Your Best-Case Story
Making room for the future you actually want, and sharing what you have
Download the PDFThe worst-case story about our work takes up real estate without our consent. It shows up on the drive home, at 2 a.m., in the middle of a comment thread. Nobody has to practice it.
The best-case story is just as made up, and just as possible. It just doesn't show up on its own. These prompts give it some room, then ask what you might plant, because a lot of what grows in our field starts with something someone shared.
What's inside
- Picture it
- 1.
Imagine an ordinary Tuesday five years from now, when your work is going well. Who's on your schedule? What kind of work are you doing? Be specific. The worst-case story always is.
- 2.
What part of your work became more valuable as the field changed, not less?
- 3.
Who's around you in that picture? Colleagues, a team, a referral circle, a supervisor you trust?
- 4.
What did you stop worrying about?
- 5.
What's one small thing you could do this month that future you would recognize?
- Plant it
- 6.
Where do you have more acorns than you need right now? A full caseload, a waitlist, a skill, a connection, a little extra time? Abundance isn't only money.
- 7.
Who's one colleague you could send a referral to this month?
- 8.
Who's a newer clinician who could use thirty minutes of your time?
- 9.
What could you share that took you years to learn? A template, a hard lesson, a resource you love?
- 10.
What would you plant if you knew you'd never see it grow?
The worst-case story moves in on its own. The best-case story needs an invitation.
Ten prompts to picture the future you want and plant something for the field. Print it, keep it near your desk, come back to it when the scary story gets loud.
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