March 31, 2022
Who do you want to be?
I live and breathe the things I want to learn.
Why?
Because I donât just want to learn how to do new things. I want to learn how to be something new.
After years of behaving a certain way, itâs natural to think â âThatâs just the way I am.â
But itâs not.
I could be different. You could be different.
We might have impulses, but our impulses donât define us…our choices do.
The minute that you recognize that you donât have to be anyone or anything, you free yourself.
It takes time, but eventually, you build up different habits, and your perception of self evolves.
Your Circumstances Can Change
Your circumstances change as you change. Thatâs what Iâve learned.
If you want different circumstances, different surroundings, a different life…then you have to change.
On a macro-level, most people want change. Most people look at the world we live in, and recognize that somethingâs off.
And yet, where do you begin?
Beginning
One year ago, I was in the car with my dad and we were talking about the world. âSomethingâs off,â I told him.
Then I tried to think about all of the ways I could influence that something.
Nada.
There was nothing that I felt like I could do immediately to change things.
I remember thinking about the 8 years it would take to become a doctor, trying to strategize ways to fast-track that process.
I remember thinking about how long it would take me to rise in the ranks of a company â too long.
I felt helpless.
The Biggest Lie in The World
The biggest lie in the world is that we canât do anything as young people.
Young people mold the world.
We usher in new possibilities, challenge âtruths,â and test limits.
Itâs about sifting through what weâve been handed, intentionally choosing what is right, and letting go of what is wrong.
A better world does not exist outside of young people. It doesnât exist outside of you.
You Can Only Change Yourself
When you think you canât change anything, youâre half right.
You canât change other people and you canât change what already exists.
You can, however, change yourself, and what may exist in the future.
Stop accepting certain choices.
Stop showing up as less than. Make the choices to stand for what you want to see in the world. Become it before itâs easy.
Thatâs how real change occurs â one person at a time.
Decide what you want the world to look like.
Commit to becoming the person who exists in that world.
Then, watch as the world around you changes. One person can do much more than he/she dares to imagine.
âBe the change you wish to see in the world.â
Gandhi