Become the Best Version of Yourself

It’s easy to go through life and give advice. Solicited or not.

It’s easy to go through life and have dreams of “one day” being or doing something different.

It’s much more difficult to go through life and live our own advice.

It’s much more difficult to go through life and make the sacrifices necessary for our dreams to be or do something different.

I've heard it said, and I agree, “the goal in life is to become the best version of yourself, and then give that person to the world."

But how do you become the best version of yourself?

You have to start by keeping the promises you make to yourself. How many times have you told yourself you were going to do this or that, but then when the time came for you to do it, you folded.

You lied to yourself again. We often don't see these missteps as lying to ourselves, but it's exactly what it is. How do you feel when someone else lies to you? You don't trust them. You keep them at arm's length. You lose confidence in them.

The same thing happens when you lie to yourself. You become someone who can't keep their word to themselves. You erode your confidence. And you sabotage your progress.

So what can you do to become the best version of yourself?

KEEP THE PROMISES YOU MAKE TO YOURSELF!

If you tell yourself you're going to stop drinking. Do it! If you tell yourself you're going to get up early. Do it! If you tell yourself you're going to stop eating sugar, or smoking, or start working out, DO IT!

The more you that you keep the promises that you make to yourself, the more your confidence and belief in yourself will grow.

When you train yourself to do things you don't feel like doing— because you told yourself you were, wonderful things happen for you in the universe. You raise your vibration for one, because you're proud of yourself. You also develop confidence in yourself that you can accomplish difficult things. Things you didn't feel like doing, but that you did anyway, because you made a promise to yourself.

Don't negotiate with yourself. If you make a decision to change, and become better, or become more successful—whatever it is, do it!

Once you start keeping the promises you made to yourself, and you get on the path to becoming the best version of yourself, the people, places, and things will be drawn into your life that are more suited for the path you wish to have.

It’s daily work to become the best version of yourself, but anyone can do it. It’s possible.

It won’t be easy, but nothing that’s amazing ever is.

Start small. Start today. Because becoming the best version of yourself isn’t just a dream—it’s a choice you can make every single day.