Why I've struggled with 'embodiment' or 'act as if'

If you are like me, you can't quite get this 'embody next level you', or the 'act as if you are already that future you'. For me, it was all too similar to pretend. And this 'make a list' of your next level attributes actually started chipping away at who I thought I was.
I think I have figured out what will work for me, so hopefully, - if you are like me - this will work for you also.