What if the secret to changing your entire life is to start becoming your future self… before anything in your outer world changes? 👀✨ In this episode, I'm joined by the incredible Mimi Bouchard @mimibouchard, founder of Activations, for one of the most inspiring conversations about visualization, self-image, magnetism, and stepping into the version of you who already has everything you desire. Mimi shares her story of going from broke, unhappy, and living paycheck to paycheck to creating a life that once felt completely out of reach. And the way she began changing things is SO fascinating: she started recording her own guided visualizations, pairing them with cinematic music, and practicing the feeling of being her future self during the most ordinary moments of her day.

We get into alllll of it—from how to embody the energy of the person you want to become, to why your *bounce-back rate* might matter more than perfect consistency, to what it actually looks like to make abundance, confidence, love, and success feel NORMAL to you.

One of my favorite takeaways from this conversation is that you don't have to wait for the money, the relationship, the opportunity, or the external proof to begin experiencing the feelings you've been associating with that future. What if you could start practicing that identity TODAY? While you're making coffee, going on a walk, getting ready in the morning, or simply living your life? Because maybe becoming your future self isn't about waiting for some magical day when everything finally clicks into place. Maybe it's about learning how to BE HER NOW. 🥹✨

I'm also especially excited to share this conversation because I've personally been using Mimi's Activations app for years (I've done over 150 activations!!), and it's become one of my favorite ways to get excited about my future and reconnect with that feeling of possibility. SPECIAL GIFT FOR BIG CONVERSATIONS LISTENERS! 🎁 Mimi is generously offering you *2 weeks FREE* of Activations, followed by a special discounted offer!

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Put on your headphones, press play, and get ready to meet your future self. She's closer than you think. ✨

What if your life could look completely different three months from now? Like… genuinely. 👀✨ I don't mean because you made a giant list of goals, felt wildly motivated for four days, and then quietly forgot about all of them lol (easy to dooo). I mean actually creating enough momentum in one area of your life that you can look back 90 days from now and KNOW something shifted. In this episode, I'm walking you through exactly what I do when I'm ready to lock in and make things MOVE - from choosing the one thing you're going all-in on, to setting yourself up to stay consistent when the initial motivation wears off, to working with the subconscious patterns that can quietly pull you back into what's familiar. Because sometimes you consciously want something SO badly…and then somehow find yourself falling off, procrastinating, getting discouraged, or snapping right back into old patterns. We're getting into alllll of that. (WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/HUVJw-GBuzE)

But this also isn't an episode about grinding your way into a new life. We're talking about the ENERGY of these 90 days too: getting yourself into what I call the "miracle frequency," putting things on your calendar that make you genuinely excited to be alive, tracking the tiny wins you might normally overlook, letting yourself get better as you go, and leaving some room for the HOW to completely surprise you. 🥹

P.S. If you want to go deeper into the subconscious piece with me, you can try Dreamaway free for 7 days! I specifically talk about the Boomerang Stabilizer session in this episode, which is SO juicy if you've ever wondered why you can be doing amazing, gaining momentum, feeling consistent…and then suddenly find yourself snapping back into an old pattern.

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Sessions mentioned in this episode — find them inside Dreamaway:

• Boomerang Stabilizer: https://dreamawaymembership.com/programs/boomerang-stabilizer

• Consistency: https://dreamawaymembership.com/programs/consistency

🧘‍♀️ I Already Am — Morning Meditation (the one I mention in this episode): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJysLaNRp8E

💗 WATCH / LISTEN NEXT:

1. The More You Chase Results, The More You Lose Yourself https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOpceYfkVOs

2. The Self-Image Rebrand: Feel Different About Yourself ASAP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0Bp7TqI9W8 3

. Become Your Future Self ✨ | I Already A.M. Morning Meditation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJysLaNRp8E

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What if I told you that the fastest way to lose the magic in something you love is to start needing it to give you something back? In my official favorite episode I have recorded to date (Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GOpceYfkVOs), we're talking about the difference between being fully in the LIVED experience of going for your dreams vs. constantly measuring whether they're working. Is it growing? Is anyone noticing? Am I getting the validation? Am I there yet?

I'm sharing some very emotional stories from my own relationship with music, creativity, and success - including real talk about the season when something I loved became consumed by striving and optimization, and what it took to find my way back to creating from joy, fulfillment, and truth. Because somewhere along the way, we can accidentally abandon the experience of our own lives while waiting for the outside world to tell us we've arrived. If no one else in the world ever validates this… can this still be enough for me? Maybe you don't need to try harder. Maybe you need to come home to you. You have the magic, after all! 💗

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