Let’s find inspiration in our accomplishments. By acknowledging the distance we’ve already traveled, we can enjoy our arrival, appreciate the efforts made to get there, and map out a deliberate travel plan for the next leg of our journey.

Get this…when we’re born we like ourselves. We have no negative self-talk. In other words, we’re not pulled from our mother’s womb apologetic for having taken 22 hours to make our way down the birth canal. We don’t chastise ourselves if we drip placenta on the doctor’s shoes.

This is our birthright… to be who we are. To not make life decisions based on the level of approval we get from others. What kind of a life would open up for us if we could do that? Think about it.

In my own life I have set forth on a mission to change a quality that does not serve me. A tweak, if you will, on the original design. Nothing too enormous but the change could have enormous positive results.

A teacher of mine once told me that the difference between being brave and being a hero is that a brave person will enter a burning building to rescue a baby, while a hero will enter a burning building to rescue a baby … and never tell anyone about it. That leads me to believe that true heroism defies ego.

…we all enjoy receiving affirmation from people. And we all need a certain amount of recognition to inspire us. But at what point does it become dangerous and exploitive to others? When the need becomes compulsive and unscrupulous.