I'd Love to Meet a Future Me (Post #2)
Posted 01-19-2010 at 06:17 PM by executive_assist
Do you ever wonder what it would be like to know in advance the consequences of your actions? I heard a song on the radio today about just that, and then I thought of this month’s blog challenge and decided that the person I would most like to meet would be me. A me that is 5 years into my business and could answer all the questions I have in the present.
If I met the future me I would know exactly what marketing strategies I’m trying are going to work or not work. I would know exactly who to approach for business because the future me would already know where that perfect opportunity for a new client lies, and remember who my first client was, or will be. The future me would certainly make my business planning a lot easier, and although I am up to the challenge, I would so like to make less mistakes in life. Nobody’s perfect, but just once it would be nice to say I took the easy path, even if it is the less followed path.
Obviously that can not happen, but without dreams even my own virtual assistant business would not be possible. So although meeting me from the future won’t happen, I do know that I can still fulfill the dream of a wonderful job that allows me to keep my family first. Me in the present isn’t so bad either.
If I met the future me I would know exactly what marketing strategies I’m trying are going to work or not work. I would know exactly who to approach for business because the future me would already know where that perfect opportunity for a new client lies, and remember who my first client was, or will be. The future me would certainly make my business planning a lot easier, and although I am up to the challenge, I would so like to make less mistakes in life. Nobody’s perfect, but just once it would be nice to say I took the easy path, even if it is the less followed path.
Obviously that can not happen, but without dreams even my own virtual assistant business would not be possible. So although meeting me from the future won’t happen, I do know that I can still fulfill the dream of a wonderful job that allows me to keep my family first. Me in the present isn’t so bad either.
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As I was thinking about this challenge I thought it might be nice to go back and me the past me. I was so insecure as a teenage and young adult. It would have been nice back then to know that I would survive that stage in my life and enjoy the process.
Now...where will I be in five years? Something else to ponder. LOL |
 
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Both you and Lisa have interesting concepts here - meeting a past me would be so cool, I could tell her not to stress about this or that... the things that seem like life and death when you're in your teens and early twenties. But at the same time so much of that 'struggle' is what made me who I am today...
And to meet a future me, while a very intriguing scenario to imagine - I'm not sure if I'd want 'to know' (you know?)  |
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I would so want to know. I realize in reading your comment that what I have always perceived as a lack of patience in myself is not a true perception. I just am so full of enthusiasm for everything and having tackled step one successfully I am always ready to move on to step 2 and so on. Does that make sense? I realized this the other day when my husband told me one of the things he loves most about me is my "spunk" and it really made me rethink myself. I am just one of those people that knows no fear and never shies away from something because it is too difficult. I love a challenge and I love every inch of life and the getting there.
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That's an incredible attitude to have, positive energy is so important. And isn't it a wonderful epiphany when you're able to 'rethink yourself' and see yourself from someone else's point of view - something about yourself that you felt was a negative, your husband sees totally differently and as a positive! We really do a number on ourselves... don't we?
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Yes, as women, we always seem to think th worst of ourselves. I try not to do that any more. I'm not sure why we are wired that way, but it does seem to be true more so of women than of men.
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Awesome post and comments. Although you may not be able to meet the future you, the future you can meet the past you...sort of. I've been keeping a journal for about 8 years now and I just recently came across one of my earlier notebooks. It was really inspirational to read about where I was then and look at where I am now. So in that way, we can gain a bit of inspiration from our past/future selves.
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The value of journaling can't be overstated. It's simply amazing: what you write down and record and wish for ... and then look at years later and see a wholeness you never knew existed ...
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Couldn't agree more
I just found a notebook that Hamid and I wrote in together during the first few months after we met. It's not a true journal, as wasn't our intention at the time, but I've saved it and a few others because it is full of ideas, dreams, little poems, lyrics to songs Hamid liked but wanted the words in English, silly pictures we drew together, and some other 'odds and ends' from those early days. I carried these notebooks with us from country over the last few years and they're going to stay with us - I think it'll be a neat way for us and maybe even our children and grandchildren to look back on that part of our life together. |
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I have kept my old sales notes from my real estate days, and have been hunting high and low for them. I also have sales training audio CDs that I know are here packed somewhere. One in particular is called Eat That Frog. It deals with doing what you would least like to do, but need to do to increase your business.
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With just starting out in the Virtual Assistant Profession, it would be great to see 5 years into the future and know that you are going about things in the right direction, but I guess that is all part of the journey.
Nancy Lynch |
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Having a journal looks great! In that way you could "meet" with your old self. I never thought it could be that way. I'll be writing again to my journal now. n_n
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