Today's episode is something deeply personal.

I'm sharing a piece of music that was originally created in the early 2000s — part of a body of work that has evolved over the last 30 years. Throughout that time, I've had the privilege of collaborating with a number of incredible musicians to create soundscapes used in meditations and affirmations, designed to help people pause, breathe, and reconnect.

This particular piece is very close to my heart.

For a few moments within the music, you'll hear the voice of my coach — someone I worked with for 16 years, who had a profound impact on my life and the way I think. To have his voice woven into this piece makes it more than just music… it's a moment of reflection, memory, and meaning.

I'm truly delighted to share this with you.

And if it resonates — if it gives you even a few moments to stop and think — please pass it on to someone else who might need that same space today.

Today I want to invite you to walk with me.

Not just metaphorically, but quite literally.

Recently I found myself walking through the beautiful streets of Vienna, Austria. A city rich with history, music, architecture and quiet moments of life unfolding all around you.

But what struck me most was something much simpler than the buildings or the culture.

It was the opportunity to stop… and breathe.

So wherever you are right now, if it's possible, I'd love you to join me on a walk.

You might be outside.
You might be in a park.
You might even be walking through your own neighbourhood.

And if you're not walking, that's okay too. You can simply sit and listen.

For the next 40 minutes, we are going to do something incredibly simple.

We are going to walk… and breathe.

Future Self is the person who you will be years from now. It is the person you intend to be. Do you know who your future self is, or better yet, have you decided who you are going to be in the future without thinking of any limitations? Is he or she a healthier, wealthier, happier, better person than you are today, or would he be the same as the person you are today, only physically older?

Why is it important to know the person you are becoming and, more significantly, is it possible for you to have a relationship with your future self? If so, what good would it do?

Tune in and let me inspire and show you how to be the person you have been eyeing to be, and realize the endless possibilities that you can have for yourself. Have a relationship with your future self and be the best person you can be, be the change the world wants you to be.

Highlights:

⚡️ We are driven by pain and our view of the future and what we do today impacts tomorrow.

⚡️ When people identify with the person they want to become, they become that person.

⚡️ We must believe that our future self already exists and have a relationship with him and be guided by him.

⚡️ Failing to be the person you want to be results in depression, anxiety, and frustration.

⚡️ Reasons why most people are living a future they do not want:

• pursuing the ideals of somebody else and not who they want to become
• choosing exactly who they are today because that is who they think they are
• failing to prospect, losing the ability to be a free thinker, and not realizing the choices they have
• do not have a relationship with and empathy for their future self
• not getting in the game
• they do not see the benefit of doing something despite the challenges

Important stories:

🎯 6:40. Meg Jay talks about the empathy gap

🎯 9:01 Hal Hershfield on future self as another person

🎯 10:47. Dr. Benjamin Hardy explains prospection

🎯 11:58 A conversation with my future self

🎯 15:22 Matthew McConaughey on who is my hero, chasing my hero (2013)

🎯 18:00 Daniel Goldstein discusses resisting temptation

🎯 22:20 Daniel Gilbert the ease of remembering vs difficulty of imagining

🎯 30:40 Jimmy Donaldson aka Mr. Beast as another example of someone who has a connection with his future self