It took about 7 months into this, but I see now I’m walking my path.
I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be, and what a relief to finally stop chasing imagination.
It’s weird to not want anything else, to not need it, not even entertain the idea. I no longer care about fame, recognition, awards, none of it.
And it’s not like I have to resist the urge to chase those superficial things, the urge is gone.
Today, all I care about is my skill and pushing it to the absolute fullest.
But how did I get here?
After years of searching for my calling- I didn’t find it. Instead, I reconnected to my soul, my core, my own individuality.
From there, everything else fell into place because now I know who I am on the deepest levels. I know what’s for me and what’s not and I can tell you- I grew, but I didn’t change and neither did you.
You are who you were.
I heard this saying years ago but until recently, I never really agreed with it. It went something like, “You’re closest to what you are in youth.”
The idea being, since you haven’t yet been socialized by society, you are more fully yourself.
If you can get to know yourself, not the way you do now, but to the core- you’ll be able to design a life around your character that makes for an enjoyable experience.
The strange quirks I had- that I used to ignore, are now being leveraged into my craft. Something I never even thought about nor valued about myself, actually ended up being key to my career.
If you’re struggling, it is likely the same for you.
You haven’t gone deep enough and that’s where you need to start.
The second part here is the people we’re around. You can hate it, think yourself under-influenced all you want, but the truth is- the people around us will infect us.
I started working with this millionaire recently, and up until this- I never gave a single shit about investing. I was of the impression that passion and skill was key to “living large.”
I resisted his ideas over and over. He’d talk and I’d stay thinking my way, but gradually I found myself considering what he was saying.
And sure enough, I’ve begun investing.
You are easily influenced. If you want to level up and are struggling right now, find a winner, and be around them as much as possible.
This is the easiest way to leverage human nature and grow out of your funk.
Be you, but never stop evolving.
#FoolForward
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