Be Your Future Self Now: The Science of Intentional Transformation
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- Author：Benjamin P. Hardy
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Summary
This isn't a book about BECOMING it's about BEING: noted psychologist Dr。 Benjamin Hardy shows how to imagine the person you want to be， then BE that person now。 When you do this， your imagined FUTURE directs your behavior， rather than your past。
Who is your Future-Self？
That question may seem trite。 But it's literally the answer to all of your life's questions。 It's the answer to what you're going to do today。 It's the answer to how motivated you are， and how you feel about yourself。 It's the answer to whether you'll distract yourself on social media for hours， whether you'll eat junk food， and what time you get up in the morning。
Your imagined Future-Self is the driver of your current reality。 It is up to you to develop the ability to imagine better and more expansive visions of your Future-Self。
Your current view of your Future-Self is very limited。 If you seek learning， growth， and new experiences， you'll be able to imagine a different and better Future-Self than you currently can。
It's not only useful to see your Future-Self as a different person from who you are today， but it is also completely accurate。 Your Future-Self will not be the same person you are today。 They will see the world differently。 They'll have had experiences， challenges， and growth you currently don't have。 They'll have different goals and priorities。 They'll have different habits。 They'll also be in a different world--a world with different cultural values， different technologies， and different challenges。
Who is your Future-Self？
That question may seem trite。 But it's literally the answer to all of your life's questions。 It's the answer to what you're going to do today。 It's the answer to how motivated you are， and how you feel about yourself。 It's the answer to whether you'll distract yourself on social media for hours， whether you'll eat junk food， and what time you get up in the morning。
Your imagined Future-Self is the driver of your current reality。 It is up to you to develop the ability to imagine better and more expansive visions of your Future-Self。
Your current view of your Future-Self is very limited。 If you seek learning， growth， and new experiences， you'll be able to imagine a different and better Future-Self than you currently can。
It's not only useful to see your Future-Self as a different person from who you are today， but it is also completely accurate。 Your Future-Self will not be the same person you are today。 They will see the world differently。 They'll have had experiences， challenges， and growth you currently don't have。 They'll have different goals and priorities。 They'll have different habits。 They'll also be in a different world--a world with different cultural values， different technologies， and different challenges。
Reviews
John
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Saw Ben Hardy at the Craft and Commerce conference and he gave a great talk。 This book expounds on some of those ideas and it’s a quick and provocative read。
Jeff Fluegel
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Good book for visualizing future goalsThis book was good for helping me make positive changes in my life。 To define who I want to be and what I want to do and to be and do that now。
Clint Browning
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Timely book， at least for me。
Frank Seifert
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I am 70 years old， and I have read 100’s of self help books over the years。 BE YOUR FUTURE SELF NOW meant more to me than any previous book。 I had spent my last years drifting， and （although I did not realize it） waiting to die。 My wife of 43 years died two years ago， since then I spent all day everyday on YOUTUBE。That all changed with this book。 I have started taking the actions from the book， and I already feel purpose again。 I truly like how easy the book was to understand。 I just wished I ha I am 70 years old， and I have read 100’s of self help books over the years。 BE YOUR FUTURE SELF NOW meant more to me than any previous book。 I had spent my last years drifting， and （although I did not realize it） waiting to die。 My wife of 43 years died two years ago， since then I spent all day everyday on YOUTUBE。That all changed with this book。 I have started taking the actions from the book， and I already feel purpose again。 I truly like how easy the book was to understand。 I just wished I had this 20 years ago， but better late than never。 My next action will be to have my 14 year old nephew read this。 。。。more
Kelsey Sorenson
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Loved this one！ I want to come back to it as well。 I listened to the audio but may get the hard copy at some point。 Can’t wait for his next collab book later this year！
Aistė
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Good book， good tips， and useful additional worksheets from the website。 But the book Personality isn't Permanent was more useful， and some of the things are repeated in this one。 Good book， good tips， and useful additional worksheets from the website。 But the book Personality isn't Permanent was more useful， and some of the things are repeated in this one。 。。。more
Scott Wozniak
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This was a really big， really critical idea。 The author cited a lot of other people’s work on this topic， but didn’t add much new to the topic。 It was mostly motivational with only a little bit on how to implement it。 So， if you’re looking for a good reminder or just started on thinking ahead， this could be good for you。
James Lovaas
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Be Your Future Self Now by Dr。 Benjamin Hardy“Live as if you were living already for the second time and as if you had acted the first time as wrongly as you are about to act now！” - Viktor Frankl We live in a day when positive thinking is so important。 There are so many challenges from our health to our finances to our relationships that it can seem so overwhelming。 Amazon。com has more than 50，000 results related to positive thinking…in books alone。 Yet， most of us instinctively know that succe Be Your Future Self Now by Dr。 Benjamin Hardy“Live as if you were living already for the second time and as if you had acted the first time as wrongly as you are about to act now！” - Viktor Frankl We live in a day when positive thinking is so important。 There are so many challenges from our health to our finances to our relationships that it can seem so overwhelming。 Amazon。com has more than 50，000 results related to positive thinking…in books alone。 Yet， most of us instinctively know that successful living requires more than positive thinking alone。 Benjamin Hardy’s newest book is so much more。If I was to sum up my take on this book in just two words， it would be working backwards。 You could also choose to think about reverse engineering or even retrograde analysis。 Ultimately， the reader is not merely inspired to think positively about the future or to simply imagine the future they desire。 No， this is about identifying with the person you want to be in the future and allowing that identification to shape behaviors in the present。 The reader is challenged to discern the manner in which our future self would behave now and then act accordingly。Across the three sections of the book， Hardy guides the reader on a journey that， if traversed， can be life changing。 Initially， we must address the threats to our future self - those areas that will impede progress。 This is followed by truths about our future self: truths such as the costs associated with changing （or not changing） and the value in creating a detailed plan for your future self。 Finally， the book lays out seven steps for being your future self。 Attaining this future requires understanding and commitment…commitment to purposefully defining and pursuing the life you want。“Your identity is based on the vision you have for yourself。 When you change your committed vision， your identity immediately changes， which in turn， immediately changes the flow of your thoughts and behaviors。” - Benjamin Hardy 。。。more
Lola
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Great book with great exercises and thought provoking questions。 Easy to read and understand， and the concepts are complemented with action steps。 Also love the stories and life examples。 Great for anyone working on self improvement。
Sofiane Fernani
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One of the best personal development book I have read。Content is so rich， well structured， with a clear methodology to become our future selves。
Utkarsh Kaushik
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A collection of good ideas from various sources all neatly condensed into a well plotted out path for us all to commit to。 Really enjoyed this one， was looking forward to it for some time and it delivered。 Some good practical exercises and frameworks to utilize included too which brings the ideas into reality。 Definitely a book to flick through every year to keep yourself on track with who you said you wanted to be。
Caleb Anderson
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