From Dreaming to Doing: Overcoming the Someday Illusion

Are you constantly daydreaming about the day when everything finally falls into place?

This short episode is a wake-up call from the 'Someday Illusion' and an invitation to seize the present moment.

Get ready for a personal story of the roller-coaster we are on and the insights that I'm having along the way.

As we complete this year and start planning for the next,  may this episode be a reminder to take action today and build into your plans that which sets your soul on fire!

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Transcript

Speaker 0: 0:01

Hey everyone, welcome back to another episode of Differently. Today's episode is a refresh on a topic I covered in one of the very first episodes of this show the Someday Illusion. It's the idea that life will be great someday, when the kids are older. We have more money, I've lost weight, he's changed, I have that new job, and on and on. If we aren't careful, we can wish away our lives building dreams in the land of someday and never taking action here and now to actually make them happen.

Speaker 0: 0:37

I've been reminded lately how easy it is to retreat back to what feels comfortable, familiar and holds strong memories, and what it takes to leap into something new, uncertain and unknown, and how the Someday Illusion can lull us into thinking you can wait, there's gonna be a better time for making that step or taking that leap, when in reality, the time is now, the invitation awaits and you might miss the opportunity I've mentioned. I've been in the midst of a lot of uncertainty and growth in my business and not knowing how it's all gonna shake out. What I haven't mentioned is that we've been experiencing the same thing in other areas of our lives. We've held a vision and a dream for years that when our boys were grown, we do a grand adventure of some kind while we're healthy and have the energy and life to want to go and do. Well, this time has arrived for us and over the last several months, we've literally went from having an empty nest to deciding on selling 90% of everything we own and becoming digital nomads, and back to not having an empty nest and changing what this grand adventure looks like all together.

Speaker 0: 1:56

I'll spare you all the details to say I've observed some important things that I must share with you. One I've seen how much easier it is to actually dream of the grand adventure than to actually do it. I've witnessed intense feelings of exhilaration and aliveness and pure joy, followed by feelings of fear, doubt and wondering what the hell we are thinking in the first place and why we would sell this home and life that we love and know for the unknown and uncertain. And how important it is to feel all the feelings and ride the wave to make a more full-bodied choice. And, lastly, that even when you think you know where you're going, god may have other plans, as in our case, but how important it is to still be relentless in the pursuit to live this life fully and create a new version of your grand adventure or whatever it is for you. And lastly, stay curious and unattached. That's been my lesson over the past few months. Don't get attached to anything and enjoy the ride. Friends, that's what we're doing.

Speaker 0: 3:14

We're still very much in the messy middle of all of this and unsure how it's all going to shake out, but reminding ourselves every day, and sometimes multiple times during the day, to be here now. Enjoy this moment, because it's the one we have. All these future plans are exciting and fun to think about and dream about, but the moment we are in is the only one that's guaranteed. As you complete this year and begin planning for next, remember to follow and make space in your life for what sets your soul on fire.

Speaker 0: 3:50

There's never a perfect time to take action. Actions can be small, simple steps, big leaps or anything in between. The someday illusion is just that an illusion that keeps you hopeful but ultimately at a distance from what you desire. Make sure you are making choices today and building experiences here and now that match and align to those future ideas, and you might wanna go back to the someday illusion episode. It's the number three episode of this podcast and in that episode I mentioned a client story and I've actually since interviewed that client. It's called Live Fully Now with Diana Breznan. It was on September 2nd of 2021. It's a great conversation and we'll give you some inspiration as you are making plans for today and next year.