Though your thoughts may repeatedly stray toward captivating future goals today, you may avoid truly ruminating on them. Such forward thinking can cause discomfort because it forces you to think about moving out of the boundaries of your comfort zone. If you are worried about the risks involved in changing the status quo today, it may be your past that's holding you back. You may be reluctant to make any decisions regarding your future. The solution may lie in positive visualization techniques that allow you to create the future you want in your own mind before trying to make it a reality. Your goals may seem much more attainable today if you can imagine in great detail the road you will take to attain them.

Overcoming your past can help you step onto the path toward a more successful future. Learning to let go of past mistakes, problems, and ideas allows you to stop being preoccupied with past events and look forward. Old habits, behaviors, and attitudes can put a damper on your progress. Reviewing and learning from them gives you a chance to put them into perspective and then examine your prospects with a fresh outlook. Old emotional baggage can act as a weight that keeps you rooted to one spot. When you banish it, you banish unproductive ways of living and fill the space it occupied with hope and a positive outlook. Overcoming your past may make it possible for you to finally go after the dreams you desire today.