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I had an artist date yesterday.

I invited a new artist-friend to see an indie film at an indie festival. 😎

Afterward, in true Naomi fashion, I asked them what they wanted their life to look like one year from now.

They said, “Just thinking about thinking about it exhausts me.” 

I hear that same sentiment a lot from clients when they first come to me.

Their future vision exhausts them because they can only imagine a future where they are working the same way and getting the same unsatisfying results.

If I can only picture doing all the things I’m currently doing – just doing them more and harder – doesn't it makes sense that I'd feel exhausted?

Why so exhausting? Because those things either:

1️⃣ Aren’t in alignment with our current desires

2️⃣ Aren’t effective

3️⃣ Aren't using our natural talents and skills

4️⃣ Aren't any fun

And for many of us in this community, there’s a #5: 

5️⃣ We exhaust ourselves when we do the same old things, even though we have changed.

I turn 55 this week. 🥳

We are evolving humans with different priorities, capacities, and perspectives than we had a decade ago.

That’s not a limitation—it’s an advantage.

When things change, we get to change how we operate (those numbers 1-4!): how we spend our creative time, where we invest our resources, and who we engage with to generate new possibilities.  

So if you crash at the thought of realizing a future vision through an outdated lens 🧐– don’t take another step without knowing what has changed and what you want to change.

It’s not hard work that exhausts you.

It’s the energy spent resisting the future that wants to emerge!🌅

So this week, take a breath, First name / my friend.

Look at your vision through the lens of what you long for now.🔭

💗Who are you becoming?  Not just as an artist, but as a human with a dream for their future that feels alive.

Naomi