Life is not lifting weights. You can't plan out where you'll be in 20 years. You can set expectations and goals but life is a journey that deserves some improvisation. I know that I have been trying to find my magic bullet in life for a while. I know there are things that I have wanted to pursue that I thought would make me happy. The fact of the matter is that you can't MAKE yourself happy. You have to be happy. It is a mindset. It is an attitude.
The title of this blog is really the only staple of a well lived life. You have to just continue getting better. There is no one way to do this and in the end there are infinite ways to go about getting better. The only thing you can do is get better at the things you want to get better at. Whether it be lifting weights, being a good parent, doing your job better, etc. It doesn't matter. Gratification comes from seeing the gains we make and rewarding ourselves for the triumphs.
Self reflection is a vital part of getting better. In order to improve you must find deficiencies and that requires looking deep down. Still, you can't sit around. Life is about doing. Action is necessity. Thinking about what you want to do is a zero sum game. Just go and let the chips fall where they may. In the end all you can control is yourself and when your goals and your actions align good things will follow.
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