What would make me feel fulfilled?
What would make me feel joyous?
Write down any immediate thoughts that you have.
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What will life be like when I am:
30
Example: I see myself as single, getting promoted in my career, living where I live currently. I want to get married, but when I look into my future I can’t see this yet.
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40
Example: I see myself living somewhere different—I have a sense of countryside with animals around. I feel I am travelling a lot and having some adventures.
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50
Example: I have a feeling that I am with a partner in a relationship, but I can’t see children even though I want them.
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60
Example: I have a picture of me with a family, but I am not sure they are blood relatives—maybe stepchildren?
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70
Example: I have a feeling that I have quite a few friends here, but I realise I’m concerned about money and feeling old—although I always hoped to be rich at 70. Maybe it is because my parents always worried about being poor when they were older?
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80
Example: I have a feeling of being myself and doing something adventurous.
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90
Example: I realise I have no vision of my life currently past 80 because my parents died before this age. It means I want to change this so I have a future after 90.
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Here’s an exercise to get you thinking about what works for you at present and what you might want to keep in any future you create.
Think back to a time in your past when you did something that felt 100 per cent right.
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What was it about the experience that felt right?
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What feeling did it give you?
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Who was there with you at the time?
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What was present in the experience that is not normally present?
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What was absent from the experience that is normally present?
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