Letter to My Future Self
“Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.” - Bill Gates
The below letter and post by entrepreneur Sahil Bloom went viral this week. I’m sharing it here for your inspiration in the event you might be compelled to write something similar for your own life.
I will be writing my own letter this week and will save it to be opened again January 1, 2034.
At that point, my wife and I hope to be celebrating 21 years of marriage and our sons will be 18, 16, 15, and 12.
(stops to breathe into a paper bag)
@SahilBloom - January 1, 2024
On January 1, 2014, I wrote a letter to my future self just before graduating.
Today, 10 years later, I opened it.
This hit me hard.
Everyone should do this.
Photo via @SahilBloom on X (Twitter)
Letter Text
January 1, 2014
Hey Old Man
If you're reading this, it means you're alive, so congrats on that, I guess.
I'm about to graduate and enter the real world, whalever that means, so it feels like an appropriate moment to lay out some hopes for my future:
I hope you married Elizabeth. Seriously, I hope you didn't fuck that up. She's the best thing that ever happened to you.
I hope you've got a kid by now. I don't want kids, but I imagine I might grow up at some point and change my mind on that. If you do have kids, I hope you're a good dad. If you're even half as good as your dad was to you, you'll be great.
I really hope you've worked on yourself and grown up. You have a lot you hide from the world. You're insecure. You compare yourself to everyone but yourself. You're so afraid to fail that you always seem to choose the safe path. You've got work to do- don't run away from it.
I hope you tell your parents you love them more often. They don't know how much they mean to you, and that's a shame.
I hope you live closer to your family. You made your mom really sad when you took that job in California. She smiled and said she was happy for you, but it was that sad smile that her parents gave her when she left for college in America. The smile of losing a child to a new world. Don't let that be the case.
I hope you got closer to Sonali. Sibling love is special, but you've allowed your competitiveness to get in the way of that at times. I hope you've gotten past that and embraced each other in a new light. You can learn a lot from her.
I hope you're working on something that feels meaningful. I don't even know what that means, to be honest, but I guess it's something like enjoying a random Tuesday.
I hope the friends you love and care about are all healthy and thriving. I know that's probably impossible, so I guess I hope the friends you love and care about knows you love and care about them. That's all that matters in the end.
And finally, I hope you've had a little bit of fun along the way.
That's all for now. I don't know how you sign off a letter like this. Goodbye for now, I guess.
Sahil
Perhaps it goes without saying…
…but I hope real estate is an intentional part of your ten-year plan.
Whether you just want to own a home to avoid dealing with crazy landlords or you hope to build wealth and help others through acquiring rental property and NOT being a crazy landlord, I’d love to be part of that journey with you.
Contact me here to set up your free and confidential consultation.
Kevin
P.S. If you have current real estate questions or are considering a move of your own this coming year, please let me know! I’d love to help.
