You ever ask a girl to dinner for “tomorrow” and she says “Um, I gotta check my calendar.”

You’re thinking, “Y U NO KNOW UR SCHEDULE 24 HOURS FROM NOW?!”

But the truth is, we can all be even worse than her.  For example, do you have a sense of what you’re going to be doing 5 years from now?

At least she has a calendar she can check for tomorrow… What can you look at to check your future in film X years from now?

PS: There’s also the option that she just finds you very unattractive. Not that I have any experience with that… (eyes shift around)

Laura King (professor at U. of Toronto) did a study where she had students write about the “best possible version” of themselves, and the results were SHOCKING…

They actually were happier AND achieved their goals THREE TIMES faster than the group who didn’t write.

NO this isn’t like that “visualization” thing you did before in yoga or how you dream about “success” every night.

Thinking about your dreams without ACTION is just a dream not a plan. This is why we tell you exactly how to take ACTION after this exercise.

Look at the results:

Or look at Dennis (in his 20s, made 4 shorts) wrote:

Hell, even Matthew McConaughey credits this exercise to his success.

So I have a challenge for you — if this doesn’t help you gain insight into your goals, then email me back and tell me I suck.

If it does help you gain insight (and it will), then email me back and let me know what you envisioned.

Think about yourself in the future. Imagine that everything has gone as well as it possibly could. Think of this as the realization of all your life dreams. Now, write about what you imagined.

What is ONE thing you never thought about before that you can do NOW to take action and help yourself get there 1% faster?

Here’s what will happen.

First you’re gonna think this is dumb and why did King Curt tell me to do this. (btw, thanks for referring to me by my rightful name)

Then you’re going to start to see blurry images of yourself in 5 years, but it will fade, and other things will instantly replace them. THAT’S OKAY.  This is what the Buddhists call your “undisciplined mind.” So how do you overcome it?

The first step is to realize it’s okay that your mind wandered. Then immediately refocus it back to your best future self in film.

To help, you’re going to ask yourself specific questions:

• Where am I living? With who?
• Do I have a significant other?
• What films have I made?
• How does the industry view me?
• How much money do I have?
• What path / deals / projects got me here?
• What kinds of friends do I have?

This is where you become different than everyone else.

Most people when asked what they’ll achieve in five years have some vague answer. “Um, more money. A dog maybe? I like Paris.” But YOU will have a distinct crystalline and CLEAR vision of what you’ll achieve, where you’ll be, and more importantly WHO you will become. Your best self.

Your Challenge

Laura King had her students write about their best future self for 20 minutes a day, 4 days in a row. If you can do that then great, but for you I’d try something different.

Spend FIVE minutes once right now, and think about how the best possible version of yourself with regards to your will look in just FIVE years… That’s it.

Keep a pen/paper handy because you’ll realize there are certain things you’ll need to take action on. This is what separates YOU from the “dreamers.” You know that just envisioning it isn’t enough: intention needs to be met with action.

Seriously — do NOT make the same mistake I did and underestimate the strength of this one simple exercise.

Email me back and let me know what you envisioned and I will tell you personally let you know the best way to achieve it.

– Curt

PS: I’ve recorded a quick video about what to do after you know where you wanna go with your film career.