One of many notes on my phone

Imagine closing your eyes for the final time, and when you open them again, you shake hands with a version of yourself. But this version of you is the person who reached your full potential. How would that look?

Every decision you made to pursue comfort over the endless possibilities of the unknown, every opportunity you turned down because the outcome was uncertain this person you meet took those opportunities. Only you know what that would look like. It’s different for everyone. But surely, if you had the choice, you would choose to be them.

Well, I have good news for you: you do have that choice.

From right now, whenever life presents you with a crossroad, don’t take the road of comfort and familiarity. Take the road that is uncertain, where lessons will be learned and your character developed. The road may be difficult, but the destination will be beautiful.

We live in a world that provides everyone with everything they need, whenever they need it. Society is soft and weak; masculinity is shunned, and failure is avoided at all costs. Yet failure is the most important aspect of life. You will never grow without experiencing failure, and you will never appreciate success without it. Recognize this, and do not let yourself fall into the trap. Challenge the status quo. Become the best you can be.

Discipline, resilience, courage these are crucial traits most people lack in today’s world because they don’t need them to succeed in a life of comfort. Don’t be like everyone else. Don’t listen to naysayers who could never do anything close to what you are capable of doing. Be the 1% by doing what 99% of people won’t do.

Never wonder, “What could have been?” Become the person you want to be.

It’s you vs. you.

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