You have goals, ambitions, desires. The future you is x, y, and z. These are so far from who you are today.
You can think like the future you today.
You can act like the future you today.
Even if you aren’t the pinnacle of fitness (yet) you can think and behave today like the future you will behave when you are the pinnacle of fitness.
This just worked for me a few minutes ago. Instead of swinging through the drive-thorough at Del Taco, here I am at home with some better food from the refrigerator.
Even if you don’t have the million-dollar bank account (yet) you can think and behave like the future you who has $1,000,000 in the bank.
And the $1,000,000 will follow.
Even if you lack peace of mind, or focus, or discipline (now) you can think and behave the way your future disciplined self will think and behave.
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