Everyone wants to become a better version of themselves. The quest to become better than you were yesterday, finer than you were, richer than you were, more knowledgeable, more efficient feels like it never ends. Oftentimes, this quest feels like an impossible journey, it feels hard and when you feel like you are making a lot of progress, you might just see yourself falling back to your starting point.
I would liken the quest to be better to a roller coaster ride. It’s so uneven, it’s hard and it’s uncertain. But it is important not to feel too sad about this reality. Life is a journey, not a sprint. This means there is no time limit on your quest to become better. You can always pick yourself up to improve and restart.
A lot of people diligently want to be better so they devote their time to following motivational speakers and reading books that can bring them instant change. But unfortunately, life doesn’t work that way. There is no “instant success”. Success is a process. It is building diligently when you are supposed to build.
Success is a product of small consistent steps taken diligently towards the achieving of a big goal. You may know a successful man because of his big success or big steps. But there are always a series of buildings that led to the big steps. A skyscraper isn’t built in a day. Blocks were laid one at a time to have that tall building.
Stop aiming for a radical personal change!
“Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it’s holy ground. There’s no greater investment.” — Stephen Covey
You have to embrace the process growth takes and enjoy it. It is impossible to escape the hard work and time investment it would take you to become a better you. Gold wasn’t always shiny, process and time made it shiny and everyone wants it for its glitter only because it went through the process. So take a deep breath and stop searching for shortcuts to a better you.
Here are five ways you can be better every day
Build your health
Your health is important. If you are thinking about becoming better daily, improve your health. Be health-conscious and ensure your daily activities help give you better health. Take a short walk daily, drink a lot of water and eat healthy. Health is Wealth.
Build your mind
You become better by practicing a series of intentionally laid down actions to grow and build yourself. It is important to build your mind daily. You can listen to a podcast, read a chapter of a book or play some mind games.
Rest well
To be able to function well, adequate rest is needed. Rest allows you to boost your creativity, promote health, and also build body muscles.
Express your emotions
Talk about your emotions. Cry when you feel the need to, and smile when you want to. Don’t keep your emotion bottled up. A healthy emotional life helps you to face every day with new strength and confidence.
It is important instead of searching for hacks or self-motivational hacks that would transform and make you super-efficient. It is more important to focus on taking the steps one at a time and do the work needed and put your effort into it. You can motivate yourself to take deliberate actions. Also, trust the process. Nobody gets success easily. The long process brings the result.
