How to stop drifting through life

A few thousand years ago, the legend of Achilles was born.

A child dipped into the river Styx by his mother, held by his heel, and made invulnerable.

Except for that 1 part that didn’t submerge - his Achilles tendon.

Most people know this part of the legend, but what you mightn’t know is that Achilles was presented with a choice.

“a long and peaceful life, or a short life that will bring him everlasting glory”

Achilles chose the latter, hence why we still speak of him today.

When I was re-reading this story a few weeks ago, something struck me.

We in the modern world have a similar choice.

A life of distraction, cheap pleasure, and unearned rewards or a life of challenge, meaningful work, and earned progress.

On the surface, it seems like an obvious choice.

But if it’s so obvious why do the majority of people choose the lesser option?

When you look around you - at friends, at family, at society - the vast, vast majority of people are living a life full of distraction, cheap pleasure, and unearned rewards.

Why?

Mindlessness.

You see, if you don’t know what you want in life, you have no reason to take the harder path, despite the benefits it provides.

You end up taking the path of least resistance - like all things in the universe - and mindlessly drifting through an unfulfilling life full of untapped potential.

Luckily, the answer and the fix is simple.

You must figure out what you want.

You have 1 life on this earth.

It is your damn duty to use it and NOT to waste it.

So figure out what you want.

• What physique do you have?

• What car do you want to drive?

• What habits do you want to have?

• Do you have kids? What are they like?

• What career or business do you want?

• What do you want your partner to be like?

• What does your ideal day-to-day schedule look like?

Figure out what you want in every single area of your life that’s important to you.

And then set goals that push you toward that life and chart a plan that will push you toward those goals.

When you have that plan, you MUST be professional.

You must treat every aspect of your life the same way a professional would.

You show up on time. You do the damn work. You aim for progress. You present yourself well. You carry yourself like you ought to carry yourself, with your head up and your shoulders back.

Because if you don’t, you will mindlessly choose the path of least resistance, leaving potential untapped and fulfillment missing.

You will wake up on your deathbed and think to yourself “I could’ve been great”.

But you weren’t.

Because you didn’t know what you wanted, you didn’t do what you knew you needed to do and you acted like an amateur.

It’s your choice.

But if you are honest with yourself, if you are TRUE to your inner calling, to what you know is right and what is good, you will realise - you don’t have a choice.

You were born to be great, but it’s up to you to make it happen.

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- Ross

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