Write a letter from the past to the future. A letter to your beloved. Why write a letter to yourself
Often, “we” from the past, today's and those who will become after some time, in the future, seem to ourselves to be completely different personalities. This is partly the case: the “future” of us have new knowledge and acquired experience, and at moments of important life decisions we want to ask ourselves for advice, for an outside perspective. If it were possible, then moving towards goals would be less associated with self-doubt. But although we cannot organize a "confrontation" with the future, such help to ourselves is still possible. For example, through the practice of writing letters to yourself.
The practice of "writing from the past"
Such messages are often practiced by a person or group of people on the eve of some important event: Graduates hide collectively written letters, agreeing to open them on the anniversary of the meeting. Newlyweds, for example, ask guests to write wishes and read them at their family's birthday celebrations. You, too, can compose your own personal message to yourself.
Why do we need such letters
Status tracking
You get the opportunity to remember your thoughts and states at the time of writing the letter.
Priority analysis
You return to the previous priorities and assess their relevance for this moment... For example, a year ago, your main goal was to get a job in international company but today you are one of the founders of a startup that promises to be successful. Of course, the implementation of some of the accompanying subtasks will most likely remain the same (for example, studying foreign language, foundations of management), but now you are focused on other values than those preached by corporate culture the company of your former dream, and the tasks that would arise during its implementation.
Thus, you free up energy for those goals that have become more priority at the moment. You also understand what and how best to plan in the future in your activities.
Rethinking problems
Reading a letter from the past, you begin to understand whether those events or phenomena in the past turned out to be so important, which, as you thought, were capable of changing you and your life. Indeed, being in the midst of what is happening, we tend to exaggerate and sometimes even dramatize reality. Looking back and seeing how the "unsolvable problems" were overcome, you will already perceive the next "unsolvable" problem, most likely, just as a new challenge, with which you, of course, will successfully cope.
Motion capture
The movement is recorded: you keep a "logbook", which tells you how far you have moved in comparison with the previous period.
Gratitude
There is gratitude for a perfect job: you have become even better. And this happened only due to your perseverance, perseverance or other qualities. Do not disregard this fact and say “thank you” to yourself, highlighting those qualities or other tools that helped you in this.
How to compose them
1. Choose a convenient way to write your letter
You can write by hand in clean slate, which will then be hidden until the appointed date. V personal diary or a "success diary", the page of which will be sealed. In a sketchbook and using pencils and paints to add brightness. Taking advantage of special electronic services who will send your message to the specified e-mail on the right day. There are many options.
2. Determine the period after which the letter should be opened
Many write letters "to themselves in a month", while others decide to wait a year or more before receiving their message. Of course, there are differences in letters written for different time intervals, and their goals are different. But this does not make them mutually exclusive in any way. If you want, start by writing a letter that will be opened in a week and evaluate how the writing has affected during these seven days. Then add others to it: in a month, two, three, six months, a year, five years. Write as soon as you feel the need for support. Messages that will come with a high frequency will have an even greater effect: you will remember less about what you wrote, and even more so, you will not impatiently "wait" for them.
3. Describe your current thoughts, moods, goals in as much detail as possible.
Which recent events have influenced you? What shocked and delighted you? “Introduce yourself” to yourself - what will you, the future, need to know about you from the past? A few more tips: how do you hope to see your future and yourself over time? Who are you, what do you do, where do you live, who are you surrounded by? This will allow you to not only schedule a detailed view of the tasks to complete and understand what you can do now.
4. Do not write anything that can lead to self-disappointment.
For example, about unrealistic goals, hopes about a cardinal change in the current situation, the too great importance of fulfilling what was planned, that is, "in spite of everything." Let your message be pleasant motivation, not reproachful control.
Practice "writing from the future"
Compared to the previous one, which describes your current, current and already acting states, in the case of this practice you only turn to your idea of the future, based on the goal and the logic of the intended actions for its implementation.
Why do we need such letters
New Horizons
By composing a letter from the future (for example, you imagine yourself writing a letter when you are 40), you redirect attention to the long-term perspective, thus expanding the horizon of perception. If earlier you only admitted that in the future you will achieve success in your profession and will live in the chosen city, then having received a letter with a detailed description of how you have already achieved what you were striving for, you can get a real "beacon" that will guide you ... And as a result, in the future, you will find that most of the assumptions have been implemented.
