Claiming Your Future

In today's session, Justin will invite you to use the power of imagination to visualize your ideal Future Self. This exercise will help you define the area of your life you'd like to deepen, clear the path blocked by your limiting beliefs and start acting on your dreams.

Transcript

Hey,

And welcome to the Stop Holding Yourself Back Challenge here on Insight Timer.

You are going to learn how to stop self-sabotage in its tracks so you can move forward toward your real vision and your real dream.

Whether you have a business idea you've been thinking about or a relationship you want to deepen or you simply want to get better with your money or creativity or self-care,

This challenge will guide you through a proven process to stop holding yourself back so you can claim your power,

Boost your productivity,

Stop procrastinating,

And take action now.

I'm Justin Michael Williams,

And I am so honored and so excited to be on this journey with you.

Now,

One of the things that I know for sure is that every single one of us,

You would not be listening to this if you were not a person who had something in your life that you either want to deepen or take to the next level.

Whether it's about your relationship to yourself or your body or your work or your creativity or passions or your well-being or your financial freedom or how you're being of service to the world,

I know that you have a calling in your heart,

Even if you can't name it yet,

That says there's something more.

And this practice is going to help you wake it up.

And we'll start taking steps every day of this journey together to clear the path,

Claim your power so you can take action toward what really matters in your life.

Now let me tell you something really quickly,

And I want you to listen to me very closely before we start our practice.

We are going to do a style of practice today that involves some imagination and visualization.

But I want you to know that if you experience this practice as quote unquote challenging,

Or if your vision is fuzzy or blurry or incomplete or you get something abstract or a color or something like this that's unexpected,

I need you to make me a promise.

I want you to look at whatever you get,

No matter how clear or how random it is,

As being wisdom,

As being right.

What happens if you get a random color in your vision and instead of saying,

Oh,

All I got was a color,

You ask,

What does that color mean to me?

And what does it represent as an energy?

And you use whatever you get as a clue to guide you forward toward the next stage of your vision and your purpose.

All right.

Can we make that a promise?

Okay.

Now the last thing that I want to mention is many of you will have joined me already for the building healthy habits challenge that I did here on insight timer.

And the practice we are doing here today will be similar to the practice that I did there.

And so whether you've joined me there in that practice already or not,

You have an invitation here to either expand on that practice if you did it or welcome in something totally new.

It's a great honor to be on this journey with you.

Let's begin.

I'd like you to start by finding a comfortable place to sit and see if you can just soften your body 5% more,

Wherever you're at,

Just 5% more,

And then place your hands over the center of your chest,

One palm over the other.

Take a deep breath in and a deep breath out and close your eyes if you're comfortable doing so.

In all of our practices,

I will invite you to close your eyes,

But please know that you're welcome to open them or practice with them open at any time if you need to.

Let's go ahead and take another deep,

Full breath in together.

Inhale and exhale.

Now with me to the count of three.

Inhale for one,

Two,

Three.

Hold for one,

Two,

Three.

Exhale one,

Two,

Three.

Great.

Again,

Inhale one,

Two,

Three.

Hold for one,

Two,

Three.

Exhale one,

Two,

Three.

Last time,

Inhale one,

Two,

Three.

Hold for one,

Two,

Three.

Exhale one,

Two.

Now,

Just breathe normally and with your palms over the center of your chest,

I'd like you to imagine a future version of yourself who is living the life of your dreams.

And I really want you to just let yourself go there with me for a moment,

Like you could rub a magic lamp.

Anything is possible.

What do you notice?

What do you sense?

I want it to feel like if this came true,

Your life would be a miracle.

So just see what comes to mind and trust it.

Even if you don't see anything clear or you're only seeing a color or it's fuzzy or blurry,

Just trust it.

What happens if you trust what arises from within?

This is a part of claiming.

And now we'll start to dimensionalize this a little bit.

So notice as you imagine and sense this future version of yourself,

Scan around yourself in the vision and notice if you landed indoor or outdoor in the vision.

Just notice.

Notice if there's anybody there with you or if you're alone and notice what's happening as you imagine this future self.

Notice what's happening,

About to happen,

Already happened,

Indicates that you're living the life of your dreams.

Just notice.

Now keep scanning around yourself in this vision a little bit more and pick up any colors or textures that you can.

I'm going to be silent for a moment now and I want you to just let this vision expand.

Notice if you can hear any sounds associated with your vision or if you can smell anything or taste anything or feel any sensations or emotions.

And if your vision is fuzzy or blurry,

That's okay.

Even if you're only getting a little bit,

Trust what you get.

What happens if you make what you're getting right?

If your mind has wandered at all,

Just come back to the vision for the last 30 seconds or so here.

And now as you keep this vision in mind,

I'm going to ask you a question.

I want you to trust the first piece of wisdom comes up.

