In 2024, I suggested a year-end metaphor to showcase what challenges exist “below the surface” of our visible, public lives. It was a reflection of past accomplishments.

This year, as we wrap up 2025, I’m suggesting we look to the future. What vision do you have, or a future self? Sometimes it is difficult to characterize or visualize.

I’ve created a Custom GPT to help! This chatbot is designed to guide you through some goal-setting questions, then generate an image prompt. You can either ask ChatGPT to create the image or copy and paste the image into another image creation tool of your choice, like Midjourney or Gemini’s Nano Banana.

Here’s an example of the prompt it created for me:

Illustrated realism image of a confident CEO, based on the provided reference photo, leading a strategy meeting from a minimalist home office. She sits at a desk, engaged with her laptop, posture relaxed yet authoritative. She wears a polished, comfortable sweater. White bookshelves behind her, a small blue lamp on the desk, and large windows revealing evergreen trees outside. Clean, uncluttered background with warm natural light. Soft neutrals with blue and green accents. The overall feeling is confident, grounded, and warmly inviting.

I tried a few different image generation tools, and here are the very different results.

I’d love to see your results after using the chatbot! Make sure to tag me and use the hashtag #FutureMe so we can find each other’s posts.