In a life coaching session with my client, let’s call her Sally, Sally expressed concern that she didn’t have a long term vision of the life she wanted down the road. She didn’t seem to have any goals about the future.

It seemed that her life was consumed with day-to-day survival concerns—making ends meet, maybe a little more than that. But essentially getting through each day was a big challenge.

As we explored this concern during our session, what became clear was that Sally did have some dreams about the future, but dismissed them because they seemed so impractical. Sally is like so many people who I come in contact with. Without dreams for the future, it’s difficult to have hope, which in itself becomes a motivating factor in our daily lives.

Having something to work toward that has meaning gives our everyday work more significance. Sally’s dream was someday to have a house on the beach since she loved so much to spend time there. As we continued to explore, Sally said that having a place that she could share with another couple was also something that she considered.

Sally, who is a financial person, never crunched the numbers to see exactly what was needed because it seemed so far-fetched. Sally’s homework before our next session was to look in the paper or go online and see what was currently available and at what price range in the geographic areas she was considering. She also said that she was open to making this investment with another couple.

Once Sally crunches the numbers, she’ll have a better idea of what is needed to make this happen. Then she can create goals that can help her manifest what was once just a dream. More about goals and dreams in the next blog.

JOURNEY ON

Mark Susnow, is an executive and life coach, who inspires others to believe in themselves. A former trial attorney for 30 years, he integrates what it takes to be successful in the world with the inner wisdom unfolded to him through years of yoga and meditation. He is the author of, Dancing on the River…Navigating Life’s Changes.

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