The journey to becoming who you are starts with your environment. Your environment, among other factors, shapes who you are. It either molds you into who you want to be, or molds you into what you don’t want to be.
A negative environment may not be the most ideal – it will push you to be similar to the negativity it promotes. On the other hand, it can make you go in a positive direction, because you don’t like what you see and you don’t want to become that. Therefore, you change directions and move away from it.
Use your brainpower to navigate those circumstances. Excuses will only slow you down and keep you stagnant. “My parents were alcoholics. I was bullied. My boss doesn’t like me. Everyone is against me.” You can say anything, but excuses won’t help your situation.
Know that you have a mind and you can change it. As simple as it sounds, we don’t always use it to it’s potential. Develop and become who you want to be. If your ‘friends’ don’t support what you’re doing, get a new group of friends. Join a group of like-minded people that will help you in your pursuit to becoming who you want to be.
Everyone’s not going to see your vision.
Sometimes, you have to be your own support – others will catch up, eventually. The point is this: don’t wait for someone else’s motivation. Use that desire and push yourself. Others will not always be around you, but you will always be with yourself. Learn to have your own back.
Become who you are. The keyword is ‘become.’ That’s where the work is. That’s the part you have to discover and pursue. Everyone should be working on becoming who they are. That’s life – the good, the bad, the ups, the downs, it’s all apart of developing who you are. All you have to do is figure it out and become.
If you don’t know, keep an open mind and start from something simple. Start with whatever you like to do and go do it more often. If you like to exercise, go to a class. You never know who you may meet. It may push you in the direction of starting your own gym, or it may not. You must start somewhere in order to get direction. If you don’t like the idea of starting your own gym, that’s fine. Now, you know and you can move on to something else.
You have a choice to make. Will you follow the crowd and go where the wind takes you? Or will you decide to figure out and become who you want to be? Don’t let others waste your time with their distractions. You are well equipped with an active mind. Use it to your advantage to become who you are.