10-Year Plan for a Remarkable Life
Create your future with this activity I learned about during a Tim Ferriss Podcast episode with Debbie Millman, a writer, educator, artist, curator, and designer who is best known as the host of the podcast Design Matters.
This is an activity Millman has her students complete. She says it is like magic in helping you to create the future you desire. So many of her students report back to her years later of how eerie it is that so much of what they wrote down actually came true!
To begin, imagine it is 10 years in the future, March of 2033, and everything in your life has turned out exactly as you wanted it to.
In full paragraphs, describe what this remarkable life of yours looks like. Be as detailed as possible. Perhaps describe things such as:
What you are doing
Where you are living
Who you are living with
What kind of house you are living in
What kind of furniture you have
What kind of clothes you are wearing
What hairstyle you have
Provide details on your pets if you have any
Do you have a significant other and/or children..what are they like
Do you have a car or a boat
Explain your career in detail…what are you doing…what things have you accomplished so far
What hobbies do you have
What are you reading
What are you creating
What excites you
What is your health like
What does a typical day look like for you
Millman says to, “Dream big, dream without any fear..Put your whole heart into it. Write like there is no tomorrow. Write like your life depends on it, because it does.”
Once you have this all down, read it once a year and see what happens. It’s like magic!
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