I think about the future and it's relation to mind. For example, we hear a rustle in the jungle, consciously or not we take action against a future in which we are eaten by a tiger.
Siegel points to this regulation over time in his definition, good stuff.
Your self improvement is related to the future too. Do you mind if I ask, what kind of tigers do you run from?
BTW. Thank you for the info, this might be worthy of a detour :)