Hey,
This week, we're diving deep into the often-overlooked power of beginning with the end in mind. We've been exploring how consciously defining our long-term vision can dramatically impact our daily choices and overall life satisfaction. We've covered things like the importance of identifying core values and how to translate a broad vision into actionable steps.
You can find the full discussion here
But we know the real expertise lies within our amazing community – that's YOU!
We Want to Hear From YOU!
We're always striving to make The Inspired Voices Newsletter and karlperera.com the best they can be, and that means hearing directly from the people who matter most. We've been having some lively discussions over on our forum about procrastination, building self esteem and more. It would be great to get your take on it.
Your Challenge: Share Your Vision
We're launching a new initiative to feature YOUR voices and experiences. We'd love for you to contribute to, helping to inspire others to think big.
Here's how you can participate:
Visit our forum thread: "Share Your 'End in Mind' Vision". This is where the main conversation is happening.
Share your vision of your ideal future: We're looking for a short description of what your life looks like 5, 10, or even 20 years from now, focusing on the key elements that truly matter to you.
Contribute to our website: Top submissions will be featured on our website's Community Visions page, coming very soon!
We believe that the best content comes from collaboration and shared experiences. Your contribution, no matter how small it may seem, can make a big difference!
Quick Question!
To help us tailor our future content, we have a super quick question for you:
"If you could fast-forward 10 years and see yourself living your ideal life, what's the one thing that would make you say, 'Yes, I made it'?"
Simply reply to this email with your answer – I read every single one!
What's Coming Up
Next week, we'll be focusing on translating that long-term vision into actionable daily habits. We'll also be sharing some of the amazing contributions from this week's challenge, so keep an eye out!
Finding Perspective in something very different
This week, I've also been reflecting on my astrophotography project, ASTROIMAGERY reminding me that even the grandest cosmic structures started with a single point of origin – much like our own life journeys.
I took up astrophotography with the goal of capturing near professional images of space, it's been a challenging journey where I often almost gave up but now I'm producing printed images I'm proud of and others admire with awe!
I just put out a video showing how to photograph nebulae which are beautiful structures hidden from us and revealed by the process of astro. Watch my video here.
It is a good reminder that even the most ambitious projects begin with a single step. Boy have I needed motivation for this one! Even when I started my end goal was clear to me.
Not to mention how this inspiring hobby and science has stopped me in my tracks and struck me with awe at the limitless universe we live in!
Thanks for being a part of the Inspired Voices community!
Karl Perera
https://karlperera.com
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