“Assume the consciousness of being the one you want to be, and you will be saved from your present state.” —Neville Goddard1 (Location 83)

Research now shows that a person’s past does not drive or dictate their actions and behaviors. Rather, we are pulled forward by our future. (Location 202)

All goals or motivations fit within two categories: approach or avoid. The reason for doing anything is either to approach something you want to happen, or to avoid something you don’t want to happen. As a rule, 80 percent of people are primarily driven by fear or avoidance, while 20 percent of people are driven by approach and courage. (Location 235)

Shifting our goals from fear-based, reactive, and short term to proactive, long term, and love-based is the path to a successful and happy life. Your view of your Future Self is the compass that draws you forward. (Location 266)

The quality of connection you have with your own Future Self determines the quality of your life and behaviors now. (Location 291)

Decisions and actions are best when reverse-engineered from a desired outcome. Start with what you want and work backward. Think and act from your goal, rather than toward your goal. (Location 296)

The clearer you are on where you want to go, the less distracted you’ll be by endless options. (Location 300)

A quote from Viktor Frankl, the Austrian psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor, came to mind: Live as if you were living already for the second time and as if you had acted the first time as wrongly as you are about to act now! (Location 346)

When I pulled into my driveway, 3-year-old Phoebe was outside waiting. “Daddy!” She jumped around, excited to see me. Watching my beautiful and witty daughter, I knew my Future Self, 20 years from now, would give anything to experience this single moment. As my Future Self, I saw this moment very differently than I normally do. I was brought to tears by how much I loved her. I recognized her as a perfect gift sent from God. (Location 353)

Author and philosopher, Dr. Stephen R. Covey, said, “Mental creation always precedes physical creation.”59 Anyone who has created something substantial did so by seeing it in their mind first, then working toward the image. As they took steps forward, their vision clarified, expanded, and evolved. (Location 398)