When you look back on yourself in the past – 10, 20, 30 or more years ago – it’s surprising to see how much you have changed over time. Your experiences, your friends, your family and your work have all shaped who you are right now. But where will you be in another few years? How will you have changed? Reflective writing in your journal is an excellent way to think about what you want out of the future.

當你10年、20年或更多年后回顧過去時，你會吃驚地發現，隨著時光的流逝，你也發生了很大的變化。你的經歷、朋友、家庭和工作造就了現在的你。但是再過幾年你會在哪里呢?你會如何變化呢?這樣反思性的寫作，會是思考未來你想要什么的一種好的方式。

You may have already written a letter to your younger self before, conveying all the wisdom and perspective you wish you had had at the time. Now consider the opposite end of the spectrum; what would you say if you wrote your future self a letter?

你也許以前試過給過去的自己寫信，向年輕時的自己傳授一些人生的智慧和觀點，你希望那時候的自己就能知道這些。現在我們換個角度看問題，如果讓你給未來的自己寫封信，你會寫點什么?

Just imagine writing a letter to your future self 5 years from now, then opening it at that exact moment 5 years down the road to see how much of it resonated with you. It is a useful supplementary tool to be used in goal achievement, because when you write the letter to your future self, it helps crystallize exactly how you anticipate yourself to become at that specific moment down the road.

想象一下，給5年后的自己寫一封信，當5年后你打開那封信時，你會產生多少共鳴。這是實現目標的一種有用的輔助工具，因為當你給未來的自己寫信時，你會慢慢理清希望自己在人生旅途的那個特定時刻變成什么樣子。

As you read the letter in the future, you can assess how many things match up (or not) vs. your expectations in the past and think about why that’s the case. Often times, the goals we set and our goal achievement process are subjected to a lot of changes along the way, due to varying obstacles, unanticipated circumstances and changing priorities. The letter gives you a macro-view of your initial vision and lets you recognize how your current vision differs from the past.

當你在未來讀這封信時，你可以看看有多少事情是像你過去期望的那樣，你也會思考為什么會這樣。很多時候，我們設定目標在實現的過程中會受到沿途中各種因素的影響，因為會遇到各種各樣的困難、各種意外情況并需要不斷調整優先級。這封信能讓你從宏觀的角度上去看自己最初的愿景，讓你意識到自己現在的想法和過去相比有多么不同。

When you open the letter in the future, you as your future self gets to compare how you used to be in the past and compare with how you are currently. This lets you see in totality how much things have changed since then – and this can be a really intriguing experience. It’s interesting to just see how much you have grown/changed since you wrote the letter.

當你以后看信時，你會把過去的自己和現在的自己進行比較。這會讓你看清從寫信時起你發生了哪些變化，這種體驗是非常有趣的。光看看從你寫信開始發生了哪些變化就很有趣了。

What To Write About

寫什么內容好呢?

Look at today’s date. Now imagine you writing to yourself, exactly X years from now. What do you want to say to your future self?

看看今天的日期。現在想象一下你在給X年后的自己寫信。你想對未來的自己說些什么呢?

How do you want your future self to be like 1 year in the future?

你想讓自己1年后變成什么樣子呢?

What are the different dreams and goals you would want to be realized by then?

到那時你想實現的夢想和目標會有哪些不同呢?

What is your desired status of the areas of your life wheel at that time?

那時你想要的人生軌跡和狀態會是什么樣的呢?

Career/Business/Studies? Finances? Family? Friends? Love? Health? Spirituality? Recreation? Personal growth? Contribution?

職業/生意/學習?財政?家庭?朋友?愛情?健康?心靈?娛樂?個人成長?成就?

Once you’re done, sign off your name with today’s date. Safe keep your letter. Put the papers in an envelope. Seal it.

寫完后，別忘了在名字下面寫上今天的日期。妥善保管你的信件，把信紙放在信封里，封上信封。

Set in your calendar to open your letter 1 year from now. Put this envelope in a safe place where no one can access to it.

在日歷上注明，1年后的今天你要打開這封信。把這封信放在安全的地方，確保別人看不到。

Live your life like you’ve never lived it before in the next 1 year. Open the letter 1 year later and relish in nostalgia, love and joy as you read the letter from yourself 1 year ago.

在接下來的1年里，好好生活，用嶄新的方式過生活。一年后打開信封，在懷舊卻又愛意滿滿的歡樂氣氛中享受讀信的樂趣。

Write Your Letter To Your Future Self

給未來的自己寫封信

Take out a pen and paper right now and start writing your letter to your future self. Identify a time period to write to, imagine how you will be like during that time period, then start writing. Think about the type of person you will be, your place in life, what you would have accomplished then, the kind of thoughts and feelings you will experience, and so on.

現在就拿出筆和紙，開始給未來的自己寫封信吧。找個合適的時間，想象你在那段時間內會是什么樣子，然后開始寫信。想一想你想成為哪種人，你在生活中的位置、那時你的成就、你會有什么樣的想法和感覺，諸如此類的內容。

At the end of the letter, seal it in an envelope, write the date to open it on the cover and put it in a safe storage space. Fix the date to open this letter in your personal calendar. When you open this sometime in the near future, you might gain additional insights about yourself and your journey in the past few years that you were oblivious to.

寫完信，把它裝到信封里，在信封的封面上寫上日期，把它妥善保管起來。在自己的日歷中標記一下打開這封信的日期。當你以后打開信時，你可能會更好的洞察自己以及自己過去的生命歷程。