Would You Like To Speak To Your Future Self?

Well, you can. Kinda.

There is a strange phenomenon that we all feel when we look back at a past version of ourselves.

It's very easy to pick holes and criticise the behaviours, thought patterns and decisions we made.

That's fine.

Nobody is perfect.

You are only human.

I assume that you understand what I am talking about, so take this as good for thought.

Imagine a more experienced, more knowledgeable version of yourself looking at the things you are doing today...

What would be the behaviours, thought patterns and decisions you are making now that they would criticise?

If you ponder on that question for long enough and take note of the things that pop into your head, you'll get some very honest feedback from the person who knows you better than anybody else.

You.

You'll quickly find a long list of the things 'you know you should / could' be doing.

This kind of introspection is what mentors or strong peers are often for.

If you can find a good mentor, who has walked down a similar path to you in the past and knows how to overcome those issues, they will usually have some good answers.

The same thing goes for good honest friends.

But not everybody does have a good mentor or trusted friends they can talk to.

And since many of us often wish we could speak to our younger selves.

Here is a practical and powerful way to do so.

Because we are all so caught up in our day to day activities e.g. university, work, gym, seeing friends...

We don't get a chance to reflect on the things that are going well for us, and the things that we know should be changed.

The things future you would tell yourself to keep striving towards.

The things that will pay off in the long term.

The inspiration for this newsletter came from me reading my journal entries from this time last year.

Almost all of the problems I had then have vanished over time and they vanished because I always tried to think longer term.

You catch the root of the problems you would have faced at the source.

The problems and challenges I face now are vastly different to a year ago.

But the method of dealing with them stays the same.

Think as your future yourself.

Control what you can control.

Let fate take care of the rest.

To your success,

Charlie McCormack

P.S. If you didn't manage to check out the podcast we posted yesterday, I highly recommend it. It's one of the most raw and authentic conversations Jacob and I have had as a duo and hopefully you'll find some gems of wisdom in there.