How do you feel when someone asks you, “where do you see yourself in five years?” What do you say? I don’t believe this is a great question because five years is a long time and think about how much you’ve changed since last week. If you are on a conscious path, you know that your soul is evolving and growing and you may not have the same ideas or thoughts you have even a year from now.
I think a better question to ask yourself is, “how do I want to be living right now?” Think about your ideal life and the pictures you’ve had for how you wanted your life to be and see if they still resonate with you today. If so, feel how it would be if you were living exactly the way you’ve dreamed. Start this minute to take the small steps each day while at the same time live as if you are already living your dream life. If you feel you don’t know how you would like to be living right now, take some time and dream. Dream about your ideal life and see what happens.
The reason why I don’t like the five-year plan question is because if you set goals and keep your vision on the five year outcome, you may miss other, sometimes better, opportunities along the way that either could get you where you want to go faster or having you changing direction completely.
Plan ahead by all means and then surrender the outcome! When you surrender and let go, you will be able to notice the messages and guidance from your Higher Self. Opportunities you may never have thought about will begin to show up. This will get you where you want to be faster than all the planning will!
Positive Quote of the Day: “We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” -Joseph Campbell