Confidence in the attainability of the goal
Having “tried on” an image from your dreams, having read a message from yourself that everything worked out, you will get the necessary mood that is capable of at least half of solving your question.
Filtering out all that is superfluous
Having decided on the main idea and goal, you focus less on those that are unlikely to be useful to you and can take away some of your strength and energy. Think about how the daily activities you are doing now would help you in the future, and what you can filter out of it.
How to compose them
1. Determine the time period you want to analyze
For example, what do you want to know - the success of the coming year, the results of work on a project, or where you have been able to visit over the past 5 years? Let's say your goal is the last, namely a completed travel card and a lot of stamps in your passport for a period of 5 years. In the message, write which countries and cities will be marked there, whether this trip was long-term and continuous, what was the budget of the trip, etc. Finally, what exactly did you like about your adventure and what would you like to repeat. The last point is the most difficult (since the goal is actually still in the future), but it can help you imagine as realistically as possible that everything has already happened.
2. Write kindly
The writing style should be friendly and trustworthy. And while reading our own letter, we should feel its recommendatory nature, and not see a mandatory plan. In addition, our ideas about the future are always changing, as mentioned above. Therefore, if you think that your goals have changed, then write yourself a new, the same detailed letter. In the end, the future is not predetermined by anyone, and depends only on yourself.
3. Open the letter at any time
Unlike the previous practice, receiving a message can be possible at any time: 5 minutes after compilation or after a year. The fact is that the essence of a message from the past is to rethink yourself and your goals after a certain period, after which you already see what has changed and can look at yourself from a different angle. The message from the future has a different task - you “receive” it exactly when you need it, when the need for support is most felt from a person who has already “passed” what is in store for you.
Make it up and reread it at least every day, or give yourself time to prepare for a "meeting" with your future self. The choice is yours. The main thing that it carries in itself is information that will allow you to navigate in the movement towards the goal. An interesting solution is to ask a close friend to bring it to you when he decides for himself.
The most important thing to remember is that the implementation of both the first and second practice should not be taken too seriously and responsibly. The purpose of these practices is to gain support and direction for movement, and certainly not to secure for you the only true path, from which it would be like abandoning what was planned. However, sometimes it is the refusal to follow the advice that helps to make the right decision.
Many people cannot fulfill their dreams just because they are sure that this is not for them, others can live like this, but not they. To achieve a goal, you need a firm conviction: you deserve it, this can and should happen to you. There are many techniques for this - visualization, affirmations, collages ... Along with them, you can put one more method of attracting what you want into your life - a letter to yourself in the future. Those who have used this technique say that almost everything that was written in the letter was fulfilled by the chosen day, the rest was fulfilled a little later.
How to write a letter to the future to yourself for it to work? The best way- create it in electronic form and send it to your own mail using the service or application of deferred items. Instructions for using them are easy to find on the Internet.
Write down in detail everything that you "achieved" in a year or five years. Describe in detail your desires - what kind of house you want, how many rooms, in what area, what color are the walls, what is inside, what kind of furnishings. But don't write "I want" - write "I have."
If you are married, then describe what kind of relationship you have with your significant other - how attentive and caring you are to each other, what you do in your free time. If you are still in search, describe in detail your future chosen one: from eye color to manner of speaking and dressing. Write down everything that is important to you, do not miss a single trifle.
Of course, it is important to indicate the level of income and how you dispose of it - saving for a house, making investments, buying beautiful things, and so on.
Describe every detail of your life - here you are reading books, but you bought a dog that you have long dreamed of. The letter will be big, but worth it.
Be sure to write down how you feel about each positive change. After all, it often happens that a person bought a dream house, began to earn good money, met his soul mate, started a family - but still unhappy. The reasons may be different - maybe he fulfilled the dreams of his parents, or maybe he made too much effort to achieve what he wanted, and nothing can please in a state of extreme emotional exhaustion... Therefore, everywhere describe how easy and pleasant it was all given to you and how happy you are now.
Don't write phrases like “I have a lot of money”. Everything should be specific - how much do you earn, name the amount.
Why am I so insistent on prescribing details? People who have learned the full power of methods for attracting what they want often complain: everything has come true, but they are not happy about it.
One woman wrote: "I want to meet a man so that he loves me, fulfills all my desires, gives flowers and gifts." Fulfilled, only there is no happiness - because she does not love him. She didn’t say anything about it ...
