Happy Friday friends! I hope this blog post finds you happy, healthy and doing well.😊

Future self. What thoughts come to mind when you see these words. A dear friend of mine(full disclosure, he’s also a client), Jim, is always referring to his “future self.” Jim and usually meet for coffee once a month and he will give me a check to deposit into his investment account. In the memo section of his check he will write the two words: future self. I asked Jim about this and he told he’s always working for “future Jim.”

I’d never thought about this until Jim and I started our monthly coffee meetings a few years ago. It makes sense. Let’s look at it another way. There’s a real estate agent I follow on YouTube and social media. Ryan. Ryan is always saying that he is working for Ryan 5 years from now. That, 5 years from now, “future Ryan” is going to look back and say, “what have you done for me?” Again, it makes sense.

So, what’s the point, Jeff? The point is this: what are you working TOWARDS? Who do you want to be in 5 years? What do you want your life to look like in 5 years? Do you remember the old saying about goal setting? I think it goes something like this: “goals that are not written down are just wishes.” This is true. However, I prefer to say, “you WILL BE, 5 years from the now, the sum of the work you are doing now.

So, who do you want to be? What do you want life to look like for you? For your family? Dream it. Plan for it. Work for it. As the realtor, Ryan, also says, ‘take care of the work, and it will take care of you.” Do the work. Future you will thank you for it.

Be well friends,

Jeff