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It’s Difficult But Brave To Be Honest With Yourself
Progress is not linear but above all, it’s not easy.
It’s now been more than a year since I decided I really wanted to become a better version of myself. I’ve worked on it constantly, probably more than I’ve ever worked on anything.
It hasn’t always been easy, but I’ve made progress. A whole lot even.
In that time, I have started to inspire some friends to follow a similar path, even if they may not have decided to go as hard as I am.
Waking up early, between 5 and 5:30 a.m. most days, has been a major change and had the biggest impact of all actions I’ve taken.
While I am proud of myself for the consistency I’ve had, I do get doubts and negative thoughts regularly.
Am I doing things well? What am I doing which I think is useful but is not? Could I do more? And so on.
When it comes to it though, I know I’ll need to accept the fact that I cannot be perfect.
“The first thing is to be honest with yourself. You can never have an impact on society if you have not changed yourself… Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but…
