Podcaster Speaks on Designing One's Future

For his last few podcasts, personal development coach Rob Dial seems to have cut back on their length, which usually has been approaching 20 minutes.  This last one from yesterday, titled "Architect Your Life", went on only for about 15.  Still, I think that each of his programs could be distilled to about a minute or two long, truth be told.  In this episode he observes that most people just stumble through each day of their existence, reacting to and coping with whatever comes their way without much foresight as to what direction they want their lives to go in the future besides some generalized, vague hopes and wishes.  Dial goes full opposite in that not only does he stress planning in as minute detail as possible, but that he speaks to himself as if the desired changes have already happened.  This is because he believes that it's crucial to normalize future aspirations in one's own mind, instead of them seeming strange and distant.  I get all that and agree with him about the importance of positive self-talk.  But I also get the flip side of that argument, which is that becoming centered in the present moment and appreciating and being grateful for what I have NOW matters as well.  So, it looks like two different ways of seeing things is being pushed here...apparently another instance of duality.  Duality is when two different agendas or perspectives combine, in spite of their surface contradictions, to present something that is better than the two original parts...seems that's what is going on with this combo of future planning and present appreciation...