Future Me

Tonight's story is about a boy who took things apart in the garage just to see how they worked — and who later built a computer in that same garage with a friend and called it Apple. Through Steve Jobs's journey from being fired from the company he founded at age thirty to returning twelve years later and creating the iPhone, families discover that setbacks don't stop you — they red...

Tonight's story is about a girl born in a Poland where women weren't allowed to attend university — who saved every coin for years so her sister could study first, then boarded a train to Paris at twenty-four with almost nothing. Through Marie Curie's journey from a tiny attic where her sink water froze at night to becoming the only person in history to win Nobel Prizes in two diffe...

Tonight's story is about a fifteen-year-old girl who couldn't understand why grown-ups weren't doing more about climate change — so she painted a handmade sign, skipped school, and sat down alone outside the Swedish parliament. Through Greta Thunberg's journey from a single Friday in Stockholm to becoming the youngest Time Person of the Year in history, families discover that o...

Tonight's story is about a boy who played the piano at three, composed his first piece at five, and performed for the kings and queens of Europe by the time he was six. Through Mozart's journey from the Salzburg family harpsichord to composing more than six hundred works still being played two centuries later, families discover that the thing that makes you feel most alive is a signal wo...

Tonight's story is about a fifteen-year-old boy who tried out for varsity basketball, got cut by his coach, and cried in his room — then got up before dawn the next morning to head to the gym. Through Michael Jordan's journey from a Wilmington, North Carolina, high school gym to six NBA Championships and the most iconic number in basketball history, families discover that the door that c...

Tonight's story is about a small, quiet boy from Rosario, Argentina, who was told by doctors that his body might not grow enough for the sport he loved — until a football club in Spain said yes to him and scribbled his first contract on a paper napkin. Through Lionel Messi's journey from a Rosario steel-factory family to eight Ballon d'Or awards and lifting the World Cup for Argenti...

Tonight's story is about a boy from a Missouri farm who filled every surface with sketches — and was later fired from a newspaper because his editor said he had no imagination. Through Walt Disney's journey from bankruptcy in Kansas City to becoming the most awarded storyteller in Hollywood history, families discover that the people who call your ideas too big are simply seeing less than...

Tonight's story is about a girl who grew up on a Mississippi farm without running water or electricity — where she practiced her voice by preaching to the pigs and chickens, and her grandmother taught her to read before she'd even started school. Through Oprah Winfrey's journey from that farm in Kosciusko to becoming the first Black female billionaire and the host of a show that rea...

Tonight's story is about a girl whose dad asked her every week at the dinner table — "What did you fail at this week?" — and who grew up to cut the feet off a pair of tights, turn it into a billion-dollar idea, and back herself when no manufacturer would. Through Sara Blakely's journey from seven years selling fax machines door-to-door to becoming the youngest self-made female...

Tonight's story is about a boy who watched his father swing a golf club from a high chair in the garage — and who, by the age of two, was already on national television demonstrating his own swing. Through Tiger Woods's journey from a California garage to fifteen major championships and one of the greatest comeback wins in sports history, families discover the power of a still mind and t...

Tonight's story is about a girl who taught herself guitar at twelve — with fingers too small to reach the chords — and whose family packed up and moved to Nashville two years later to help her chase a dream the world kept saying no to. Through Taylor Swift's journey from a Pennsylvania bedroom songwriter to writing every word of every song on her albums — and bravely re-recording six of...

Tonight's story is about a girl who grew up on cracked public tennis courts in Compton, California, USA with weeds growing through the concrete — and a father who wrote a 78-page plan for her future before she was even old enough to read it. Through Serena Williams's journey from those neighborhood courts to 23 Grand Slam titles and more than 300 weeks ranked number one in the world, fam...

Tonight's story is about a boy from a tiny island who left home at twelve, got teased for his accent at his new academy in Lisbon, and decided right then to turn every laugh into fuel — first on the training pitch, last to leave. Through Cristiano Ronaldo's journey from a small house on a hill in Madeira to nearly a thousand career goals and an academy that now carries his name, families...

Tonight's story is about a boy who decided — when he was young — that he was going to be the best, and the quiet, four-in-the-morning practices that made it real. Through Kobe Bryant's journey from Philadelphia kid to NBA legend, families discover the power of working when no one's watching, wrapped in calming breathwork, visualization, and affirmations to send little dreamers off t...

Tonight's story is about a girl who loved stories so much she imagined an entire magical world on a single delayed train ride — with no pen, no paper, and no idea that twelve publishers would say no before one finally said yes. Through J.K. Rowling's journey from a small apartment in Scotland to one of the most beloved book series ever written, families settle in for calming breath work,...