⏱️ Will you take the next step?
💡 2 THOUGHTS FROM ME
Your future self is simply the sum of the decisions your current self is making. Unfortunately, our current selves often wait too long to take action, leaving our future selves falling short of what we hoped they would become.
We want to figure out the perfect training routine before we start exercising
We want to make sure our first video is flawless before we hit record
We want our lives to be perfectly in order before we take on that new challenge
And so, our future self is left disappointed—because in our attempt to have everything figured out before we start, we never start.
There is no perfect moment, perfect time, or painless beginning. If you don’t start, your future self will never become who you want them to be.
Your future self isn’t waiting for the perfect moment. They’re quietly hoping you’ll take the next step today.
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II. The person who learns the most is always the teacher.
Want to improve a skill, better internalize a subject, or deepen your understanding of a topic? Teach it. Explain it to a friend. Write out what you know from memory (whether or not you share it). Present it to a small group of people.
As a pastor, I preach almost every week. Who do you think learns the most about that Sunday’s biblical passage?
Me.
Teaching not only forces you to work harder at understanding, but the act itself also helps you internalize the subject more deeply.
If you really want to learn it, teach it.
💬 2 HELPFUL QUOTES
I. Francois de La Rochefoucauld on how we justify our faults:
“We try to make virtues out of the faults we have no wish to correct.”
II. Joseph Chilton Pearce reminds parents (and all leaders) of an important truth:
“What we are teaches the child far more than what we say, so we must be what we want our children to become.”
📖 1 BRIEF BOOK REVIEW
A book about metabolic health, the preventability of many diseases, and how to live a healthier life.
For me, the first few chapters were the best. After that, it became quite technical and, at times, hard to follow if you’re not in the medical field.
It also came across as a bit discouraging—almost a “do all of this now, or you’ll be in trouble” kind of tone. By the end, I had to push myself to finish it.
While the author is not a person of faith, she presents an Eastern perspective on life and death as if it’s self-evident and obviously true. Of course, I disagree. I learned some helpful things, but by the end, I found myself overwhelmed by all the info and somewhat bored. Still glad to have read it.
7/10
