What Is Your Default Future?

Maybe you have carefully mapped out plans, goals and aspirations. Or just vague ideas.

Get promoted. Start my own business. Be a better parent. Do more exercise. Feel less stressed.

And these are great future states to imagine in your head. (The mind loves this sort of stuff).

But your default future is where you’ll be in 5-10 years if you carry on doing all the things you’re doing now.

This is what will actually happen.

So as you sit here reading this, take a minute to think deeply now about your default future.

- Think about your work. And where you’ll be in 5-10 years if you carry on as you are. 

- Think about your close relationships and the people you’re spending time with.

And the people you’re not spending time with.

- What are things that you won’t be able to do in 5-10 years, because the chance will have gone?

- Now consider how you feel most days. How happy you are. How fulfilled. How inspired. At home and at work.

What feelings are you left with?

Excitement? Longing? Dread? Apathy?

Is there any sense that your default future isn’t what you want?

Any sense of ‘Is that it?’

The good news is that your default future will only happen if you continue doing all the things you’re doing now.

So what would you love to change?

And what’s the one thing that, if you achieved it, would mean all the other things you want would probably happen as well?

And would you like some help with that?