Introduction: Psychology's 180 Degree Revolution ix
Part 1 7 Threats to Your Future Self 1
Threat #1 Without hope in your future, your present loses meaning 7
Threat #2 A reactive narrative about your past stunts your future 15
Threat #3 Being unaware of your environment creates a random evolution 23
Threat #4 Being disconnected to your Future Self leads to myopic decisions 31
Threat #5 Urgent battles and small goals keep you stuck 37
Threat #6 Not being in the arena is failing by default 45
Threat #7 Success is often the catalyst for failure 51
Conclusion: Future Self threats 59
Part 2 7 Truths about Your Future Self 61
Truth #1 Your future drives your present 69
Truth #2 Your Future Self is different than you expect 77
Truth #3 Your Future Self is the Pied Piper 85
Truth #4 The more vivid and detailed your Future Self, the faster you'll progress 95
Truth #5 Failing as your Future Self is better than succeeding as your current self 101
Truth #6 Success is achieved by being true to your Future Self, nothing else 109
Truth #7 Your view of God impacts your Future Self 113
Conclusion: Future Self truths 123
Part 3 7 Steps for Being Your Future Self 125
Step #1 Clarify your contextual purpose 129
Step #2 Eliminate lesser goals 141
Step #3 Elevate from needing to wanting to knowing 149
Step #4 Ask for exactly what you want 157
Step #5 Automate and systemize your Future Self 163
Step #6 Schedule your Future Self 169
Step #7 Aggressively complete imperfect work 175
Conclusion: Future Self steps 183
Conclusion: Be Your Future Self Now 185
Endnotes 189
Index 203
Acknowledgments 211
About the Author 213