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  • Hi everyone, it's Linda Raynier.

  • In this video, I'm going to talk to you about

  • how to get a clear vision

  • on what it is that you want

  • for your life and your career.

  • And this is a process that I personally use

  • and I know it works.

  • So, let's get started and move

  • in the direction of where it is that you want to go.

  • So if you're watching this video,

  • or really, any videos on my channel,

  • you're likely, right now, in a situation

  • in your life where you feel a little bit 'stuck'.

  • A little bit stuck in the job that you're in

  • or the career path that you've chosen.

  • I know that feeling.

  • I know it all too well.

  • And that's why I'm here, in front of you,

  • talking to you about this.

  • Because I think this is something that a lot of people

  • struggle with.

  • So, I'll tell you a little story.

  • Growing up, I was born to refugee parents...

  • refugees from Vietnam.

  • They came here literally with nothing.

  • My parents struggled as I grew up to try to really support me.

  • And I was their first born

  • Canadian generation, first Canadian generation-born daughter.

  • And growing up, I always had this mentality

  • that I needed to work hard,

  • get good grades,

  • so that eventually I could get a good job

  • and, you know, be like everyone else.

  • So I went after that.

  • I got good grades,

  • I even landed scholarships when I was in university

  • and eventually I landed a great

  • "great" (on paper)

  • full-time job, as an accountant or auditor for a big accounting firm.

  • I chose the accounting path 'cause

  • literally, like, it was a matter of "Okay,

  • who pays the best salary?"

  • Like, that was what my thinking was.

  • And I was miserable.

  • I hated my job.

  • I was working late hours

  • and I was doing something that just I did not enjoy whatsoever.

  • And, honestly,

  • I was depressed.

  • Like it caused me to be

  • really unhappy with my life.

  • And I was questioning everything.

  • I was questioning, "Why?"

  • "Why do people choose to do this?"

  • They choose to do this, because

  • they choose to kind of go with

  • what society says

  • is the "right" thing to do.

  • And that is to take a corporate job,

  • and they choose to accept that as their reality.

  • And I chose...not to.

  • I asked myself,

  • "Should I go with them?"

  • "Should I keep thinking the way they're thinking?"

  • Or...

  • "Should I just listen to myself?"

  • And I decided,

  • "I'm gonna to listen to myself!"

  • I'm gonna listen to this voice inside of me, because

  • this voice inside of me is SO LOUD.

  • I know what it's like to

  • head into your work,

  • or head into the office

  • and you're feeling this

  • uneasy, anxious,

  • disturbing, unhappy

  • anxiety.

  • That just sits within you

  • and just never disappears.

  • I can only describe it as

  • something that's so subtle,

  • yet,

  • it's a subtleness

  • that, that literally

  • eats at you.

  • And it only grows.

  • I want to tell you...

  • Where you're at right now,

  • is simply, one point

  • on this long journey,

  • this long path,

  • that we call life.

  • And you're at one specific point.

  • But it's not the end.

  • There's a whole other

  • side of it that you haven't even seen yet.

  • There's a whole path that's laid in front of you

  • that you haven't even stepped foot on yet.

  • That you haven't really glimpsed into yet.

  • But this is what I want you to do.

  • I want you to start listening

  • to YOUR voice.

  • I want you to start

  • listening to your own truth.

  • If you're unhappy right now,

  • if you're in a situation that you feel stuck in

  • or you just aren't enjoying

  • what you're doing,

  • then you need to realize that

  • this is not where you're meant to be.

  • And I want to help you to take that first step

  • so that at least

  • when you do eventually decide to do whatever it is that you really want to do,

  • that you have a good idea.

  • So today, that's what we're going to work on.

  • We're gonna get that 'voice' inside of you

  • to start speaking a little bit louder.

  • Ok, so,

  • grab your pen and paper

  • or grab a word document.

  • If you're not going to do this, by the way,

  • then there's no point in watching me

  • because that's just gonna,

  • you're just wasting your time.

  • I'm going to give you a set of instructions,

  • so what you're going to do right now

  • is pull out a word pad

  • um, word document.

  • Or grab a pen and paper.

  • This is what you're going to do.

  • Ask yourself,

  • What would my ideal life look like?

  • If I could have anything I wanted,

  • if I could do anything I wanted,

  • what would that be?

  • When I wake up in the morning

  • and I open my eyes,

  • When I go about my day,

  • That's the biggest thing, make sure you in corporate

  • the feelings into all of this.

  • And literally, go throughout your entire day

  • paint the picture.

  • Paint it.

  • Make it as colourful as you want it.

  • Describe it in ultimate detail.

  • Ask yourself what you would be feeling

  • as you experience each of these little things

  • that happen throughout this day.

  • This is a very simple exercise but can be

  • hard as well. Because

  • we allow ourselves to have these negative thoughts

  • that tap in and are like,

  • "Who are you to think this?"

  • "Like, what are you talking about?"

  • "This doesn't even make any sense!"

  • Now you can say,

  • "Okay negative voice, just,

  • sit over there for a little while.

  • 'Cause I need to...

  • talk to myself.

  • I need to hear what's going on in here."

  • Once you do this,

  • I promise you,

  • this is going to start to really

  • activate something inside of you

  • and it's going to activate that inner voice,

  • your inner truth.

  • What it is that you truly want.

  • And it's going to guide you.

  • And the more and more that you continue to listen

  • to this voice,

  • your life is going to change.

  • You're going to start being guided

  • from an inner perspective,

  • you're going to be guided to do things,

  • and want things, and

  • go after things, opportunities,

  • that maybe, you probably wouldn't

  • have before, because

  • your negative voice was

  • holding you back.

  • And it was shutting you down.

  • When you do this exercise,

  • it'll set you on this path

  • to really,

  • listen to that inner guidance.

  • So that's why this is so important.

  • So you must, must do it okay?

  • So if you enjoyed this video

  • and you want to get more inspiration

  • on a weekly basis,

  • then please, please, please

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  • If you have any questions,

  • leave a comment below.

  • Or any comments,

  • I'd love to see them.

  • All right, so you have a beautiful week.

  • Stay positive.

  • See you next week!

  • Bye!

Hi everyone, it's Linda Raynier.

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