3 Futures You Can Choose From

“We’re all just memories of your future selves.” — Reggie Watts

Do you have a strategy for your next 6 months or year to achieve and realize your dreams?

You have 3 futures to choose from.

John Assaraf is a high-performance coach and a bestselling author.   When he thinks about the future, he splits it into 3 choices, based on a mental model from his mentor:

1. “The first future is one you’ll want to avoid. If you keep doing what you were doing before the recession started, your life will go from bad to worse and you will fall behind financially by 5 years. And your business can go bankrupt.”
2. “The second future isn’t great either. If you keep doing the same things but work harder than you ever have before…struggling all the while, your life will stay the same… if you’re lucky and if none of your competitors take action (not likely).”
3. “The third future, though, is a good one–so pay attention. If you upgrade your mindset and skill set, adapt your strategy, and focus on finding the massive opportunities in the chaos while others are running for the hills in fear… Not only will you survive this recession, you’ll launch yourself ahead financially by 5 years–at least! And your business can 2X or 3X in growth.”

What I like about this mental model is it challenges you to consider your strategy for creating change in your life:

Will you keep doing what you’ve been doing, do more of what you’ve been doing, or change what you’ve been doing.

It’s also a reminder that you are always creating your Future Self and circumstances with choices you make today.

Henry Ford said, “If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.”

Tony Robbins said, that if you want to keep what you’ve got, you have to keep trying for more, because nothing is static, and the world is always moving forward.

Albert Einstein said, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.”

Tony Robbins said, that if you want to keep what you’ve got, you have to keep trying for more, because nothing stays static, and the world is always moving forward.

Which future will you choose?

Better yet, which future does your Future Self want you to choose?

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