The Mountain Is You

STEP 1: FACE THE FEAR FIRST
Sit down in a quiet place with a journal. Make sure you’re 
doing it at a time when you feel relaxed and open to re-
ceive guidance. If you go into this with fear, you are going 
to get fear.
Next, close your eyes and begin a meditation session. Take 
a few moments to breathe deeply and center yourself. 
Imagine sitting down at a comfortable table in a well-lit 
room, somewhere that you are happy and feel at peace.
Then, invite your future self to come sit with you and talk. 
You can request that they are a certain age, but usually the 
age will just come to you when you see them.

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Specifically ask for the highest possible version of yourself 
to sit down. If you see anything scary at first, know that 
it is your fear of what could happen manifesting in your 
mind, not the truth of what will happen.
Once you get past that, you can start receiving advice.
STEP 2: NOTICE HOW YOUR FUTURE SELF LOOKS
Aside from what you imagine this version of yourself tell-
ing you, pay attention to what they look like, how they 
behave, and what their facial expressions communicate.
The point of doing future self work is so that you can 
merge with this aspect of yourself. You want to clearly en-
vision the most ideal version of yourself so that you know 
how your own life needs to grow, shift, and change.
See what they wear, how they feel, what they do each day. 
These will be the keys to your own becoming.
STEP 3: ASK FOR GUIDANCE
If you go into this process with a laundry list of scary, huge 
questions for your future self to answer, you’re probably 
going to end up bound by panic rather than being open to 
receiving powerful guidance.
Instead, keep yourself open to whatever this person 
wants to share with you. The messages should be positive, 

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uplifting, affirming, and helpful. Even if they communi-
cate something to you such as, you need to let go of this rela-
tionship, it should be done in a way that is so calming and 
reaffirming that you are confident and at peace with it.