Dr. Benjamin Hardy - Be Your Future Self Now: The Science of Intentional Transformation

ALSO BY DR. BENJAMIN HARDY

The Gap and the Gain: The High Achievers Guide to Happiness, Confidence, and Success (with Dan Sullivan)

Who Not How: The Formula to Achieve Bigger Goals through Accelerating Teamwork (with Dan Sullivan)

Personality Isnt Permanent: Break Free from Self-Limiting Beliefs and Rewrite Your Story

Willpower Doesnt Work: Discover the Hidden Keys to Success

Available from Hay House
Please visit:

Hay House USA: www.hayhouse.com
Hay House Australia: www.hayhouse.com.au
Hay House UK: www.hayhouse.co.uk
Hay House India: www.hayhouse.co.in

Copyright 2022 by Dr. Benjamin Hardy

Published in the United States by: Hay House, Inc.: www.hayhouse.com Published in Australia by: Hay House Australia Pty. Ltd.: www.hayhouse.com.au Published in the United Kingdom by: Hay House UK, Ltd.: www.hayhouse.co.uk Published in India by: Hay House Publishers India: www.hayhouse.co.in

Project editor: Melody Guy
Indexer: JS Editorial, LLC
Cover design: Ploy Siripant
Interior design: Joe Bernier
Interior photos/illustrations: Gapingvoid Culture Design

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced by any mechanical, photographic, or electronic process, or in the form of a phonographic recording; nor may it be stored in a retrieval system, transmitted, or otherwise be copied for public or private useother than for fair use as brief quotations embodied in articles and reviewswithout prior written permission of the publisher.

The author of this book does not dispense medical advice or prescribe the use of any technique as a form of treatment for physical, emotional, or medical problems without the advice of a physician, either directly or indirectly. The intent of the author is only to offer information of a general nature to help you in your quest for emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being. In the event you use any of the information in this book for yourself, the author and the publisher assume no responsibility for your actions.

Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file at the Library of Congress

Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4019-6757-4
E-book ISBN: 978-1-4019-6758-1
Audiobook ISBN: 978-1-4019-6759-8

For my family:

Philip Hardy and Susan Knight

Trevor and Jacob Hardy

Lauren Hardy

Kaleb, Jordan, Logan, Zorah, Phoebe, and Rex

To be, or not to be? That is the question.

William Shakespeare, Hamlet

Assume the consciousness of being the one you want to be, and you will be saved from your present state.

Neville Goddard

On the evening of October 4, 2015, instead of studying for his 11th-grade history test, 17-year-old Jimmy Donaldson filmed four YouTube videos.

While Jimmy had been actively creating YouTube videos for over three years, these recordings were different. Rather than doing commentaries on video games or discussing the lives and incomes of famous YouTubers as he normally did, Jimmy invited his audience to sit-in on the intimate and vulnerable conversations he had with himself.

In the first segment, Jimmy spoke to his Future Self, 6 months into the future.

In the second video, he talked to his Future Self, 12 months into the future.

In the third recording, he addressed his Future Self, 5 years into the future.

And in the fourth, he spoke to his Future Self, 10 years into the future.

Each video lasted around two minutes.

Nothing crazy.

But in those pivotal moments, Jimmy was completely raw and honest about what he wanted, and what he expected, of his Future Self.

Rather than publishing these videos immediately as he normally would, he scheduled each clip to publish in the futureexactly 6 months, 12 months, 5 years, and 10 years respectively from October 4, 2015.

Six months later, on April 4, 2016, the first video went live on Jimmys YouTube channel.

The video began with Jimmy showing his computer screen and highlighting the current stats of his YouTube channel.

At the time Im filming this video, I have 8,000 subscribers and 1.8 million views. So, whenever you see this, compare these numbers to whatever I have when you watch this.

He then has a short conversation with his Future Self.

What would I want to say to me in six months? Hopefully youre still uploading daily. Hopefully you have at least 15,000 subscribers, future me. That would be embarrassing if I dont, then you guys (speaking to his audience) would be like, um, yeah... As of now, Im still enjoying YouTube. Hopefully future me still enjoys it. It would be crazy if I had some ridiculous amount of subscribers, like 20K or something, in six months.

Not only did Jimmy achieve his 6-month goal, but by the time his 12-month Future Me video released on October 4, 2016, Jimmy had increased his subscribers tenfold since his 6-month future me video went livehe now had over 200,000 subscribers.

He consistently made videos viewed by millions.

His videos grew bolder and more innovative.

He fully embraced the brand of his alter egoMrBeast.

The creation of his future me videos became a turning-point in Jimmys life. These candid conversations marked a crucial inflection point when Jimmy got courageous toward his dreams. Within a few years, he made hundreds of millions of dollars as the fastest rising internet sensation, ever.

MrBeasts psychology and commitment shifted that night he skipped his history test to go public about his Future Self. You can actually see a clear distinction from Jimmys videos pre and post October 2015. He filmed himself less often behind the screen playing video games and more often in front of the camera. He pumped the MrBeast concept and brand and recruited friends who became common features in his videos to support the MrBeast ideology.

On June 1, 2016, his first video went super viral, garnering more than 20 million views. He and his friends were shown commenting on the best YouTube introductions. The episode had more visual effects, and MrBeast himself had more confidence and swagger.

Days later, he introduced his growing style of doing either interesting stunts or ridiculous feats. He bought an outdoor picnic table and cut the whole thing in half, using only plastic butter knives. He spent more than $60 to purchase thousands of plastic knives to accomplish the task that took dozens of hours to do. That video received more than three million views.

On August 23, 2016, MrBeast garnered two million views of his friend wrapping him in 100 rolls of saran wrap.

On October 16, 2016, he published a skit of himself pretending that every online ad he read immediately became real. Win a free iPad became a new iPad that all-of-a-sudden appeared on his doorstep. Have your laptop run 100 times faster instantly produced a new laptop in his lap. Following a running commentary with jokes, the adventure ended when he and his friends destroyed the computers used in the video.