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Join my free 7-day manifestation challenge. Each day I’ll send you a fill-in-the-blank prompt to help you start believing life is rigged in your favor.
THREE mindsets to help you reflect, rebel, and reinvent…
1. Don’t use the future tense to talk about your goals
“I will get in shape.”
“I will save more money.”
“I will start the business.”
“I will become successful.”
These statements sound optimistic, but they all contain the same message: “Not yet.”
Economist M. Keith Chen studied whether languages that grammatically separate the future from the present might influence how people think about tomorrow. His research found that speakers of languages with weaker future-time distinctions (aka less separation between now and then) were more likely to save, exercise, and show other future-oriented behaviors.
That matters because distant goals are easy to postpone. How we speak about the future may influence how psychologically close it feels.
“Someday I’ll write a book” is an intention.
“I’m writing my book” demands action.
“I’ll become healthier” keeps health in the future.
“I take care of my body” gives you something to do today.
The goal isn’t to lie to yourself. If you’re broke, don’t say, “I’m wealthy.” Say, “I’m building financial freedom.”
Stop speaking about the life you want exclusively as something waiting for you someday.
I’m building.
I’m becoming.
I’m creating.
I’m practicing.
Your words make your future feel close enough to start acting like it belongs to you.
(listen to this full episode here)
2. Zoom out
Science says the more delusional you are about your future, the more likely you are to create it.
The most effective delusional optimists zoom out. They look beyond what’s true today and picture what could be true tomorrow.
It’s called “construal level theory.” Looking beyond your current circumstances makes your brain think bigger.”
Less: “HOW would that happen?” More: “That could absolutely be me.”
4 Research shows we consistently underestimate how different our lives can become. Delusional optimists bet on change.
“I don’t know how I’ll afford it.”→ “I’m going to live there.”
“I don’t know how I’ll meet them.”→ “I’m going to find my person.”
Being delusional means you choose the destination before your current circumstances get to negotiate you down. Then you do the work to make it happen.
Be delusional about the destination. You’ll figure out the directions.
3. The Saved Seat Theory
You know when you get to a crowded dinner late, but your friend saved you a seat?
Life saves seats too.
You watch everyone else find love, success, happiness, and wonder if you missed yours. You didn’t. Your seat is saved.
What’s meant for you doesn’t expire if you take longer to get there.
Some things I’m excited about…
My FREE manifestation challenge starts 9/2
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Reminder
A year can spend eleven months breaking your heart and use the twelfth to give you everything you wanted.
Have more audacity
Audacity has taken people with half the résumé twice the distance.
That’s it for today. See you next time.
- Case Kenny
