{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#208:There is no future \u2018you\u2019\u2026","description":"It is very common for us to view ourselves as 3 separate people. There is our past self, our current self, and our future self. The reality though is there is only one us.    This isn\u2019t to say we stay the same, we know we are constantly changing. What I mean though, is that without changing something today, nothing will change in the future - except that time itself has passed.    Sometimes by thinking our future self will somehow be more equipped, more motivated, more responsible than our current, self tricks us into forgetting who we are right now has to make the shifts needed for that to actually transpire.    I will not be able to retire in the future, if I don\u2019t start saving today.    Right now inflation is at an all time high, stocks and crypto are crashing, housing prices (in Canada) are insanely high and outpacing people\u2019s average income levels. These are stressful times - they are also times of opportunity.    What small things can be done today, to help set you up tomorrow?    How can delaying our desire for instant gratification, create an opportunity for us to think about the box in a way that will reward us in 5 years time?    I remember being younger and thinking about my \u2018adult self\u2019 and who I would become. I still think about this future self and who I will \u2018become\u2019 even though I already am the future self of younger 23 year old Lana. My current self, is my past selves, future self (try and figure that one out LOL).    I realize that today and everyday I have an opportunity to do small things that are in support of not just who I am now, but who I will inevitably become too - because we are one and the same.    I dive more into this topic on this weeks podcast episode. I also cover my take on the crypto\/stock crash, what my gameplan is and how I personally am looking to hedge inflation, our current economic times and how I\u2019m working on my future, today.    You\u2019re doing better than you realize.    Until next week,    Lana   If you enjoy these conversations, check out The Lighthouse Collective. It\u2019s a community for socially and spiritually conscious entrepreneurs building a better world together. We talk about topics like this in even more interactive and supportive ways.   If you are interested in working 1-on-1 with me to help grow your business, I would love to connect with you on a free coaching call here. Learn more about my coaching services here ","author_name":"Changing The Story with Lana Dingwall","author_url":"http:\/\/www.lanadingwall.com","html":"