AMY HANSEN

Sometimes you’re stuck in the in between.  That time between choosing a goal and actually achieving it.  There is a lot of work that goes into achieving your goal.  But, it’s done through consistent action.  If you’re feeling stuck or unsure of what action step to take next then it’s time to get clear on what you need to do today to get you closer to achieving your goals.  It’s making one action step decision.  It’s not filling out the complete roadmap or even the next ten steps.  It’s just the one next step.  Your future self is waiting on one brave decision.  Let’s make that decision today!

One Brave Decision

First, you need to get clear on what that one decision is going to be.  Think about what you need in order to achieve your goals.  Do you need more time, money, or resources to achieve your goal?  Then, you make a decision to get more of that!  Achieving your goals is going to require something of you that you haven’t done before.  This can feel a bit intimidating but makin...

If your future self were to give you advice right now, there are a few things that would come up.  One major theme is to just give you the confidence to keep taking action towards your goals.  To not give up when things become difficult because your future self knows the outcome and it’s not the worst case scenario you’re replaying in your mind.  It’s that amazing possibility of what if this does turn into something amazing and you actually do achieve your goal.  Your future self knows this is absolutely possible.  Now it’s time to make your current self believe it.  Here is what your future self needs you to know right now so that you can achieve your goals and live your dream life.

Confidence To Feel Ready

Your future self wants you to stop waiting until you feel ready.  You’re never going to feel “ready.”  You just have to take action and go!  This is how confidence is truly built.  You don’t wait for the confidence to feel ready because it will never arrive.  It’s the small, c...

Your future self is guiding you all along.  It’s present celebrating with you in your amazingly, happy moments and even during life’s difficult challenges.  Sometimes this voice can be tough to hear or even understand.  But, it’s there.  Here are six ways you need to be listening for the voice of your future self.

Intuition

Your future self speaks through your intuition.  This is the intuitive nudges that guide you along your life’s journey.  Your intuition is defined as a form of quick, subconscious knowledge that allows for immediate understanding in a situation.  You don’t have to wait for conscious reasoning to analyze and process your thoughts.  It can be felt as a gut feeling to just know when or how to take a certain action.  Your intuition gives you instant insights, especially in tough situations.

Challenges

You’ll notice your intuition speaks up in the discomfort during the challenges and tough times. It may be difficult to detect because it’s so quiet to hear over ...

Letting go of control and trusting your future self can sound almost impossible.  It feels like you’re throwing caution to the wind.  You’re just supposed to magically trust and believe that everything will work out in your favor.  But, what if you’re not seeing results, feel like you’re messing up, and falling farther behind?  It’s hard to trust that there is a light at the end of the tunnel when it feels so dark where you currently are.

Self Doubt

Maybe nothing feels like it’s going right in your life.  This is when self doubt, fear, and worry find their opening and climb right in.  Imagine those three banging pots, pans, using blow horns, and streamers as if it’s a party bus.  Those negative voices start to get really loud about why you can’t achieve your goals and how you should just quit right now before you embarrass yourself any more.  But, there are a few tools you can use to quiet those voices quickly and effectively.  Here are four ways you can stop listening to the nega...

There are some key differences between your current self and your future self.  Your future self is an elevated version of your current self who has been through things, experiences, and gained knowledge to become the next level of you.  One of the best ways can connect with your future self is through visualization.  Visualizing your future self, who you are being, what you are doing, etc. will help you get in tune with that higher version of you.  Learn how to visualize your future self and start acting like her today.

Walk Into A Room

Begin by visualizing how your future self would walk into a room.  Maybe your future self would stand tall, proud, confident, shoulders back, chin up, and look people in the eyes.  An alternative version, which may be your current self, is head down, hunched over, not giving eye contact.  You can easily see the difference between these two versions.  On eludes confidence while the other is shy and recoiled inward.  When you’re thinking of your highes...

Your future self is just the next level version of who you are today.  It’s a higher version of you that has been through certain life experiences to gain new knowledge and expertise along the way.  Who you are being today, what you are doing, and how you’re showing up is creating this future version of you.  However, there is an obvious, clear gap between who you are, where you are today and who you are, where you are in the future.  Learn how you can bridge this gap faster by stepping into a realistic, action oriented identity.

Future Self

This isn’t about creating a whole new identity for yourself.  It’s about becoming the version of you who goes after your goals and dreams in life.  Envision what this version of you requires from you today.  Maybe that’s using a to do list, meal planning, working out, etc.  This future version of you is brave, courageous, determined, ambitious, etc.  Consider what this future version of you does and looks like from an identity level.

The G...

Your future self is created from what you are doing today.  You are either doing things to help or hinder your future self.  Maybe you’re doing things to help your future self like meal planning, exercising, working off a to do list, etc.  But, you may also be doing things that are causing more detriment than good for your future self.  Such as, stressing out or worrying about things you cannot control, not taking care of yourself, overcommitting yourself to too many projects, surrounding yourself with toxic people, listening to the negativity in your mind, etc.  It’s time you start recognizing what your future self needs to set yourself up for success.

Your Future Self

The first step in recognizing what your future self needs is to start by getting crystal clear on what you want in the future.  Visualize what you’re doing, who you’re with, where you are, what you’re working towards, etc.  Get clear on how you feel.  Maybe that’s excited, passionate, driven, courageous, etc.  This...

Your future self needs you to start paying attention.  The things you are doing today, right now, are shaping your future.  You’re either doing things to help your future self or things that are detrimental.  If you want to achieve your goals and living your desired dream life, then it’s time to learn how to stop self sabotaging your future self.

Limiting Beliefs

Maybe you have a goal for yourself or an image of what your dream life looks like.  But, for whatever reason, you’re holding yourself back from achieving it.  Perhaps that’s because a part of you doesn’t believe it’s possible for you.  You may have an underlying limiting belief that’s holding you back.  This is what’s keeping you stuck and preventing you from taking action.  The key is to identify the root cause of what’s actually stopping you from getting from where you are to where you want so that you can achieve your goals and live your dream life.

Comfort Zone

Sometimes that boils down to self sabotage because y...

Growth can be scary.  It’s doing things you’ve never done before to push the boundaries of your comfort zone.  However, the more you do it, the more comfortable you’ll become.  Here is how you can make a few minor mindset shifts to help you start living in the growth zone in life.

Self Doubt

Growth can trigger a bunch of feelings and emotions.  Sometimes you may feel like you’re not ready, enough, capable, worthy, smart, etc.  Self doubt starts to creep in and you feel flooded with the overwhelming emotions of maybe you can’t actually achieve your goal.  You begin to wonder if you’re on the right track, if this is even possible, etc.  You second guess yourself and that’s when you decide to stop taking action towards your goal because it becomes too uncomfortable.  You move into the escape zone and avoid working towards your goal.  This looks like procrastination techniques or simply doing anything else rather than the tasks related to your goal.  Your job is to recognize when this...

You live your life from one of four main boxes.  Imagine a square box broken into four separate quadrants.  One line divides the box by if something is inherently good for you to expand your life or bad for you and is holding you back.  The other line separates the quadrants by your comfort zone of what feels good or not good to you.  Deciding which of the four boxes you want to live your life by will help determine your future.  Let’s take a closer look at these four life quadrants to help you achieve your goals and live your dream life.

Comfort Zone Box

The first box is your comfort zone which contains what feels good to you and is good for you.  This when you do things that you enjoy, light you up, and make you happy.  Such as, going for a walk in nature to clear your mind, using your planner to jot down all your tasks so that you feel organized, etc.  These things feel good, comfortable, easy, and sometimes second nature to you.  These experiences add value to your life and per...