There is no need to prescribe ways to achieve goals in the letter. The Universe is smarter than us, it will itself find ways to realize your desires. And they can sometimes be unpleasant. We may even lose everything and start from scratch with empty hands, and this path will lead us to our dreams.
A controversial issue is whether it is worth rereading the letter before the X-day. Some advise to re-read, others do not. The former argue that with regular review of the letter, we will always remember our goals and try to realize them by the scheduled date. The adherents of the second option say: the essence of the letter is to lay goals in the subconscious and send a message into space - they will not go anywhere from there. And even better, if you completely forget about the letter - it will be much more interesting to find out how accurately it came true. How to proceed is up to you.
Which date to choose? The most interesting thing will be to send yourself a letter for your birthday, and at the same time congratulate yourself, your beloved. Imagine waking up on a festive morning with a letter from yourself two years ago in your inbox. It's nice!
While working on the letter, you may feel that it is very difficult to write down some dreams, some kind of rejection and internal resistance interferes. It may be funny - well, it's not me, this is the hero of some glamorous American TV series! .. But don't be distracted - write, this is how certain psychological blocks set by us to achieve goals are removed.
Looking at successful people, we often think: what is there in them that we do not have? Why were they able to do what millions of other people cannot? One of the differences is that they know exactly what they want. And a letter to myself in the future will help us understand this issue.
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The end of our business trainings is approaching, so the task for today is very simple, pleasant and at the same time effective. Write yourself a letter to the future. Tell us about what is happening to you now, what do you think about people, events, the world, yourself. What worries you and what makes you happy. Give useful tips future self and so on. If you want - write a letter to the children, give them advice, tell about yourself. Choose the date of sending the letter yourself. It may come to you in a year, or in 20 years. It's up to you to decide. You can write yourself (yourself), you can find an example of a letter on the Internet.
As a report, post excerpts from this letter, such as advice to yourself or your views. You can tell about your plans or about some significant event and, and so on. Submit your report in the comments marked "Business trainings".
Darya
Task number 11
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To be honest, I was carried away by this task. It turned out to be very interesting, I presented myself in ten years, what I want to see myself at 31 years old. I sent this letter on my birthday, so that the words that were written today would please me doubly in the future. Such letters from the past are really interesting!
Not to grow old in soul - this is probably the best wish for yourself on this day in so many years.
Alexander
Task number 11.
Business trainings
Write yourself a letter to the future.
Hello everyone. In the movie "What Men Talk About" it was about a letter. I somehow wanted to write, but that's not the way. It turns out that there are services. Let's see. I wrote myself a letter!
Here are some lines:
Hi. You are now 35 years old! And when you wrote this letter, you were 30.
Hello, I. There are many thoughts that I want to tell you. My very first and main question! Have you reached the goals that you should have achieved from the age of 30 to 35?
How are you doing with your friends? At 30 years old. You communicate well with ...
How is your health? At the beginning of your 30s, you set yourself a goal ...
Advice, my friend, my I. If you have not yet achieved those goals ...
Annette
Task number 11
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The letter has been written and sent!
Alexander
Business trainings
Day 11.
Highly good idea was to write a letter to myself in the future. I sat with great pleasure and wrote line by line in my battered diary. And, as expected, I drop a small excerpt here.
"... I learned to appreciate what I have, I'm sure you only developed this feeling in the future. There is nothing more important than your family and you in this family, your participation. Time flies fast, and it will be 26 soon, and then 30 , and at 36, when you read these lines, you will be a completely different person already. You should never stop, the path of a man is a constant development.
And I'm incredibly interested in looking at you at 36, Alexander, I'm sure you will achieve a lot. I feel what will happen next. Whatever happens, don't stop believing in yourself. Learn from your mistakes. There is no future without the past, remember that. You are what your past made you. Take it. Although I would like not to give you advice, but to hear what you have to say, I think this is much more important. Smile".
Dmitriy
Task number 11
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Cool task! I sent a letter to myself in the future. One of the tips that I wrote to myself in a letter is "Working from a position: How can I do it".
Andrey
Assignment 11
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Hi Andrew!
I am sure that you relaxed again and stopped developing. But the world has not changed at all, and life has gone ahead, leaving you behind. What are you doing now? Yes, I know you train and train. But I haven't seen first places and beautiful victories from you for a long time. Do you remember the victory in Poland in 2003 and the victory in the Russian Championship in the 50 km race in 2007? And your 3:48 on vitamin C alone in the last century? Do you remember how you launched a hopeless project from scratch?
