The Inner Changemaker Show by Jay Wong

December 09, 2015 TICM 47 - Change Your Life With This Secret Weapon

Considering it is the holiday season, I am sure we are all in a reflective mood.

We look back at the last few months, our year and see how we did.

We are also excited for the future. Excited for the road ahead. The possibilities.

I have a tool that I would like to share with you. It’s called the Intention Letter.

This tool is something I have been working on and testing on myself for the last year, and it has had some phenomenal results. Perhaps it can help you as well.

My intention in this episode to tell you why I do it and the reasoning behind the magic. It has the power to change your life.

The inspiration behind the letter?

The Intention Letter is a combination of visualization tools and by what some entrepreneurs call “90-day letters.”

Why 90 days you might ask?

There is a lot of research out there that points to the fact that we are unable to see past what needs to happen or what can happen within 90 days.

In you guys remember the interview I had with Jayson Gaignard in episode 29, he mentioned that he has a friend who is a venture capitalist that does not believe in business plans.

When asked why ”...because all business plans without fail, project themselves making money from Day 1 and also doubling down on growth for the next 5 years.”

If that was the real case then everyone would be a successful entrepreneur.

There would be no point to the struggle or telling each other to hustle more.

Unfortunately, that is not the reality. Remember, if it was easy, then everyone would do it

Back to the intention letters…

It is a tool to help you visualize your next 90 days and do it in a manner that is not so esoteric and logically makes sense for the common mind to follow.

It is very straightforward. This is how it is done.

You write yourself a letter with the date 90 days from now. (Ex: Today is December 9th, you would write March 9th as the date of your letter)

When you write the letter, you write the letter as if you were living on March 9th looking back to today.

As you write the letter, recount the epic three months that just happened.

Pretend as if you are telling your friend this wild adventure you have just been on and try to include as much detail you can.

The more vivid the better.

By changing the lens of your perspective, you are going to be predicting the next 90 days of your life.

You will also be writing everything in the past tense. Once again, as if everything has already happened and you are simply stating the truth.

This tool works for a few reasons.

It grounds your visualization.

Instead of constantly looking outward and trying to imagine what is not real.

Seeing is believing right? Well, sometimes you gotta make yourself a believer in a different manner.

If you know anything about me, I believe it all comes down to action to begin with. Act as if and the doors of the universe will bow down to you.

Words are words. But actions speak volume to the character of your being.

Trust me, I love all the visualization tools as well, but I always wondered how I can make it more concrete for myself.

This is one of the ways that I have come up with.

By writing everything in the past tense, you can trick yourself and your brain that these AMAZING things have already happened.

It is more believable and powerful than reading...

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