Who Are You Becoming?

Imagine what your life would like if you really did most of what you were capable of. I’m not going to say if you did EVERYTHING you are capable of, that’s just not realistic.

That thought was like that thought of winning the lottery when you’re trying to go to sleep at night.

What would life be like if we really were getting after it in all phases?

It’s an interesting thought experiment.

But consider what that version of “YOU” looks like.

How is that person different?

For a long time, I used to avoid trying my best because I feared losing despite my best effort.

Because then that meant I wasn’t good enough.

But things are changing. As I’m started to bring better energy and action into more and more phases of life, my feedback loops are improving.

And here is the weird kicker.

I’m finding out that coming up short despite good effort doesn’t actually make me feel like a failure at all.

On the contrary, small setbacks are giving me more confidence.

These small failures lead to shorter learning curves. They help me gain a realistic assessment of where I am versus where I need to be.

It takes an incredible amount of energy to avoid the truth.

And we deceive ourselves precisely in order to protect our fragile self-esteem.

But facing these hard truths is the only path to freedom.

If we find out who we are, we can then find out who we can become.

Who are you becoming?