That's just something too long ago it was all. Interestingly, what is the main goal you are pursuing now? Will you remember this years later? That's just it. You stand still and do some little thing without using your full potential. To say that I could and do something real are completely different things. But you are not letting yourself down, but those people who invested in you.
Do you make money? What for? What do you lack in life that money can buy? Andrey! You already have everything for a comfortable life. Calm down already. My essay, a letter, is intended to give you food for thought, do you live right, do you do what you like, or what you need?
Have you become bored, sad and uninteresting to live? Then keep developing and help develop good people... This is what makes you happy. Save yourself from dealing with moral monsters. They will not give you anything good, and if they do, it will not bring you happiness.
Dreaming about something? Do you want your dream to come true? Then make your dream a goal. Analyze (write down) what prevents you from achieving this goal. Write clear plan her achievements and start moving towards her every day. Even in small steps. Just go and nothing can stop you.
Do you have some unfinished business left? I beg you! And then what did you start? What for wasted so much time, money and effort. And it is weak to take and start finishing all the cases one by one? No time? Go to the forest! Think about where your time is going. Maybe you can set your priorities? Stress? Have you forgotten yourself? Your ways of getting rid of stress are outdated for a long time. Turn around and see how the people who started their journey next to you live.
How is the relationship with your son? Are you getting tired of him? Are you shouting? Does he annoy you? And stand in his place. Take the day to understand his thoughts, feelings and emotions. Maybe then you will understand the reason for all his actions, and you can change everything for the better.
Okay, Andrey, whatever you want, but I still have a lot to do in the coming days, because it makes me happy, and not meaningless actions that you love to do without understanding where stress comes from.
If you have created an ideal world, then be so kind as to keep it in order. Not only your life depends on it.
Such is the letter to the future to myself.
Nikita
And welcome again!
12th day report Business trainings
Assignment: write yourself a letter to the future.
I never did it, but when I sat down, I wrote for a very long time, to be precise, I spent 2 hours on it. He described every nuance, set goals, described his dreams. As it turned out, this is a great tool for boosting energy, you need to do it more often! Unfortunately, I will not post anything, since such letters are something personal. Thanks to the organizers for such an interesting and inspiring task!
Timofey
Business trainings
Task number 11 - A letter to the future.
This morning I was surprised to see the assignment. What surprised me more was that there are services on the Internet that allow me to write a letter to the future. I was even more surprised that my wife had already repeatedly used this service and wrote herself letters to the future. She has already received some letters
I wrote myself a letter on my 30th birthday. What I wrote to myself in a letter, I will leave for myself personally. I will not post excerpts. I would like to note that in this letter I have reflected the events that, in my opinion, will take place in my life in the next 3 years. We can say that he himself has set goals for 3 years ahead. Here is such a letter.
Thanks to the organizers for a truly positive task!
Nikita
Hello everyone!
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I am a little late, so task no. Is past.
Assignment: learn something new and teach someone else.
Every day, a millionth array of data passes through us, the question is whether we use this information or not. Every person gets the opportunity to learn something every day, the question is, will he learn from this lesson? The most important thing is not learning for the sake of learning, but learning for the sake of practical application... It is in practice that theory acquires truth.
Speaking specifically, at the current moment in time I am studying in detail the development of online sales, promotion methods, seo optimization, context and much more. All these things will greatly help me in my work, in the development of the online direction.
This knowledge, I have not yet passed on to anyone, since I myself am not yet an expert in this. But during the day I had to discuss several issues of management and organization of the sales department - in these issues I helped.
Vitaly
A letter to the future - 2.
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Whoa-whoa, organizers, take it easy! Well I have already sent myself a letter to the future: the term is 5 years. And now a new letter? Why write something now? Well, okay, I'll write to myself in six months. In the letter I will indicate the checklist of what needs to be closed and changed in the next six months. This will make it easier to monitor my progress and shoals.
Hello future me from 2016. Spring is outside, the flowering of nature and life. It's time to start eating greens, vegetables and plan your summer. But what you (or rather I say) can do next summer:
1. A trip to Baikal on its own. We need cars, company, tents and 2-3 weeks of time.
2. Visiting the Altai mountains. You need money and a week and a half. Company is desirable but not required.
3. A trip to the Crimea on its own. We need a company, at least for one car. And, therefore, the car must be brought to mind.
