Be Your Future Self Now: The Science of Intentional Transformation

""The Future Self concept is simple yet rarely practiced. To make quality decisions, know where those decisions will take you. Decisions and actions are most effective when reverse-engineered from a desired outcome so start with what you want and work backwards. Once you have your Future Self in place, our brain does this automatically."-from the Introduction According to noted organizational psychologist Dr. Benjamin Hardy, your Future Self- the person you imagine yourself to be in the future when you reach your goals-is not only more important than your present self but can be your greatest guide if accessed effectively. The sooner you connect to your Future Self, the bigger your future will be and the better your present and past will get. But the longer you wait to invest in your Future Self, the smaller and less clear your future will be"--
This isn’t a book about BECOMING it’s about BEING: noted psychologist Dr. Benjamin Hardy shows how to imagine the person you want to be, then BE that person now. When you do this, your imagined FUTURE directs your behavior, rather than your past. Who is your Future-Self? That question may seem trite. But it’s literally the answer to all of your life’s questions. It’s the answer to what you’re going to do today. It’s the answer to how motivated you are, and how you feel about yourself. It’s the answer to whether you’ll distract yourself on social media for hours, whether you’ll eat junk food, and what time you get up in the morning. Your imagined Future-Self is the driver of your current reality. It is up to you to develop the ability to imagine better and more expansive visions of your Future-Self. Your current view of your Future-Self is very limited. If you seek learning, growth, and new experiences, you’ll be able to imagine a different and better Future-Self than you currently can. It’s not only useful to see your Future-Self as a different person from who you are today, but it is also completely accurate. Your Future-Self will not be the same person you are today. They will see the world differently. They’ll have had experiences, challenges, and growth you currently don’t have. They’ll have different goals and priorities. They’ll have different habits. They’ll also be in a different world—a world with different cultural values, different technologies, and different challenges.