Be Your Future Self Now: The Science of Intentional Transformation

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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.  Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents Introduction: Psychology’s 180 Degree Revolution PART 1: 7 Threats to Your Future Self Threat #1: Without hope in your future, your present loses meaning Threat #2: A reactive narrative about your past stunts your future Threat #3: Being unaware of your environment creates a random evolution Threat #4: Being disconnected to your Future Self leads to myopic decision Threat #5: Urgent battles and small goals keep you stuck Threat #6: Not being in the arena is failing by default Threat #7: Success is often the catalyst for failure Conclusion: Future Self threats PART 2: 7 Truths about Your Future Self Truth #1: Your future drives your present Truth #2: Your Future Self is different than you expect Truth #3: Your Future Self is the Pied Piper Truth #4: The more vivid and detailed your Future Self, the faster you’ll progress Truth #5: Failing as your Future Self is better than succeeding as your current self Truth #6: Success is achieved by being true to your Future Self, nothing else Truth #7: Your view of God impacts your Future Self Conclusion: Future Self truths PART 3: 7 Steps for Being Your Future Self Step #1: Clarify your contextual purpose Step #2: Eliminate lesser goals Step #3: Elevate from needing to wanting to knowing Step #4: Ask for exactly what you want Step #5: Automate and systemize your Future Self Step #6: Schedule your Future Self Step #7: Aggressively complete imperfect work Conclusion: Future Self steps Conclusion: Be Your Future Self Now Endnotes Index Acknowledgments About the Author Hay House Unlimited Audio Continue Your Journey with Hay House