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Dear Me (version 2025): Let me tell you about your life...

Dear Me (version 2025): Let me tell you about your life….

April 22, 2015 By Chip Valutis

The clock is ticking.

In fact, you don’t have to do a thing and 2025 shall show up right on time.

While time is completely predictable – I’m interested in you. Are you predictable? Do you have a clue what 2025 looks like? Are you prepared? Are you planning? Are you creating the 2025 you desire or are you going to wait and see what happens?

If you haven’t heard me before – I’ll repeat:

“You aren’t on a Deliberate Journey without a destination and momentum.”

Do the Work:

  1. Print this post.
  2. Complete the letter.
  3. Share it with a loved one; talk about it.
  4. Make Deliberate decisions to get moving!

Dear Me (from 2025),

I am writing to you from ___________ where ________ and I are living. We just returned from __________________ where we have been vacationing for the last ____________ week/s! It was beautiful! We brought ___________________________ with us. You would be very proud of him/her/, they are ___________________ at ______________ doing _________________. Other news on the family front include __________________. He/She are ______________________. When I think of all this, I feel quite _____________________.

As far as my professional life is concerned, I have been __________________ for __________________________. We are a _________________ Company that ______________________. What I like best about this is ______________, but what I find most challenging is ___________________. The biggest thing I’m learning is _________________________. It is my plan/intention to _________________________ by __________________. I’m so glad I made myself ______________________ 10 years ago – it really helped me to __________________________ today.

With regard to retirement, my current thinking is to _________________ at age _____. My _______ would prefer that I _____________, but I’m not sure. I sure wish I would have ___________________ back in 2015 so I would be more prepared to _______________________.

While the last five years included many great things, the biggest surprise for me in my “new” life has been ______________________. I didn’t expect this, but it turned out to be true.

I had a health scare last year. I was told that my ________________ wasn’t where it needed to be. I have been _____________________ to get things back to “normal.” I think it is working!

With regard to fun, I have been ___________________. It has been __________________ and ___________________.  We are thinking about starting ____________________ as a couple, but she/he hasn’t convinced me quite yet!

I just started volunteering a day a week at _______________. The most satisfying part of this commitment has been _________________. I still stay active with ____________, but don’t have as much time as I would like. For me, my fun time seems to consist primarily of ____________________.

Well, I need to close this letter. I have to get to ________________ with _________________. We promised our ____________ that we would ________________ when we got back in town.

I know you think about this occasionally, but I can’t encourage you enough to take decisive action with regard to ___________________________ now, in 2015. You’ll thank me when you get here!!

Warm Regards,

Me (or You)!

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About Chip Valutis

About Chip

As a Psychologist working in industry, I have heard and seen it all.

I’ve worked with Fortune 500 Companies as well as smaller, entrepreneurial enterprises. I coach CEOs and first time leaders. I develop new leadership teams and/or help teams who have lost their effectiveness. I work at an organizational level addressing complex systemic challenges and at an individual level helping leaders learn to lead.

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