Stepping into the Success You’ve Already Created: From Vision to Day-to-Day Action

When we think about realising our big-picture vision for our business, it's all too easy to default to the practical - goal setting, breaking things down into action steps, trying to map out the how. 

While that’s helpful, it’s only one piece of the puzzle. Today, I want to focus on something deeper: the mindset shift that allows you to view your success as inevitable and how that transforms the way you approach your day-to-day business actions.

Because when you start from the assumption that your success is already inevitable, it’s possible for everything to shift.

Raising Your Thinking: From To-Do to To-Be

We’ve all been conditioned to focus on external, linear actions - do this, achieve that. But business isn’t linear, and neither is personal growth. The real work isn’t just about ticking tasks off a to-do list, it’s about being the version of you who is already creating the success you envision. You’ve likely heard that before, but stay with me.

In my early years of business, I was constantly searching for the ‘right’ way to do things, afraid of wasting time or money. Ironically, that fear only led to more wasted time and money. It was only when I began shifting my focus from doing to being that everything started to change.

Who Is the Version of You Who Achieves Your Vision?

You’ve likely visualised your future self before - the version of you who has already achieved the success you’re aiming for. She’s confident, fulfilled, and accomplished. She enjoys her work, serves her clients with ease and feels safe in knowing she’s providing for herself and her family.

But here’s the part that often gets overlooked: How can she BE and STAY that way, even when things aren’t going to plan?

How does she maintain her confidence and sense of security when challenges arise? How does she take uncomfortable action while holding onto her vision?

Because let’s face it - life and business don’t stop throwing challenges at us just because we decide to step up as our ‘next-level self’. There will still be bad hair days, unexpected expenses, client hiccups and the occasional cat/hairball-related disaster!

The real personal shift happens when you realise that the version of you who achieves success doesn’t need to be perfect, in fact she can’t be, because that’s not realistic. The shift happens when you know that you become the version of yourself along the way by learning and practicing what it takes now.  

Embodying the Future Version of You Now

You’re likely already familiar with visualising the external details of your success - where you’ll be, what you’ll have and how it will feel. But let’s focus on how that future version of you thinks, feels, and behaves, even when things aren’t going perfectly.

If you want to feel confident, fulfilled, and accomplished, not just once you’ve achieved your vision, but right now too - what are the actions that lead you to feel that way today?

Because I know from experience that when confidence feels distant, it’s not as simple as just deciding to be the confident version of yourself you visualise.

But you can start to take intentional actions that build confidence. You can show up today in ways that align with the version of you who already trusts herself, who already knows she’s on the right path.

This isn’t about forcing yourself into constant high-energy action or perpetually thinking positive thoughts. It’s about becoming the person who is already living in alignment with her success, even on the difficult days.

A More Sustainable Approach to Success

This shift in perspective isn’t just about mindset - it’s about creating a way of being that will support your growth when it feels hard or uncomfortable. The goal isn’t just to reach your vision - it’s to build your business in an aligned, sustainable, and self-supported way, so that it’s the experience you desire as well as the outcome.

So, if there’s one thing to take from this, let it be this: Your success is inevitable. And it’s not something you’re building towards right now.

Build the Business Owner, Build the Business.

You’ve got this.

Elle xo

AI transparency: Using an original script, written by Elle for the Taking It Personally podcast, ChatGPT created the first draft of this blog post! Very modern :)

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