Episode 24: Connecting with Your Future Self
January 24, 2023
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24. Connecting with Your Future Self
Episode Summary:
In this episode, I dive into what I mean when I talk about ‘future self’ and share questions to guide conversations with that version of you. I also explain how connecting to future you is a great tool for creating happiness and joy in your life.
Show Notes:
When you talk to your future self, that version of you knows your past, present, and future. They have the wisdom to get you where you want to go and can reveal your ‘why’ and ‘how’ in ways that no one else can.
In this episode, I dive into what I mean when I talk about ‘future self’ and share questions to guide conversations with that person. I also explain how connecting to future you is a great tool for creating happiness and joy in your life.
Our brains are wired to choose known discomfort rather than make a risky move into new territory. We might not be content with our job, lifestyle, or habits, but at least we know what they are. When we tap into that dreamy future self, answers about what goals to set and how to achieve them start to unfold.
Listen in to learn how the happiness you’re looking for can be found from talking to your future self.
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Topics Covered:
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Why you shouldn’t judge your potential based on past performances
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The limitations of seeking strategies from people who have what you want
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Tips for talking to your future self
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Working through the overwhelm of having your entire plan mapped out
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Recognizing when you choose to be complacent instead of getting out of your comfort zone
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About Your Host
I’m Cecelia, and I am passionate about helping people live the life they want to live and feel how they want to feel in their life. We do this together using mindset tools, nervous system regulation, and curious inquiry. I know that enjoying your life, feeling calm and even joyful is available to you.
If you’re ready to start right now, grab a recent workshop replay here on creating momentum.
Personally, I manifest in many ways- partner, mother, coach, sister, friend, daughter, citizen, feminist. I live with my husband and children way downeast Maine on a little bridge-connected island (after spending my first 35 years in cities). It’s beautiful here with the ocean and the wind.
I help my clients make big and small changes in life one step at a time.
No matter what’s happening in your life right now, I know you can feel different. I know that by working with your brain and nervous system, you can feel calm, content, joyful, AND you can still go after the big and small goals in your life (getting there will just feel different).
This process is simple and approachable.
You’re probably thinking- but it won’t work for me. I’ve tried it all or I was recently diagnosed with ADHD or I’m too old. But I promise, if you’re open to it, this work is not only transformative but suited for so many different kinds of people and brains.
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