4. Spending a few nights in nature away from the city: a long-standing desire to spend the night gazing at the stars. Company is optional.
And here is what by the spring of next year should be done in any way:
1. Moving to your apartment (minimum conditions - purchase of a stove and refrigerator, transportation of a cabinet and a sofa).
2. Paying off personal debts.
3. Visiting two, preferably three Golden Retriever kennels. According to the situation - the acquisition of a puppy.
4. Defining your future specialization and career. There must be an exact answer, where I will work, by whom and in what company.
5. Fixing the current weight (94 kg) as the maximum weight bar.
Optional cases:
1. Rope jumping.
2. Visiting your coach in person.
3. Winter swimming.
4. Coaching first pancake!
Watch your health and don't be stupid!
Life is one.
WITH Best wishes, I am!
Yuri
Assignment 11
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A very powerful task.
Hello Yuri!
A whole year has passed since this letter was written. I hope you read this letter, look at the closed goals and smile. Say: I did it! You've been through a lot. Life is like a descending escalator. Stopping in place is like death. To stay put, you need to run. Go!
Health.
Hopefully gained 75 kg? Eat right. How - you know. You shouldn't practice every day. Rest your muscles and nervous system. Rest is essential for recovery. You know. Develop flexibility! Alternate between days of physical activity and days of stretching.
What for you all these muscles if you can't even tie your laces? Normalize the regime! Fall asleep much earlier, and get up at a well-defined time. Yes, difficult at first, but it will pay off! You will sit for a week on tea, and everything will be all right!
It seems to me that you have become dull due to the lifestyle of recent years. Read every day! You yourself will be surprised in a year how your life will change. Better to be smarter than dumber. Finally, start learning English for 20-30 minutes every day. You are wasting this time. Get down to business! In a year you will be able to speak the language. Just get started! You have someone to help someone to help, your girlfriend knows four languages. Get Started Today!
Why do I want to send a letter to the future myself? Because of your surroundings.
You sifted out the old social circle, if you could call it communication. Now you need to surround yourself with positive, purposeful people. Do you remember the saying - they win prizes alone, but together they win championship cups.
Parents - time is ticking. Your parents are already old. The father has cancer. Try to give him as many positive moments as possible. Don't be upset. Build a relationship with your mother. Apologize to her. She doesn't talk to you for a reason. The moment will come when they will not be there. You will bite your elbows, and it will be too late.
Money.
As soon as you start walking without crutches, get a job immediately. First, whatever, then you have ideas. Implement them. Just take it and do it. Don't sit on your ass!
Impressions
It's better to spend money on experiences than on things. Life is made up of bright moments. Mandatory for the year: rope jump, plane flight, trip to Thailand, scuba diving, climbing a mountain.
Personal relationships.
Business trainings
Day 11.
The task is very interesting. In a few years, a lot will change, a lot will be forgotten. In the future, this letter will give us a boost of energy that will refill or inspire you even more to complete your tasks and make your dreams come true.
In this letter, I paid great attention to my goals. And he formulated proposals, thus prompting himself (after 10 years) to action.
For example:
“I hope you haven't forgotten to start traveling the world and visit the most picturesque places on our planet. I wrote the rules that need to be followed regardless of age:
To do good;
Think positively;
Life planning;
Dream;
Do not forget about relatives;
Be Reasonable;
Don't stop investing in your own development. "
By the end, I want to write a recent thought that visited me.
You have to pay for EVERYTHING in this world:
By the time
Energy
Health
Money
Happiness
If you want to be strong - spend your Time and Energy on it. Get up early, do a run, pull up 20 times. These are not nice wishes, these are instructions for action.
If you want to be healthy, keep an eye on the foods you eat, change your diet and buy a new, healthier one. Spend Time on drawing up your diet and money on purchasing a new one. Be more tempered, kill the self-pitying person within yourself, and take a cold shower.
Do you want to be smart, educated, well-read? Sign up for courses, start attending literary circles. Start communicating with those people who have something to learn, shape your environment, and let it help you develop. Spend Energy and Time
Do you want to be happy - Give happiness, make people around you happy and happiness will return to you.
And these are my short wishes to you, my dear Me!
Sergey
Business trainings
Day 11.
A letter to the future.
