Parcelling Up the 10-Year Goals

There are several versions of visualization. Another imagines speakers at our funeral, although I like the 10-year version (Anthony Robbins also has a 10-year horizon) because it contains lots of detail and – crucially – it allows us to parcel-up the expanse of time in front of us. The 10-year visualization exercise gives us a whole decade to reach our goals. That house, office, career, book and dog does not have to be in place until the end of year 9, month 11, day 30.

However, you do need to take the right steps towards it today. After your 10-year visualization, therefore, an important next task is to visualize where you would have to be in five years to make that 10-year goal achievable. Again, details please ...

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