Quantum Jump

Recently I attended a leadership training programme for work and naturally I expect to learn more about leadership techniques. But to my greatest surprise at the end of the training I realised I have learned more about myself than anything else. There is this one particular exercise we did that resonates with me and made me look at life differently.
 

We were invited to participate in an imagine exercise where we had to visualise our 80^th birthday party. In this visualisation 3 people close to us were to whisper something personal in our ear. After 5 minutes of visualisation we were asked to write down who came to us in our visualisation and what they shared with us.

We were given an opportunity to share our visualisation with the group.

For some it was a struggle to imagine how they would look when they were 80 with wrinkles, bald heads and dentures… to one it was too confronting to even think he would live up to 80. One or two were emotionally distressed realising their parents would not make it to 80^th birthday party. One was rocking like a teen being high on dementia tablets having a ball of a time with her family and friends.  Another realised he didn’t possess the convertible or the mansion he is dying to have but surprisingly he was happier.
 

And for me ….in my visualisation my husband, one of my closest friends and a boy I have mentored came to me while I was standing in front of a spacious room filled with sunlight. In my visualisation I felt more than I saw. I felt calm happy and content. The common theme across all three messages I got was how generous and compassionate I have been to them and those around me.

We learned through the visualisation that we have tapped into our subconscious to discover our life’s mission. If we did not liked what we visualised then there was an opportunity for us to change or improvise what we are currently doing to become the person we want to be when we were 80.

The rest of the training was more on harnessing your inner strengths than learning to lead others. But then we all agreed that one can never be a true leader without leading his/her own self.
 

In so many levels that exercise was too confronting but it also changed something in me. It has brought confidence that I lacked and it helped me to overcome the doubt I used to nourish. Remembering the calm and content self I saw helps me navigate myself towards my ideal existence of being a generous and compassionate person. I liked that alternate versions of me I saw in that sun lit room. More than anything I like the way I felt!
 

I would like to invite you to try this exercise and listen to your subconscious mind. Make a quantum jump and discover your alternate version. I would love to hear what you saw and felt if you feel like sharing.

Change or improve if you have to.