Lose the excuses and make room for the things that serve your growth.

Four days in a row, I failed at nailing this new commute. Yet, each day was cleaner than the last. I kept learning each time and making adjustments. The rebounds to get back on track were faster each day. Tomorrow, I'll nail it! Now I also have a ton of information to overcome future obstacles. Failing isn't the problem. Failing to learn cam be, though.

Change is an opportunity to try new things and enjoy the failures and successes along the way. Why get frustrated when you can get fascinated?

Step up or break down? Which one do you do when things aren't going as planned?

A standard is a standard. When you talk yourself out of it once, then once becomes two, two before four, four become your new norm.

Adversity is meant to push you to your limits and beyond. But that doesn't mean you can't learn from failing. Sure, maybe you didn't perform as you hoped. So learn from that and put in the work to build that skill. Get more aligned with the morals you want to uphold in tough times. Get locked in to higher standards. Getting beaten down just shows you where you have the most room for growth. Put in the work and go again!

Sometimes you need to be inconsistent to move forward. When your consistent actions are inaction isn't leading you where you want to go, you need to do the inconsistent thing to break free.

It's a tale as old as time. You get way more support when people think you're not doing as well as them. They find it harder to support someone doing better than them, though. Not all are this way, but it seems to be the majority...

But you shouldn't judge yourself or others...

How's that working out for you? Let's be honest. You are going to do it one way or another. At least judge the right thing so you can build better routines to keep progressing either way.

When things are going south, it's hard to hide your true character, principles, and intentions. Believe the actions taken during these times, from both yourself and others. That's the truth. If you find yourself to be lacking during these times, you've got work to do on yourself.