You seem to have a somewhat right idea, but the computation is not correct. Verify that $$c:=\left|\frac7{10}(1+i)\right|=\frac7{10}\sqrt{1^2+1^2}=\frac{7\sqrt 2}{10}<1$$ because $\left(\frac{7\sqrt 2}{10}\right)^2=\frac{98}{100}<1$. Then $|a_n|=|a_1^n|=|a_1|^n=c^n\to 0$.