I used to joke that TiVo was the closest thing to a time machine ever invented… and it is pretty close. But yesterday I got an email that made me rethink that. It was an email from me that took a year to get here. It was sent via FutureMe.org.

It sounds pretty banal; getting an email. And it is, but this is something I had written in my own “style” exactly one year earlier. It was like the little voice in my head had a 12-month echo. And while it is technically very simple to store some text for a year and email it at the end of that time, the email itself was very powerful.

My message to myself is not important and I’ll spare the reader the details, but what was impactful was that the message was filled with 12-month goals. Some I had completed and some I hadn’t. One personal goal I had literally accomplished the day prior to receiving the email! How did I know it would take one year? Creepy, but powerful.

Anyway, until Hanz Gubenstein invents time travel,* FutureMe.org is a great way to help keep yourself honest when it comes to your marketing (or personal) goals. I highly recommend a little time travel in the name of personal and/or professional growth.

Dutch@TheWorxGroup.com

*Does Anybody Here Remember When Hanz Gubenstein Invented Time Travel? is a hilarious movie script that got to the finals of the third season of Project Greenlight. Emails are actually sent back in time (rather than forward) and become the vehicle for many comical situations. The script was written by Rick Carr, a personal friend and fraternity brother whose movie I hope to see in theaters soon.