Here's your question.

As you look at this future version of yourself who is living the life of your dreams,

What area of your life do you need to either deepen or take to the next level to become more like the person that you see in your vision?

I'll ask it again.

What area of your life do you need to either deepen or take to the next level to become more like the version of yourself that you're seeing in your vision?

See what comes up.

Maybe it's about your wellbeing or maybe it's about your self-care.

Maybe it's about your relationship to money or other people or your work or being of service,

Whatever it is for you.

Let it arise.

And once you have that area of life that you need to deepen or take to the next level,

I want you to place your hands over the center of your chest again if you've moved them,

Right over the heart.

Bring your vision to mind and repeat these words either silently in your mind or out loud with me.

Here's your affirmation.

I am ready.

I am worthy.

I am powerful.

I deserve this life.

Say it with me.

I am ready.

I am worthy.

I am powerful.

I deserve this life.

Last time.

Say it with me from your heart even if you're just saying it within.

I am ready.

I am worthy.

I am powerful.

I deserve this life.

You deserve this life.

And being tender and compassionate with yourself,

Go ahead and take a deep breath in and a deep breath out.

I need to open your eyes.

So this is an incredibly powerful practice.

And this is the starting ground from where our work begins.

I want you to go into the comments right after this meditation finishes and write down and share with us the area of your life that you're looking to deepen or take to the next level.

This is how we're going to hold each other accountable as a community.

And I want you to make sure that you write down this area of your life that you want to deepen or take to the next level for yourself so you don't forget because we're going to use this area for the remainder of our time together.

And as we go through this journey together,

We're going to clear the weeds and all the things that hold us back and get in the way and start replacing those toxic patterns with habits and patterns that empower you.

I hope you're ready for a big journey together.

This is just the very beginning.

And if you're getting just a little bit in your vision and you don't feel like you're getting everything,

Don't worry.

What happens if you make what you're experiencing right instead of making it wrong?

What happens if you trust the wisdom within instead of making the wisdom wrong?

See what happens with that.

All right.

I love you all.

It's such a joy to practice together.

Make sure you go share your area of life with me in the comments.

I love you.

And I will see you in the next practice.

Bye for now.

Reviews

I love your energy Justin ! Your meditations are always amazing, thank you for everything you give us !! 🙏🏼🧡☀️

It’s my business that I need to work on in order to expand my life and walk towards my best future.

Loved this. I’m excited about the life I envisioned. 😊🙏

I love you too Justin you are an incredible human being amazing artist 🩵🙏🩵... blessings darling 🎶🎼

I am so empowered to create structure in my life in order to fulfill my dream and desire. Thank you Justin! 🥰

So amazing!! My vision was talking at a podium, working on physical health issues. Excited to see what enfolds during this practice. Thank you!

I’m working on my spiritual growth and personal development. Excited to continue the journey 💖

I thoroughly enjoyed this meditation. Justin has a gift in the way he can relay the information one needs to hear. Firm but kind, confident but gentle. He is starting to create forward momentum in my life and I am grateful for it. ❤️🌷

Thanks, dear one. This helped clear the air from all my people pleasing muck that had me stuck.

Your soft , kind voice is easy to listen too. Thank you for your words of wisdom. While pouring myself into a new career from the ground up and learning and being challenged by new things when being a CEO of a company, even if that company is just me at the moment. I’m sacrificing my marriage a bit by not being in balance atm. I need to work on that because my marriage and husband are very important to me. He is my foundation and has been for more thank 40 yrs as high school sweetheart. He is my roots.

Two things for me: less time stressing in my job
Get back into painting - being a graphic designer I’m missing the wholesome paint on easel

Two areas to work
First — my personal wellbeing specially the weight loss
Second — becoming performer again at Work

Justin really knows how to make these visualisations come alive. Love that he focuses on what energy I need to bring, to get where my best self is going. Mwah! Justin, I love you 😍

A beautiful and transformative meditation. I commit to focusing on finances to step into my future self. 🙏🏽✨️

I must be braver and go after the existence that I crave. I must atop believing that other people are more valid and important than me. I want to be in England with Darryl, looking after my house, my garden, my family.

Excellent! I want to be consistently attentive to outreach so I can serve the deserving clients I don't know yet.

My intention is learning to live in the moment, trust my instincts. It's about not to being fearful of the unknown but rather embrace what is put in my path. Along with that is to be mindful, making healthy choices, and allowing myself and others grace. Thank you!!

Thank you for this powerful meditation. I immediately felt my energy shifting. 🙏🏻 I definitely need to deepen my focus on my studies. I had a beautiful vision.

I saw a few things: boat, more $, fit body, happier.

Career - I need to believe in myself in order to take it to the next level

Rock on 🦋 I’m becoming y best y passionate self 🙏🌳