Meet your future self

Have you met your Future Self yet?

You might want to.

I'm reading "Be Your Future Self Now," a book by Dr. Benjamin Hardy.

The premise is to craft the future, more successful you in 5 years, and then let that future version of you coach the today version of you.

I followed the book's suggestion and wrote a letter from the 2027 future version of me to the 2022 current version of me.

It was surprisingly powerful.

It's common practice to plan out the future version of your business (revenue, number of employees, profit margins, etc.) or your career (promotions, pay raises, more responsibility, etc.).

What's not a common practice is to plan out the future version of YOU.

The irony is that your business or career is the product of who you are today.

Change yourself for the better today, and your business and career will follow.

If you're curious about how to begin crafting your future self, take a minute and ask yourself these questions:

Who am I in 5 years?

What have I accomplished?

What are my standards?

What do I believe?

What are my daily habits?

What is the quality of my connection to a higher power?

What is the quality of my important relationships?

Who do I spend the most time with?

Of course, if you want the full experience, I recommend getting Dr. Ben's book.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the core premise of Dr. Benjamin Hardy's "Be Your Future Self Now"?

Crafting a more successful future version of yourself in 5 years, then letting that future self coach the present version, reversing the usual direction of self-improvement advice.

What exercise came directly from applying this book's premise?

Writing a letter from a 2027 future self to the 2022 current self, an exercise described as surprisingly powerful once actually attempted rather than just read about.

Why is planning the future version of a business or career common, while planning the future version of yourself isn't?

Because business and career metrics, revenue, promotions, pay raises, are more concrete and commonly tracked, while personal growth planning tends to get overlooked despite being the actual foundation those outcomes are built on.

Why does personal change matter more than business or career planning alone?

Because business and career outcomes are ultimately a product of who someone is today. Changing the person first is what naturally shapes better outcomes in business and career, rather than the reverse.

What questions can someone ask to start crafting their own future self?

Who am I in 5 years? What have I accomplished? What are my standards? What do I believe? What are my daily habits? What is the quality of my important relationships? Who do I spend the most time with?