How To Plan A Trip To Moab (And What A Letter To My Future Self Revealed)

December 2014, I wrote a letter to my future self. Ten years later, I opened it, and I was surprised. Everyone should do this.

• My core reflection: The most valuable exercise you could ever do is take stock of your core values. Mine were Adventure, Beauty, Freedom.

I'd be getting up at 2:30am and heading into the TV studio, sunglasses on, only to hide that I had gotten 4 hours of sleep.

Next Wednesday, however, I'll be getting up at 2:30am bright eyed and bushy-tailed to catch the first flight out of JFK. I'm headed to Moab, Utah to celebrate my partner's birthday.

Something I couldn't have imagined 10 years ago because I didn't have my own business.

My own schedule.

But---I wrote it all down in that letter to my future self.

Want to do this? This is what I shared with my Mastermind, who is opening their letters in Nice come June.

• When you write your own letter to your future self, break it into five key areas of your life: (1) Business (2) Financial (3) Partner (4) Health (5) Spiritual.
• Write what you want in each area.
• Set a calendar reminder to open it on the set date in the future.

Now, on to this week's newsletter.

Where is Moab?

Someone wondered in dismay why I was going to Africa for only 4 days.

Okay, that's Mozambique. Moab is located in southeastern Utah, along the Colorado River.

On a map, it’s the "Four Corners," where Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico meet. It's 4 miles south of Arches National Park's entrance and 30 miles east of Canyonlands National Park.

When to visit Moab?

Spring. March - May

Fall. September- November.

The weather is mild and sunny.

65 during the day. 37 at night.

What to Pack?

Read on here.

I'm an evangelist for getting my clients out of their comfort zones.

Big spaces. Big ideas.

I'm doing it myself.

Everything I worry about in New York becomes miniscule when I'm staring up at the natural wonders of the world.

What I Did Last Week

Last week was surgery week. I spent the week recovering and working from bed.

So incredibly thankful for the flowers, soup, premium crackers, Indian food, and self care boxes that flooded in.

Having gained some strength, I ventured out for Easter brunch Saturday at Fouquet's with friends

I couldn't readily return to weight lifting, but I returned to yoga at One House Yoga.

What I'm looking forward to

Friday. Volunteering with my graduate school (BU) and the N.Y.C Battery Conservancy in the Urban Farm?in Battery Park.

The SOUS LES ETOILES GALLERY for an exhibition that combines two of the best-known series by the Franco-Moroccan artist Carolle Benitah: Photo Souvenirs developed from her family and personal archives and the other entitled Jamais je ne t'oublierai constructed from found and anonymous photos.

Saturday. A 90 minute Master Class with Yogi Charu, who promises to guide myself and my friend Kimberly through practices that purify the body, mind, and heart.

June. My Mastermind heads to Nice, where I will be hosting their Deep Writing and Reflection Retreat and Strategic Solitude clients. Gone until July.

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