I already tried to write a letter to the future at the last training, great task! This time the letter came out in interrogative tones, mostly questions. They will come in a year, I remember.
Well, and the final, motivating, line from the letter at the end:
"Remember, Seryozha, time passes, and you walk with it. Build your future, believe in yourself and hold on to your dreams! I believe in you, that is, myself."
Ruslan
Assignment 11
Business trainings
(letter to myself in the future)
Hi. I'm writing to you, it's 2018. I am already 31 years old. I really want to ... I don't know what to call myself ... to cherished dream o (classified information) you have already been implemented.
What I think about people: each person is a part of God. People should help each other (“The lone wolf dies, but the flock lives”). I believe in people, in our superiority over other animals, we have taken upon ourselves the responsibility to decide the fate of “our smaller brothers”. We decide how this world will look like.
What I think about events: I hope ISIS has long been crushed, like the fascists in neighboring states. I hope the crisis is over. But most of all I hope that I do not depend on these supposedly world events.
What I think about the world: The world is our home. I think the world will not change much in 3 years, maybe it will just speed up. Do not forget that participation in this race determines belonging to “civilized people”, that the race is not the main thing.
What do I think of myself: Chelovek.
What happens to me: I take over what happens to me.
Anastasia
Business trainings
Hello future me!
Oh, it wasn't that easy. The problem is finding the words in the letter. How to write a letter to yourself in the future correctly?
Usually you write: "you are cool there, you have achieved everything, you go everywhere with your husband." But, what if not with her husband? If not?
Therefore, I spent some time on the wording of the letter. Thanks to the organizers, I used one of the services, it's very convenient.
Alyonushka
Assignment 11
Business trainings
I refuse this task, because I do not want to destroy the established tradition.
My friend and I wrote the first letter on August 6, 2008, we were seventeen and a half years old. They wrote that now: "we are in the very wilderness of the village of Youth", "in our minds there is laziness, we just really want everything to go to us"; who we will be in the future: "an accountant and an economist". Now it is very nice to watch, remember those thoughts, dreams, feelings. There was no date on which to view.
About a year later, I left for Krasnodar, and she stayed in Surgut. We met in early January 2012 in Novosibirsk. I came to visit for a week, but then they did not write down the following letter.
The second letter was recorded at the end of August 2014, in Crimea, I don't remember exactly what we wrote down. But it was based on the first and longer than the first time. Kept with a friend, she is in Surgut now, and I am in Krasnodar. We are good friends, regardless of time or distance since 2003. Supports me in completing this training, knows how many points I will get before I do!
When we meet, there will be a third letter to the future! And there will be endless wishes for good. Again. We remain the same kind and naive at heart.
Fedor
Task 11.
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I would like to send a letter to the future, in 2020. Exactly in 5 years, when I will be 25 years old. I will not disclose what is written there, but it concerns the realization of their goals. I was able to achieve financial independence, I have several sources of income, a great athletic body, excellent Vacation home, doing my favorite thing and recently got married. This is only superficial, and more or less describes the future picture.
Ivan
Task 11.
Business trainings
This task is interesting again! Yes, this is a useful thing. I myself remembered that I once wrote a diary, about 10 years ago. I was wildly delighted that I remembered about him. I thought I'd get great pleasure from reading, well, let's just say, I overestimated the pleasure a little. Although it is interesting to once again look at how and what you thought.
Just as interestingwrite a letter to the future... About today's letter: I wrote myself wishes for 9 years ahead. Up to 40. Kaike-something I can throw in this message addressed to me as wishes (although these wishes are just for the current I, but still). It’s interesting to see what conclusions I’ll draw when I read it. Have I been able to live my life the way I wrote to myself?
While I got into the rhythm, you need to keep the tone and do what you planned, not be afraid to set difficult and daring goals. I think they really cheer me up. You need to periodically feed yourself with victories and not get discouraged when defeated. Yes, even an unsuccessful one, but in itself a good attempt to solve a complex problem gives an influx of strength, and postponement and fear deprives you of strength and faith and begins to pull to the bottom. So even though there is nowhere without triviality, you should not bury yourself in it at all.
Daring moments need to be remembered more often. At the same time, one must remember that banal and necessary decisions are steps to the intended peak, such an understanding makes banalism a solid foundation, the basis of everything and gives strength in solving it, when you understand why it should be done. These bricks, as for me, are the most important. I hope you did this all along. Well, at least with enviable regularity. I understand that the priest also needs to be relaxed sometimes, and well!
