George Wright III opens this episode of The Daily Mastermind with a question worth sitting with: what are you doing to create impact on the people around you? Drawing on a concept from Dr. Joe Dispenza that George encountered through a Lewis Howes podcast, this episode explores a fresh take on a principle George has long taught. The idea is learning to remember your future self, and it has the power to change how you see everything.
The concept sounds deceptively simple, but its implications run deep. Most people spend enormous energy re-living the past or carrying forward identities built from old experiences. Dispenza's phrase "remember the future" inverts that habit and points toward something more powerful: you already contain the seeds of the person you are growing into.
Why You Keep Getting Stuck in the Past
George is direct about a pattern he sees repeatedly. People get anchored to stories they tell themselves about past mistakes, missed opportunities, and experiences that feel defining. These stories are not just memories; they are active identities being reinforced every single day.
In order for you to get out of the past, there's a lot of work you've got to do with redefining your identity and creating the version of yourself that you want to be. But the best way to do that is to develop a compelling vision of the future, a compelling vision of your true identity.
The first step is recognizing that those stories are not facts about who you are. They are interpretations of what happened to you. You are not your past, and the sooner you stop treating those old identities as permanent, the sooner you can move forward.
What "Remember the Future" Actually Means
Dr. Dispenza's phrase is a deliberate reversal. Normally, remembering points backward. Here, it points forward. The practice is to build a vivid, precise picture of your future self, not as a distant fantasy but as a reality you are already growing into.
Remembering our future selves is basically accepting that we're already there, accepting that we are.
George extends this with a compelling question: does the seed of a tree not already contain the full tree within it? The future is not something you manufacture from scratch. It is something you reveal by clearing away the layers of past identity that have been covering it.
Being vs. Becoming
This is where the concept becomes most practical. Most goal-setting frameworks tell you to work toward becoming your best self, a process happening in the future. Dispenza's framework, as George interprets it, asks you to flip that verb from becoming to being.
You can't just become the best version of yourself. You have to be the best version of yourself, even though you're still growing into it.
This is not about pretending you have already reached a destination. It is about carrying the identity of your future self into your decisions, conversations, and habits today. The entrepreneur who acts like an entrepreneur before the business is profitable. The leader who leads before the title arrives. The healthy person who makes healthy choices before the transformation is complete.
The Present Moment as a Bridge
George adds a second layer to Dispenza's concept. When you find yourself pulled back into the past, the antidote is not only visualizing the future. It is returning to the present moment. The present is where the past version of you and the future version of you meet.
If you can anchor yourself here, you recognize you are already different from the person you were. You are already growing. The present moment is proof that the past does not define you. Only your choices right now do.
This dual application is worth remembering: when you are stuck in the past, remembering your future self means getting present. When you are present, remembering your future self means clarifying with absolute precision who you already are.
How the 12 Prosperity Pillars Connect
George grounds this concept in his 12 Prosperity Pillars, a framework he has refined over more than two decades studying successful people. Several of those pillars speak directly to this episode's theme: "I create my life," "I take personal responsibility," "I visualize and manifest my life." These are not passive affirmations. They are active declarations of identity in the present tense.
The pillars work precisely because they shift the language from future tense to present tense. You do not say you will create your life someday. You declare that you are creating it today. That shift in language is the shift in identity Dispenza's concept is pointing toward.
Action Steps
- Identify one story from your past that you have been treating as a fixed truth about your identity. Write it down, then write three reasons it is not actually true about who you are today.
- Spend five minutes each morning building a vivid, specific picture of your future self. Do not describe what you want to have. Describe who you are being: your mindset, your habits, your conversations.
- Practice present-moment awareness when you notice yourself replaying past events. Ask: what decision can I make right now that the future version of me would make?
- Read or re-read a timeless personal development book. George mentions Think and Grow Rich and The Magic of Thinking Big as examples of classics that reveal new meaning at different stages of your life.
- Share one insight from this episode with someone in your life. Teaching a principle is one of the most reliable ways to internalize it.
Wherever you are in your journey, the future version of you already exists as a seed waiting to grow. Start living from that identity today. As George reminds his listeners, it's never too late to start living the life you were meant to live.

