“Don’t let me forget this moment when I’m feeling bad again.”
This was said to me by one of my employees who was feeling… great.
She had been getting good sleep, hitting the gym and training martial arts regularly, was prioritizing healthy eating without meticulously tracking calories, and was avoiding the things that made her feel bad.
But, rather than me reminder her about this moment at some point in the future when her mood inevitably came down… why not have her reminder her?
In other words, how powerful might it be to have a video of you speaking to your future self saying everything you’d want them to know from this current great standpoint?
Or future you reading a letter from past you that’s written specifically to remind you of key thoughts/ practices to maintain during the inevitable hardships?
Maybe more powerful… what if you made a video or wrote a letter to a really great future version of you from when you’re in a really hard place? A reminder to not take it for granted and to really soak it all in…
I don’t think there’s anyone more convincing on the face of the earth than us speaking directly to ourselves.
Give this exercise a shot and maybe you’ll find out for yourself.
P.s. I finished uploaded my favorite quotes from Will by Will Smith. I captured 49 insights that moved me that I think will move you, too. Enjoy :)