There are also moments that bother me: (further personal)
I hope you are doing great. Success and good luck in business. With love and hope, Pavel the Younger.
Andrey
Business trainings
Task 11.
I sent myself a letter, told myself that I was living quite well, naturally paid attention to plans and intentions. Let's compare, as they say, expectation and reality, and I can do it already on December 30, 2016, right before the new, 2017, year.
I gave myself a task - as soon as I read it, write the next letter.
It is also very cool that there are services that allow you to do such things.
Vitaly
Business trainings
Day 11, report. Assignment - Write yourself a letter to the future.
Sometime in early September, I was listening to business coaching, and there was an exercise - the perfect morning in three years. I had to imagine my day in three years. And I presented and wrote it down. I visualize it in the morning and in the evening, I read it. And I try every day to do what brings me closer to this. This exercise influenced me a lot.
I wrote myself a letter to the future. It should come to me on 12/31/2016. I have achieved my goals by the end of 2016. I gave myself advice:
1. Decide what you want.
2. Take the action.
3. Notice what works and what doesn't.
4. Change your move until you get what you want.
I will write a letter to the unborn child, perhaps, next time.
Olga
Business trainings
Task 11.
I have never written a letter to myself in the future. For a long time I was looking for a letter to myself in the future, an example. It turned out, what happened, but from the heart.
I decided that it would come to me in 5 years. Once upon a time I kept a diary, and it was very funny to read it later, after a lapse of time. I will not quote the letter, because it turned out to be quite personal. I will say that I described my life today, what I dream about and what I plan.
I wrote how I imagine my life in 5 years. It’s very interesting how it will be, will my letter coincide with my life, or not. And let's see if in 5 years they will still be used by e-mail... The main thing is not to forget to check the box!
Nursultan
Assignment 11
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This is not the first letter to the future, the previous one was written about 5 months ago. During this time, a lot has happened. There were many interesting and new things, during this time there were victories, first of all, over oneself. I began to understand, no matter how difficult the circumstances are, there is always a decision, you just have to do it. The choice is mine.
Alexander
Task number 11
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Hi guys. I didn’t write pieces from my letter. Let it remain a secret. I can only say that I decided to congratulate myself on my 35th birthday. I wrote a wish and a direction of movement. It's a pity you can't write letters to the past! After all, Alexander in 7 years will not be able to answer me.
Just a little bit left to wait
Helena
Business trainings
Assignment 11
I wrote down my current thoughts, dreams and plans. From parting words - to always be close to family and friends (even living at a distance), to remain optimistic, to take care of yourself, and sports, always sports!
I'll check it out in 8 years!
Sergey
Report 11
Excerpt "Now you have turned 28 years old, a little more than five years have passed since the writing of this letter. At such moments, the meaning of the words that life is the moment between birth and death becomes clear more than ever. How have these five years passed? have you set or crossed them out and put new ones? Where are you now? Are you happy?
It's time to take stock and look around. In any case, I am sure that you have something to be proud of and something to remember! There are many falls behind, but no less ups. I really hope that you have not lost your faith in yourself, your desire to be always the first, and your optimism, they will still be useful to you.
One of the initial and generalized versions, later on there were revisions, detailing and expansion, but the final version turned out to be personal, and, unfortunately, I cannot put it out.
Thanks for the excellent task to the organizers, it turned out to be much more useful than I thought when I first saw it!
Olga
Task number 11
Business trainings - Write yourself a letter to the future.
Well. I had to puzzle my head about how to write a letter to myself in the future. My letter (as much as 2 pages) for the most part consists of questions that will remind me of what was important to me, so that I check if I have not missed anything this year.
How do you like English? I hope you are still enjoying your studies and homework. Even after years of practice of translating 100 pages. Be sure to communicate in English - with Valya or guys from other countries.
She also included parting words, advice, in particular, concerning the dissertation, attitudes towards people, and her potential. I wrote down my plans for the future, I wonder if they are being implemented or will they radically change? By the way, you can send a letter to the future even in paper form or a video message!
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Objectives of the "Letter to the Future" exercise:
- to consolidate the material obtained during the training;
- draw up for yourself a preliminary action plan based on the results of the work at the training;
- evaluate the results of their activities after a certain period of time.
