I visit my family on the holidays. I am running every morning up to 3 miles. So, I am looking good and feeling great. At the end of every night before I go to bed, I reflect on my day and thank God for His mercy.
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