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Visit Samsung.com slash business to learn more. In the last few years of the year, the first four months, made the foundation for a strong year, including the creation of a new character sculpting course, the annual opening of Conscious Gross Club, to six-figure launches, daily blogging, and many smaller projects. Work-wise, it's been an incredible year so far. In a way, this was my past self's gift to my present self.
I accepted back in December that if I put in a lot of work during the first four months of 2020, it'd be a challenge. But I also saw that it'd be a nice gift to my future self. I figured that sometime in May, I'd be able to work at a more modest base if I wanted to, and have some really nice results to appreciate from those first four months of 2020. It's the opposite of procrastination.
Work harder than usual to achieve some goals that your future self will surely appreciate. Caring about your future self is good motivation for putting in some extra hours. Feeling that connection across time really helps. When you procrastinate, you do the opposite.
You slack off and thereby sentence your future self to play catch-up, which could include extra stress. You're basically being a jerk to your future self. This is hard to do when you tune into the energy of your future self and consider the impact. These are to be cruel to your future self when you sever the connection.
Consider that you have a relationship with your future selves and your past selves. Consider how your decisions and actions affect those relationships. What will it do to you as a person if you strengthen those relationships by making good decisions and taking aligned actions? What effect will it have if you ignore those relationships or present they don't exist?
When I reflect back on all the effort and experimentation that my past self invested in personal growth, I feel grateful. His decisions gifted me with some fabulous knowledge and skills that I very much appreciate. I feel blessed and lucky to live the life I get to live, but I also know how many times that could have been derailed if I'd made different past decisions. I feel delighted that my past self worked extra hard this year to put me in a better position today.
I appreciate him for doing that. His choice was beneficial for our relationship. He made some modest sacrifices to send me this gift and I send him lots of appreciation back in time. And I know that he knew that I'd appreciate this gift.
What if the energy you transmit through time actually gets picked up by your other selves somehow? What kind of energy do you send to your past selves? What kind of energy do you imagine your future selves might be sending back to you today? What could you do differently today to make these transmissions feel more aligned and empowering?
Are these energy transmission across time? Really happening? Who knows? But I find that this is an empowering model to lean into, considering how my decisions and actions could impact these transmissions, whether imaginary or real, helps me make better decisions today.
Lately, I've been amping up my exercise routine too, and I feel that it's creating a better relationship with my other selves across time. I love the energy boost and feeling more flexible in my body as nice too. Now I'm thinking about pushing myself even more next week to gift my future self with even more energy and flexibility. I know that he'll appreciate it, and I sense that he already does appreciate it like I can perceive his gratitude flowing back through time.
What kind of gift do you think your future self would most appreciate? I think it's limiting to think about making my future self's life easier. I don't necessarily wish for him to have an easier life. When my past self tried to give me an easier life, I didn't appreciate it as much as he thought I would.
Some ease is nice, but I wouldn't want to stay there. What I do appreciate is when my past self makes me stronger. I like when he trains up and gains new knowledge and skills. I like when he creates interesting memories.
What I want for my past self isn't an easier life. I don't need that because I like challenges. Instead, I want my past self to put me in a position of being able to access more, better, and different types of challenges. I want him to help me gain access to new growth experiences that currently seem out of reach.
How's your relationship with your past self? Your future self? Do you send appreciation to your past self? Or do you send your past self scorn, regret, or disappointment instead?
Are you kind and loving towards your past self? How's your relationship with your future self? Do you care enough to make your future self stronger? Do you tune into the flow of appreciation from your future self?
Do you commit that when you do something nice for your future self you will remember to pause and send some genuine appreciation back through time? How could you improve these relationships? What would it do for you to feel an empowering sense of connection to your other selves across time? You just listened to the post titled Strengthening Your Future Self by Steve Pablina of StevePablina.com.
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I've never thought about it that way, and hopefully that's motivating or inspirational for you to get some stuff done this weekend. So something to think about. Have a great day and a great weekend if you're listening real time, and I'll see you tomorrow, where you're optimal life. Now, wait.