I have learnt to catch when my Ego is in charge - and that living in the present is one of the good ways to stop being polluted mentally.

Still, while being present is very useful, there are also times where I need to think about what I would like my future to be. Anticipating and projecting myself is relevant and useful - as long as my Ego is not leading, as it would imagine a depressing future!

Power comes when I am able to project and align physical sensations, feelings and my thoughts together. Experimenting what my future could be (and not only thinking about it) makes my brain believe it is already happening - as feelings are always real, regardless whether I am imagining the situation triggering them.


To enable so, I can apply the following this 5 steps process:

1. Define what I need: where do I want to be?

2. Why is it good for me? What will it bring to me?

3. What emotion will come with it? How will I feel once I am there? Name the emotion and feel it.

4. What physical sensation will my body experience when I am there? Describe the sensation and feel it

5. When telling this story to myself, I also bring up the feelings and the physical sensations. And tell myself such anecdotes over and over, in the present tense (not future) - as another element for my brain to think I am already there.

For instance, I "need to work with people I like", because I love to share and exchange ideas. That makes me feel listened to and valued, plus it makes me really happy when people build upon ideas of others! The emotion that comes with this complicity is happiness and proudness. My body feels energized.
While this is about my future, all these sensations are happening now - hence I can start enjoying today what tomorrow will be! Paradox is that in the end, it does not matter if it happens or not: I am already living it now!