Let me share something that shook me. Maybe it will you as well.

Scientists at UCLA did something remarkable. They showed people their digitally aged photos of their future selves and tracked what happened next.

The results? Mind-blowing.

When people saw their future selves, their entire behavior changed instantly. Why? Because your brain has a dirty little secret. It sees your future self

as a complete stranger. Welcome to Darren Daly on demand, your most trusted resource to help you

become better every day. Here's your success mentor, Darren Hardy.

So let me ask you something here this morning.

When was the last time that you made a promise to yourself?

Maybe to eat healthier or exercise more or save money or start that business.

And how has that worked out?

Here's what's nuts. The same person who would never steal from their best friend is stealing from somebody far more important every single day.

That someone is you, your future you.

Let me share something that shook me.

Maybe it will you as well.

Scientists at UCLA did something remarkable.

They showed people their digitally aged photos of their future selves and tracked what happened next.

The results? Mind-blowing. When people saw their future selves, their entire behavior changed

instantly. Why? Because your brain has a dirty little secret. It sees your future self

as a complete stranger. Wait, what? Right. I know. Think about that for a moment. Every time you

procrastinate, every time you break a promise to yourself, every time you say, I'll do it tomorrow,

you're not hurting you. You're hurting somebody your brain sees as a totally different person.

Crazy, right? But it's true. This is why willpower doesn't work. This is why motivation fails.

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