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How to Figure Out Where You'll Be In 10 Years A method to envisioning your future, and working towards that vision.

By Keith Ferrazzi

This story appears in the March 2022 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »

Nicolás Ortega

Successful people, and successful companies, tend to follow a similar path: The changes they make from year to year seem orderly, but over decades, the changes can take on an unexpected, nonlinear shape.

For example, I began my career as an entry-level analyst at Deloitte. Now I run a thriving growth-coaching business. The leap directly from one to the other seems absurd, and looking back, I couldn't have foreseen or planned it. But broken down into smaller steps, it makes sense: One job led to another, and an opportunity here created a logical new opportunity there. This is the magic of uncertainty: Our paths are forged in satisfying but unknowable ways.

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