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Most CHARISMA HOUSE BOOK GROUP products are available at special quantity discounts for bulkpurchase for sales promotions, premiums, fund-raising, and educational needs. For details, write CharismaHouse Book Group, 600 Rinehart Road, Lake Mary, Florida 32746, or telephone (407) 333-0600.HELLO, TOMORROW! by Cindy TrimmPublished by Charisma HouseCharisma Media/Charisma House Book Group600 Rinehart RoadLake Mary, Florida 32746www.charismahouse.comThis book or parts thereof may not be reproduced in any form, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted inany form by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or otherwise—without prior writtenpermission of the publisher, except as provided by United States of America copyright law.Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture quotations are taken from the New King James Version . Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.Scripture quotations marked AMP are from the Amplified Bible. Copyright 2015 by The LockmanFoundation, La Habra, CA 90631. All rights reserved. Used by permission.Scripture quotations marked BRG are from the BRG Bible, Blue Red and Gold Letter Edition . Copyright 2012 BRG Bible Ministries. Used by permission. All rights reserved. BRG Bible is a RegisteredTrademark in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office #4145648.Scripture quotations marked ESV are from the Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright 2001 byCrossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission.Scripture quotations marked KJV are from the King James Version of the Bible.Scripture quotations marked MEV are from the Modern English Version. Copyright 2014 by MilitaryBible Association. Used by permission. All rights reserved.Scripture quotations marked NCV are taken from the New Century Version . Copyright 2005 byThomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.Scripture quotations marked NIV are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version , NIV .Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.New International Version and NIV are registered trademarks of Biblica, Inc. Use of either trademarkfor the offering of goods or services requires the prior written consent of Biblica US, Inc.Scripture quotations marked NLV are taken from the New Life Version. Copyright 1969 by ChristianLiterature International. Used by permission. All rights reserved.Scripture quotations marked NLT are from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996,2004, 2007. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, IL 60189. All rights reserved.Scripture quotations marked THE MESSAGE are from The Message: The Bible in Contemporary English,copyright 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group.Scripture quotations marked TLB are from The Living Bible. Copyright 1971. Used by permission ofTyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, IL 60189. All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations marked THE VOICE are taken from The Voice . Copyright 2008 by Ecclesia BibleSociety. Used by permission. All rights reserved.Copyright 2018 by Cindy TrimmAll rights reservedVisit the author’s website at www.trimminternational.com.Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:An application to register this book for cataloging has been submitted to the Library of Congress.International Standard Book Number: 978-1-62999-549-6E-book ISBN: 978-1-62999-550-2This publication is translated in Spanish under the title ¡Hola, mañana!, copyright 2018 by Cindy Trimm,published by Casa Creación, a Charisma Media company. All rights reserved.While the author has made every effort to provide accurate internet addresses at the time of publication,neither the publisher nor the author assumes any responsibility for errors or for changes that occur afterpublication. Further, the publisher does not have any control over and does not assume any responsibilityfor author or third-party websites or their content.18 19 20 21 22 — 987654321Printed in the United States of America
CONTENTSIntroductionStep 1: Build a Bridge to Your Future1 It’s Your Future—Own It!2 Leave Ordinary Behind3 Set Your Course Toward TomorrowStep 2: Put Yourself Where You See Yourself4 Dare to Dream5 Reimagine Your Future6 Renew Your MindStep 3: Write Your Own History7 Awake to Your Divine Destiny8 Find Your Life Compass9 Create Your CanvasStep 4: Dare to Do Something Great10 Voiceprint Your Vision11 Ignite Your Divine Genius12 Discover Your New FrontierEpilogueAppendix: Declarations and PrayersNotes
INTRODUCTIONFor last year’s words belong to last year’s language And next year’s wordsawait another voice.—T. S. ELIOTIT SEEMS MY entire life I’ve been on a mission to empower ordinary people,people like you and me, to find their voice and make it heard in extraordinaryways. In all of my travels across the globe, the one common denominator I seeamong people everywhere is the need to feel as though they have a voice—aself-determining voice that, if nothing else, puts them in the driver’s seat of theirown lives. This has also been a common thread throughout all of my books,beginning with the original Rules of Engagement.I’ve discovered that not only is this need universal; it’s as deeply felt today asit has ever been. More than ever, my audiences want to know how to bridge thegap between what is and what can be—between who they are now and who theycan ultimately become. They’re looking for practical strategies not only toenable them to “press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God”(Phil. 3:14, KJV) but also to discern what that high calling is for them. A map andcompass can help you get anywhere, but you must first know where you’regoing.I want to help you shift your thinking so you are able to see farther afield inthe direction of what’s possible for you. I want to equip you with the tools youneed to launch yourself into the deep of your greatest potential. I want to showyou how to tap into your own powerful voice and your imagination to steer theship of your life—and then how to unfurl the sails of faith to speed yourself onyour way to the fulfillment of God-inspired vision.In Commanding Your Morning, I taught in detail about how to harness thepower of your thoughts and words to reorder your day and ultimately your life.In Hello, Tomorrow!, I want to show you how to harness the power of acompelling vision to change not only your future but ultimately the world. I want
