Remember Your Future Self

“Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.”
- Carl Jung

The paradox that Jung refers to can be a source of confusion for many goal setters. That’s because it’s so easy to get caught up in external goal milestones that we can easily end up lost in other people’s dreams and definitions of success. Remembering Your Future Self is a profoundly practical goal setting framework meant for you, and you alone. With practice, you can (and must) learn to value and respect your own visioning and dreaming process more highly than all the news and self help books and social media that jams our every waking minute.

When reading the phrase, “Remembering Your Future Self” be sure the emphasis falls on the word “Your”. While the mechanics of how to visualize are similar from person to person - only you can envision your future self. Just like dieting and trying to get six pack abs, no one can do the work of becoming your future self for you!

Keys to Remembering Your Future Self:

1. The Power of Visualization: Drawing inspiration from champions like Michael Phelps, and artists like Ansel Adams, we delved into how detailed, repeated mental imagery fosters extraordinary success.

2. Crafting Your Future Self's Image: We emphasized the significance of a vivid, emotionally charged vision of our future, transcending mere success imagery to encompass the associated emotions.

3. Overcoming Barriers: Strategies to identify and surmount mental and emotional hurdles were key, ensuring effective and empowering visualization practices.

4. Integrating Visualization into Daily Life: We highlighted the necessity of regular visualization practice, aligning daily actions with ultimate aspirations.

5. Harnessing Neuroscientific Insights: Drawing on neuroscience, we learned how visualization can physically rewire our brains, turning abstract goals into tangible realities.

Personal Reflections and Call to Action
If you haven’t started - today’s the day to start practicing these specific skills!

1. Daily Visualization Practice: Dedicate a few minutes each day to visualize your future self with clarity and emotion.

2. Journal Your Journey: Regularly jot down your visualizations and the emotions they evoke.

3. Set Specific Goals: Define clear, achievable goals linked to your visualizations.

4. Seek Feedback: Share your vision with a trusted person and ask for their insights.

5. Measure Progress: Regularly review and adjust your goals and visualization techniques.


Linking to Other ROCKET Goals
Visualization is not just a standalone practice. As we’ll explore in future posts, it's deeply interconnected with other aspects of the ROCKET framework:

• Owning Your ONE Thing: Visualization helps clarify and focus on your most impactful goal.

• Celebrating Change: Through visualization, you can embrace and anticipate the positive changes in your life.

• Keeping Kind Intentions: Visualization can be used to reinforce your intentions and the positive impact you wish to have on others.

• Engaging with Exponential Effort: It guides you to apply effort where it matters most, maximizing your results.

• Transforming Time with Your Team: Visualization can be a shared practice, aligning your team's efforts and vision.

Advanced Resources for Further Exploration

- Books 

- "The Power of Intention" by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

- "Awaken the Giant Within" by Tony Robbins

- "Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds" by David Goggins

- "Imagination Creates Reality" by Neville Goddard

- Academic Articles:
- Emily Balcetis's works like "Focused and fired up: Narrowed attention produces perceived proximity and increases goal-relevant action”.

- Andrew Huberman's research, such as "Brief structured respiration practices enhance mood and reduce physiological arousal"

- Online Courses:
- Rocket Goals is now on Skool and will be launching a new course in the near future. Stay tuned!