Last week was the second time that I have experienced the 25th February 2025.
The first time was exactly two years ago at the first ‘Act As If’ event ever held in the UK.*
Around 50 of us gathered at a hotel and ‘acted as if’ it was two years in the future and we had already achieved our most wished-for goal. We spoke, acted, dressed and (most importantly) thought as if it was already 2025.
As I entered the event I was introduced as ‘Rachel Bamber, published author’. Instead of saying, ‘I’m going to be a published author’, I said, ‘I’ve just published my first book’.
Throughout the evening people asked me about the book: how it came about, what it was about, where they could buy it.
Others talked as if they had already achieved their most wished for goal, and I asked them questions as if their goal was a done deal. We celebrated success. The drinks and canapés were rather good!
And an amazing thing happened: I stopped dreaming about being an author, and became one. It no longer seemed a huge, difficult task, but one that was achievable. After all, I’d already done it – and felt what it was like (or so my brain ‘thought’).
My aim for sharing a personal story this month is to encourage you to keep going towards your dream – or completing that project by the end of Q1!
For goals worth going for, the going will get tough and more than once, you will want to quit. The adventure will be arduous and test you like never before. You probably had no idea that it was going to be this dream that contained so much hidden learning and growth. It might even become your nemesis. Just as importantly, you will now know how NOT to tackle this objective. Best of all, you can take all this learning on your next adventure.
So, celebrate the small wins and completed steps along the way. Reward your resilience and focus to the finish. You’ve got this!
Learn more about the powerful effects of ‘acting as if’ and how it can change your life by scheduling a chat with me – is it time for a trip to YOUR future?
*I was an advisor for the event.