Look Out for Your Future Self

Starting a new project can be challenging, particularly in the beginning. The thing that you need to remember is that you are doing this for your future self. The goals that you set are for you; they’re so you have an easier time down the road. Sometimes you have to work hard now so that you can relax later on.

In order to live a better life in the future, you must position yourself for success now. This may require working hard and possibly even doing things you do not particularly want to do. The question that you need to ask yourself is: Would you rather feel regret or relief when you look back a few weeks, months, or even years from now?

Everything that you do for yourself should, in turn, help yourself out later on. Taking some time to yourself before bed to relax and unwind helps you out the next morning when you wake up refreshed. Putting aside one dollar a day could help you out later on when an unexpected expense comes your way. You never know what life is going to throw at you next, so it’s best to prepare yourself in any way that you can.

It can be easy to say that you don’t want to do something right now, but sometimes those words will come back to bite you. It may seem like you are not seeing the results of your efforts quickly enough, or that taking small steps at a time is insufficient, but imagine living in a strange world where caterpillars hatched into fully formed butterflies. 

Just like the caterpillar, you also need to go through some turmoil in order to blossom into the best version of yourself. You won’t just wake up and suddenly achieve every goal that you’ve set for yourself. You have to put in the work to achieve the things that you want. Learn from the caterpillar and be patient with yourself, but know that when it comes down to it, you need to do the dirty work.

Just remember to do some things for yourself every once in a while, but especially for your future self. Your future self needs your help too, maybe even a little more than your present self needs right now. Make sure you look out for yourself just like you look out for others. Your future self will thank you.