There are two you’s. There’s the Today You and there’s the Tomorrow You. The Today You is your enemy. The Tomorrow You is your greatest ally.
Today You
- The Today Spends their Time
- The Today You seeks immediate gratification
- The Today You has no Life Blueprint or Life Plan they are pursuing
- The Today You is focused on the here and now
- The Today You seeks pleasure
- The Today You takes shortcuts to get what they want
- The Today You wants money and things now. They use credit cards and debt
- The Today You prefers relaxation over exertion
- The Today You likes to party
- The Today You wants to sleep in
- The Today You does not want to exercise
- The Today You does not want to eat healthy
- The Today You does not want to read to learn
- The Today You does not want to work long hours
- The Today You likes to spend money
- The Today You has no dreams or goals
- The Today You has bad habits
Tomorrow You
- The Tomorrow You Invests their Time
- The Tomorrow You Pursues Dreams and Goals
- The Tomorrow You has a Blueprint or Life Plan they are pursuing
- The Tomorrow You is focused on the future
- The Tomorrow You avoids going into debt
- The Tomorrow You eats healthy every day
- The Tomorrow You exercises every day
- The Tomorrow You is willing to work long hours in the pursuit of their dreams and goals
- The Tomorrow You has good habits
There is a war raging inside each one of us between the Today You and the Tomorrow You. You get to decide who wins that war. For most, the Today You usually wins. But for a few, the Tomorrow You always wins.
The Today you will make your poor, unhealthy, unhappy and unfulfilled. The Tomorrow You will make you rich, healthy, happy and fulfilled.
Tom Corley is an accountant, financial planner and author of “Rich Kids: How to Raise Our Children to Be Happy and Successful in Life”, “Effort-Less Wealth”, “Change Your Habits Change Your Life”, “Rich Habits Poor Habits” and “Rich Habits: The Daily Success Habits of Wealthy Individuals.”
