A Futurist's Guide to Building the Life You Want

The Art of Manliness

Society & Culture, Education, Philosophy

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🗓️ 11 August 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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When people hear that Brian David Johnson is a futurist, they typically want him to offer up some predictions for what the world will look like 10, 20, 50 years from now. But Brian will explain to them that being a futurist is less about predicting the future than envisioning possibilities for it, choosing the one you want to build, and figuring out how to get there from the present. Brian works through this process of futurecasting for Fortune 500 companies and the military, and in his book, The Future You, he shows individuals how they can apply it to their personal lives. He shares what that looks like with us today on the show, beginning with the importance of envisioning the future not as something set that you're helplessly hurtling towards, but as something you can actively change and shape. We then talk about how to do your own futurecasting by figuring out what you want the life of the future you to look like, and identifying the tools and people that can get you there. Brian then explains how to get going towards your desired future and why that future is local. We end our conversation with what all this has to do with a quote from General Dwight D. Eisenhower: "Plans are useless, but planning is everything." After the show is over, check out the show notes at aom.is/futureyou

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0:00.0	Brat McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcast.
0:10.5	And when people hear that Brian David Johnson is a futurist, it typically want him to
0:13.7	offer some predictions for what the world will look like 10, 20, 50 years from now.
0:17.5	But Brian will explain to them that being a futurist is less about predicting the future
0:20.5	than envisioning possibilities for it, choosing one you want to build and figuring out how
0:24.5	to get there from the present.
0:26.0	Brian works through this process of future casting for Fortune 500 companies in the military,
0:29.8	and in his book The Future You, he shows individuals how they can apply it to their personal
0:33.3	lives.
0:34.3	He shows what that looks like with us today on the show, beginning with the importance
0:36.6	of envisioning the future not as something set that you're helplessly hurtling towards,
0:39.9	but as something you can actively change in shape.
0:41.8	We then talk about how to do your own future casting by figuring out what you want the
0:44.8	life of your future you to look like and identifying the tools and people that can get you there.
0:48.6	Brian then explains how to get going towards your desired future and why that future is
0:51.8	local.
0:52.8	Our conversation with what all this has to do with a quote from General Dwight D. Eisenhower.
0:56.6	Plans are useless, but planning is everything.
0:59.2	After the show's over, check out our show notes at aam.ias slash future you.
1:07.4	All right, Brian David Johnson, welcome to the show.
1:15.8	That's a pleasure to be here, Brett.
1:18.2	So you are a futurist.
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