Action plan
1. Prepare writing paper, pens, envelopes in advance.
2. Allocate time at the end of the training: 20 to 30 minutes.
3. Seated all the participants so that they do not interfere with each other and it is convenient for them to write.
4. Determine the time period after which letters will be sent to all participants.
5. Write a letter to the future.
How to do the letter to the future exercise
In the final part of the training, the leader gives the task to all participants to write a letter to the future to himself.
The letter will be sent in three months (or any other predetermined period of time).
Each training participant writes a letter future person , who has already applied the knowledge and skills gained during the training, and thanks to this has achieved certain results.
“Perhaps you will have questions for yourself in the future, ask them. Express your gratitude to the person who achieved the set goals, rejoice for him, praise for the difficulties that he was able to overcome. "
The facilitators may suggest using ready-made phrases, for example:
"I'm sure you managed to do ..."
"I know you did it ..."
Invite the participants to list the actions they want to take by this point in the future and describe exactly what they will start doing in a new way.
When the training participants write their letters, they will have to seal them in envelopes with their addresses and give them to the facilitator.
The facilitator sends the collected letters to the participants after three months.
How to apply the technique of creativity
You can write a "Letter to the Future" to yourself at any time.
Describe your current state, your fears and experiences, your hopes and dreams.
Be constructive: State a specific goal and your expectations for yourself in the future. Write down exactly what you expect from yourself and how you plan to achieve it.
Ask your future self some unexpected questions.
Become kind to yourself: praise yourself for successes achieved and for the crushing failures that brought you new experiences.
Write yourself a letter and send it so that it doesn't arrive earlier than in a year or even two. It only depends on your desire.
Any paper letter that we receive can in a sense be considered a letter from the past to the future, right? After all, a certain amount of time has passed since it was written and has come a long way. However, the news in the message is still interesting to you, and in general, receiving a letter is an incomparable pleasure. And if you write paper greetings for friends, why not do it for yourself? This is an amazing opportunity to really send news from the past!
What can you write in a letter to your future self?
As with any message, tell us about your life. Write down how your days are going, what good and wonderful things have happened to you recently. Trust me, you'll be happy to read this later and remember. Little things and details are important! They are forgotten, and it is thanks to them that it will be so pleasant to mentally relive these moments again.
Share your feelings, premonitions and doubts. A look from the future will become a view from the outside, and this is always useful.
- You can solemnly promise yourself something and in the future see if you have succeeded in doing it.
- Write how you see yourself reading this letter. “I hope you managed to successfully complete that project”, “You haven't quit doing exercises?”, “I’ve already visited Baikal, as planned?”. Write about your aspirations, dreams, plans, goals, fantasies and desires. Let them be positive and bold! In the future, you will be glad that you followed and implemented them, or remember what is really important.
- Congratulate yourself on some holiday or just on the next day, sincerely wish yourself everything you want.
- Remind yourself of important things that you usually forget about. About the fact that you need to rejoice in little things, rest more often and call someone close, keep your back straight, let go of grievances. You can mention an incident from the present that upset, angered or offended you, so that in the future you will see that over time it has become not so important. And, of course, some wisdom you have acquired that will never be superfluous to recall.
How to write?
"Dear future me ...", "Hello, old horse!", "Good afternoon", "This is not spam, but a real opportunity to earn ...", "Best wishes, your beloved yourself" and so on - there are many options! Let your fantasy fly and write so that the future will please you.
And what else?
A cute note from the refrigerator, a tram ticket, a funny selfie, a tea bag and even a stash - anything you want can be put in an envelope along with a letter. It will turn out to be a real time capsule!
Where to hide the envelope?
Where you won't bump into it all the time. Big encyclopedia in the closet, a box of summer shoes, a drawer with documents, a stack of others paper letters- you know best where you look least often. The main thing is to set yourself a reminder on your phone or diary on the date you need, so as not to forget about the envelope altogether. If you plan to open a letter in New Year- hide in a box with Christmas decorations... If you want to receive an envelope on your birthday - give it to someone close to you and ask them to put it in the mailbox on the cherished day.
When to open the envelope?
Ideally, when you have completely forgotten that you wrote yourself a letter. In general, any period of time that you wish is suitable: six months, a year, two years, five years ... You can time the opening of the cherished envelope for a birthday, New Year or any other important holiday for you.
Good luck!
Natasha Rakitenok for
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