“The future depends on what you do today.” – Mahatma Gandhi
Most people are stuck in a state from which their desired destination is far away. Even if you know what you want, many of us do not know how to reach their desired state.
Are you in a dilemma about your future desired state(FDS) as well?
Are you heading in the right direction to achieve your dreams and goals?
This article will give you insight on how to identify your Future Desired State!
Let us take you through Joe’s story.
Joe has been working in an IT company for 2 years. Joe is sincere and hardworking. He is working too hard to get a promotion.
Joe is satisfied with what he is doing but isn’t happy. Neither does he have time for his family nor is he able to have the income which he wants.
Joe is in a dilemma.
He starts writing what he wants in his life in the next 5 years, what he is getting now, and what he can get if he continues to work in the same company for the next 5 years.
He realized there’s a gap between his future job-state (if he sticks to his current job) and his Future Desired State.
Joe listed a few of his Future Desired State:
- Joe has 30 years of a mortgage on his home. He wants to pay off his loan in 5 years instead of 30.
- Joe wants to live a debt-free life (paying off all his student loans, credit card loans, car loans, etc) after 5 years.
- He wants to have enough time in his life and savings in his bank account to afford vacations with his family and his kid’s education.
But all of these can only be possible if Joe is heading towards these goals instead of heading towards his Future Job State.
Are you also familiar with Joe?
MENTORSHIP PROGRAM COMES TO YOUR HELP!
Our mentorship program helps people identify their Future Desired State and also selectively helps a few of them accomplish it.
You are the ‘Architect’ of your future. Just like an architect does not build a skyscraper without a blueprint, we help people in creating the blueprint of their future desired state and guide them the way to reach there.
But, most people are like a log of wood floating in the river. Wherever the river takes them, they float towards that direction. We call that a Future Default State!
Once you write your Future Desired State, you’ll be able to put more focus onto it and follow it. You will be motivated to reach your desired state instead of flowing into the default state.
Can you start living your life by designing it instead of floating like the log of wood?
Here’s an interesting exercise for you.
Think about time travel. It is 5 years from now. You and I are sitting in a coffee shop. What should have happened to you Personally and Professionally, that you are extremely delighted about? And I ask you, “why are you so delighted?”
You confidently replied to me about the goals of your life that you’ve achieved in the last few years. And you begin to list those goals. Those goals are your “Future Desired State”
What do you want to ‘HAVE’? Where do you want to see yourself in the next 5 years or so?
Well, now that you know where you are heading, let’s dig further. We are not done yet! We have 3 more questions that result out of your list:
BE-DO-HAVE FRAMEWORK
- Who do you want to ‘BE’/’BECOME’ so that you’ll be capable of doing what you want to ‘DO’?
- What do you want to ‘DO’ to ‘HAVE’ what you want to ‘HAVE’?
- What do you want to ‘HAVE’ in your life? (This is your Future Desired State)
For example, you want to “Become” a Reader from a non-reader in order to learn a new skill. You “Become” intentional with your time to be able to better manage your priorities so you can “Do” more to “Have” your goals. These happenings are called as the “I AMs” happening.
“I am a Reader”, “I am a Podcast Listener”, “I am Intentional with my time” and so on.
These changes mean that you’re changing your identity and in the right direction. You’re creating a better version of yourself.
Now, can you identify your Future Desired State?
All these can be possible when you can get guidance from an experienced person who has already gone through this journey – a mentor.
Send us your “Future Desired State” list to support@mygrowth.academy and let us help you be accountable to your goals.