I am so relieved to have written 50,000 words in 30 days. I joined [Nanowrimo 2009], and have just crossed the finishing line! In the midst of writing all these words, it actually germinated some ideas on the tools of journeying within. One of it is coming up with a [fictional newspaper article].
I have heard of writing an eulogy for myself, before I die of course. It is a tool to discover what you really want yourself to be before you die. It is a strong and powerful tool, but sometimes, it may be just a little bit too morbid.
So I opted for a more light-hearted way to do this, and to restrict the timeline within a few years. You could of course stretch this to decades later, or reduce this further to tomorrow’s headlines. The idea, is to imagine.
Just imagine what a newspaper would report about youself. You have read plenty of newspaper articles before. Come up with a headline. Write a summary of what it is in the first paragraph. Write very specifically what it is that has happened and how has that changed you. Write a concluding paragraph as well.
I wrote something about myself in 6 years’ time, imagining that I am this successful investor. I wrote something specific about what has happened, i.e. buying a controlling stake in a company. The numbers may not actually buy a controlling stake of an airline company, but it is large enough to me that it makes little difference.
The key to this is to imagine a specific event that happens to you. This event is something that you would like to see yourself tomorrow, 3 days from now, 1 week from now, 1 month from now, a year from now, 5 years, 10 years, 20 years etc. By writing something specific, you create a very vivid picture about yourself. You create a very specific moment about yourself. This mental picture will help you to see within you what you actually want. This mental snapshot of the future will give you a polaroid photograph that you can see again and again to remind you of the the exact thing that you want to achieve in 5 years’ time (say).
Try it. Be bold. Be specific. You might find out more about yourself. Plus, you can have fun too.
I am so relieved to have written 50,000 words in 30 days. I joined Nanowrimo 2009, and have just crossed the finishing line! In the midst of writing all these words, it actually germinated some ideas on the tools of journeying within. One of it is coming up with a fictional newspaper article.
I have heard of writing an eulogy for myself, before I die of course. It is a tool to discover what you really want yourself to be before you die. It is a strong and powerful tool, but sometimes, it may be just a little bit too morbid.
So I opted for a more light-hearted way to do this, and to restrict the timeline within a few years. You could of course stretch this to decades later, or reduce this further to tomorrow’s headlines. The idea, is to imagine.
Just imagine what a newspaper would report about youself. You have read plenty of newspaper articles before. Come up with a headline. Write a summary of what it is in the first paragraph. Write very specifically what it is that has happened and how has that changed you. Write a concluding paragraph as well.
I wrote something about myself in 6 years’ time, imagining that I am this successful investor. I wrote something specific about what has happened, i.e. buying a controlling stake in a company. The numbers may not actually buy a controlling stake of an airline company, but it is large enough to me that it makes little difference.
The key to this is to imagine a specific event that happens to you. This event is something that you would like to see yourself tomorrow, 3 days from now, 1 week from now, 1 month from now, a year from now, 5 years, 10 years, 20 years etc. By writing something specific, you create a very vivid picture about yourself. You create a very specific moment about yourself. This mental picture will help you to see within you what you actually want. This mental snapshot of the future will give you a polaroid photograph that you can see again and again to remind you of the the exact thing that you want to achieve in 5 years’ time (say).
Try it. Be bold. Be specific. You might find out more about yourself. Plus, you can have fun too.
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