Futureme.org is part reminder service, part cheerleader, and part philosopher. This website gives you a way to email yourself, sometime in the future.

I use it to check in on myself with goals, ideas, or inspirations. The site is straightforward: you create an email message (it can be short or long), and then you send it to your own email address at a future date, as far forward as you like.

I have sent myself messages into the year 2012. It helps if you have your own permanent email address, that you know you will continue to use.

You may see other people’s public submissions (but you can tag yours as private or anonymous). These include gems like:
“-Own 99′ Camaro Z-28, Living on your own, Have steady girlfriend, Good job paying over 30 grand a year”

“Are you active now? Have you paraglided, yet? How long is your hair?”

and
“Are you tan? Do you have a job? Did hubby finish school? Are you in debt? Have you bought a house?”

The site is an excellent way to set goals and keep in touch with them as time passes, to delight in your success and to get feedback on what you want to change in your life.

As we all know, having accountability for goals is one of the quickest ways to achieve them: if you need to check in on a daily, weekly, quarterly, or annual basis to goals you have set, you see your progress against them.

I use this site to keep myself accountable for a number of goals relating to my family, relationships, health, financial, and creative endeavors.

I e-mail myself affirmations such as “ENVIRONMENT: I appreciate my peaceful, serene surroudings and my beautiful, organic gardens, flowers, and trees. I nourish myself through everything I see. My visual environment brings me joy and positive feelings.”

also:

“COMMUNITY: I actively participate in fundraising galas, receptions, and lunches that support women and girls’ education, entrepreneurship, and access to information and resources. I raise $500k annually for a nonprofit serving women’s entrepreneurship or something better. I support A Successful Woman with $3.2 million and work closely with a joyful, determined staff of 5 (or something better).”

What are your goals? Use the Futureme.org service to keep you on track with them, and send up a permanent email that you use for this service.

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