to give you a new voice for a new day.The word voice is rooted in the Latin vocare, which means to call or invoke.1An English understanding of the word lends the meaning “invisible spirit orforce that directs or suggests.” French adds the sense “report,”2 while in theOxford English Dictionary we find “an agency by which a particular point ofview is expressed or represented,” leading to its implication of one’s “distinctivetone or style.”3Interestingly the word hello was originally used as a call to attract attention. Itis an alteration of hallo, which comes from a fifteenth-century word meaning “ashipman’s cry to incite effort.” Hello gained popularity as a word with the rise ofthe telephone, and it could be considered a word that gives voice to your voice.Incidentally hello won out over Alexander Graham Bell’s suggestion of usingahoy when answering the telephone. I also got a kick out of learning that by thelate 1880s telephone operators were known as “hello-girls.”4So how do we call to attract or invoke the best that tomorrow has to offer?How do we cross that bridge from where we are today to where we want to be inthe tomorrows of the future? How do we navigate the ship of our life closer tothe shore of our dreams, where we can call out “Hello!” to our destiny?We do this with vision. Vision calls you out of your past to participate in yourfuture. It points to cultural transformation, institutional restructuring, systemicchange, human progress, political enfranchisement, future potentialities, spiritualrealities, and economic possibilities—all of which have the power to change thetrajectory of individual lives, corporations, communities, and countries.This is the transformational power of vision—of being able to see those shoresof possibility on the horizon. A vision that pulls you forward enables you toovercome your past and surmount the limitations of your present conditions. Butnot only do you have to be able to see what’s possible in the distance—to befarsighted, so to speak—you must also be able to map out and navigate towardwhat you see. You must become the Christopher Columbus of your ownpotential. You must learn to follow your own north star and navigate throughlife’s seas and storms, and like the Magi who were led to Jesus by a star (Matt.2:1–2), you must be able to read the signs from heaven for clues that will leadyou toward a new world of possibilities you have only dreamed of.With this in mind, I endeavor to take you on a journey using the followingsymbols as metaphors: The ship: your life The map: your vision
The compass: your values The north star: your desired direction The ship’s wheel: your thoughts and imagination The sails: your faith The rudder: your words The wind: your passion The shore: your destiny The anchor: your fear The hull: your mind Barnacles on the hull: your negative emotionsAs a life strategist, minister, entrepreneur, thought leader, and best-sellingauthor, I am asked every day, and often many times a day, by people in all walksof life the same types of questions: How can I realize my dreams and accomplishmy goals? How can I get from point A to point B? How can I find happiness?How can I find meaning and purpose? How can I make a difference in thisworld? The questions, no matter how worded, are the same.No one sets out in life to feel unfulfilled. Yet modern life has a way ofstressing us out until stress is all we feel. Wake up, hit the alarm, get up, getready for work, make lunches and pack book bags, drop kids off at school, fightwith traffic, make it to the office, where the phones are already ringing, attendmind-numbing meeting after meeting, pick up take-out on the way home, paybills, and on and on until we fall into bed exhausted way after 11 p.m. Somedays, for some people, the stress overshadows everything else. When stress isthe only thing you focus on, you experience even more of it—because what wefocus on expands.Instead of focusing on stress, focus on a horizon of unlimited possibilities thatstretches out ahead of you. Dare to leave the safe harbor of the familiar and setsail. This book has been written to make certain you have a clearly determinedway to navigate the ship of your life—vision. Don’t be like the masses whorefuse to push away from the shores of safety because they are afraid of possible
storms brewing out at sea. Fear is an irrational emotion that cripples you andcauses you to remain anchored at the harbor.People seem to buy up so much emotional insurance against risk that theyhave little or no strength left to pursue their dreams and accomplish their goals.Life is risky business. I have heard of people walking down the street andbreaking their ankles, or driving to work and experiencing a head-on collision,but I still walk down streets and drive. The famous motivational speaker JimRohn once said wittily, “Life is risky. Let me tell you how risky it is—you won’tmake it out alive.”5 He further quips, “If you want something that pulls youthrough all kinds of challenges and difficulties, you have to have something outthere. Beyond today. Beyond next week. Beyond next month. Beyond this year,that pulls you into the future. And the clearer it is, the stronger it pulls.”6Remember, a ship left in the harbor will eventually corrode and rot because ofthe corrosive elements of the sea. So staying put is as risky as launching out intothe deep. Even on your maiden voyage, there’s a risk of meeting a storm or two,but a ship equipped with the sails of faith will be able to make it through.Even though you stand at the helm, God is ultimately the captain of your shipand your life. Since your captain’s resolve will determine whether the shipreaches its destination or turns back to the harbor, you have nothing to worryabout. “‘For I know the plans and thoughts that I have for you,’ says the LORD,‘plans for peace and well-being and not for disaster, to give you a future and ahope’” (Jer. 29:11, AMP). So cast off your fear and make preparations. And whenthe storms of life come, He will show you what emotional cargo should bethrown overboard to preserve your life.While contingency plans can help you overcome obstacles, lifeboats are notrecommended. Lifeboats are what you use when you believe the ship is going tosink. The same captain who showed you your destination via your vision willhelp you weather the storm when the rough waters rise and the winds blow. Youmight be tempted to go for the lifeboat, but God’s will is certain, and there is noneed to abandon ship.Benjamin Disraeli said, “I have brought myself, by long meditation, to theconviction that a human being with a settled purpose must accomplish it, andthat nothing can resist a will that will stake even existence upon its fulfillment.”7Simply put, don’t quit. Make course corrections as needed so that your shiparrives at its destination at the appointed time.Here is something else to consider: As the ship gets close to shore, the fogmight roll in. Don’t panic. Instead, look for the lighthouse. It will be the verything that will help you avoid sharp rocks and ominous reefs that would cause
you to run aground. Your lighthouse is your beacon of hope. Hope is faith’scompanion. Keep believing because these obstacles will be the last test beforeyou reach your new harbor.As Dr. Seuss so famously said, “You have brains in your head. You have feetin your shoes. You can steer yours
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