It has been a month since I stepped away from social media because I wasn’t where I wanted to be. I wasn’t being intentional about how I was spending my time. As much as I told myself that writing and running were important to me, I let social media steal my time. I accept responsibility for that. And I know I must do better, and be better, to change my life. Because I don’t want to be in the same place, doing the same things, in a year’s time. That means I must become obsessive about change.
Nature has given the opportunity of happiness to all, knew they but how to use it. – Claudian1
I Will Be Great
Like I mentioned above, being in the same place and doing the same things next year are not options. So, I’ve become obsessive about self-improvement. I not only listen to podcasts and read books, but I am actively implementing what I’m learning. And sometimes it is uncomfortable because it is forcing me into discomfort.
Recently, I discovered Fearless Motivation and their albums of motivational speeches. Listening to one of the speeches on the way to work, something the speaker said struck me:
I will be great
I have set the date
I will not be late
I will be great
To become great means being willing to do the things that no one else will do: Showing up when I’m tired, and no matter how I feel. Running in the rain or snow or blistering heat. Reaching for a book instead of opening a streaming app. Because if I am not willing to do the work that is required—to change me and my life—then nothing will change.
Become Obsessive
I’ve always been one to focus on the details. As a writer, that’s really important to me. As a human for whom personal growth is a lifestyle, again details matter. Because I need to be true to my word. I need to make sure that I am acting in accordance with my values, so that whatever talk I talk I also walk the walk.
That is why, in whatever we do, we must become obsessive. It will set us apart. But best of all, it will enable us to become the best that we are capable of becoming.
- Ben-Shahara, T. (2007.) Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment. New York, McGraw-Hill, p. 13. [↩]
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