Planners

I am a planner, or a “to do’er”. I’ve carried a planner with me for as long as I can remember, and I love to check boxes. I’ll even do something that’s not in my planner and write it in, just to check the box! Yep I’m that girl!

I just received my 2024 planner in the mail this week. It’s beautiful. I changed it up a bit for next year, trying to get everything I need in ONE planner, so I don’t have to carry around 2 (yes, I’m that girl too). It’s not an easy task but I did find one that hit most of my wishes. 

As I opened it up and felt the buttery thick pages, it made me think of my future self. And a bazillion questions started to pop up in my brain. 

What will things look like for me in January when I start to fill out the pages of a new year, how about in July when another birthday passes? 

What goals will I make? 

What goals from 2023 will I carry over? 

What am I most committed to? 

How much will I allow my goals be influenced by short-term rewards or immediate battles?

Will I move forward inches or miles? 

Is moving backwards in anything valuable? 

If I connect deeply to my future self, will that make me more present right now? 

What is my future self’s perspective?

What advice does she have for me?

What are my true and authentic why’s? 

If I am disconnected from my future am I making near-sighted decisions today or decisions that keep my from my future dreams? 

Is my vision small or big? 

I am going to journal out every single one of these questions. I’m going to consider ways to reverse engineer my goals using small doable steps to press forward even when things are hard. I’m curious to notice how much my inner-critic starts to chatter in my ear about my capibilities and time lines. It does like to tell me I can’t or only wants me entertain very far away goals with no timelines. I’ve learned that if I have fixed mindset, I am overly committed to my current self, I’m too comfortable and my goals are small.  

What is your strategy to connect with your future self? 

Can you see her a year from now, 5, 10, 20 years from now? 

What is she doing? 

Where does she live? 

Who are her friends? 

How much money is she making? 

What career path did she choose? 

What is her family structure? 

What does she look like? 

Has her style changed? 

Who does she love? 

Who loves her? 

What is the view out her picture window? 

What does she see in her rear-view mirror?

I hope you entertain this and really connect with your future self, she has valuable insight and advice for you. Respond in the comments or send me an email, I’d love to hear what goals you’re leaning into for the rest of 2023 and the start of 2024. 

Be kind to yourself!
Chris