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Goals create the constraints that guide us. Flow most easily occurs as you break big goals down to their smallest chunk.
Like a football team focuses on the individual play versus winning the championship. Or a writer focuses on the paragraph rather than the whole book.
Achieving small milestones creates momentum and constraints that guide you to the ultimate goal.
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Don't put pressure on your current self to be perfect. Have grace knowing you will evolve. Your future self will have abilities, knowledge and skills you can't fathom now.
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When you start investing time, energy and resources into your future self, no matter how small, it builds commitment and momentum. The more you invest, the more those investments compound to accelerate your growth.
Make a tiny investment today with your future self in mind. Then go a little bigger tomorrow. Investing pays either your current or future self. Choose the latter for exponential returns.
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Embrace failure on the journey to actualizing your potential.
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Many people seek external validation like fame, wealth and prestige as success. But true success is living and working in alignment with your aims and highest future self, whatever that looks like for you.
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Like God, you have inherent capacity to evolve into an elevated version of yourself.
This life is one phase in your infinite evolution. While God gives freedom to choose your path, you can commit to move towards your highest potential future self.
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Define your future self and determine the 3 most essential priorities to fulfill your purpose. Your priorities should align with and excite your future self vision.
Contextualizing your purpose makes it vivid and personal. With clarity, you can eliminate distractions and focus on the vital few goals to actualize your purpose.
Know the essential priorities fueling your future self.
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Relentlessly evaluate if activities align with your clarified priorities. Lesser goals waste precious time and resources. Ask if they are taking you toward your objective and if they are the most impactful actions you could do.
With finite energy, continually refocus on your north star.
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Upgrade from needing your goal to knowing it's already yours. Act from the identity of your future self who has already achieved the goal. Knowing accelerates your purpose more powerfully than needing.
When your identity stems from your future commitments rather than present ones, you operate at a higher level.
Be, then do, then have.
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Don't limit your asks based on current perceptions. When you ask boldly, doors open. Persistently ask for what your highest future self desires.
As you clarify your future self, continuously refine requests to align with your expanding vision. You receive at the level you believe is possible, so elevate your asking.
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Be Your Future Self Now: The Science of Intentional Transformation by Dr. Benjamin Hardy was published in 2022. The book is focused on how to imagine and become the person you want to be by working on your future self. It explores the science behind intentional transformation and offers practical advice and tools for achieving your goals. It has received positive reviews and is recommended for anyone looking to make positive changes in their life.
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