XI 2021- The First Day

“Quality is not an act, it is a habit.” -Aristotle… maybe Aristotle… well upon just a little journalistic research it turns out that that isn’t exactly an Aristotle quote, it’s more of a summation of some of his ideas by Will Durant in "The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World’s Greatest Philosophers.” The quote talks about excellence specifically not quality, but the point is: we are what we do, repeatedly.

So, who do you want to be this year? Who do you want to be a year from now? What kind of habits would that person have? To put that into practice, think about what you want in life, what kind of person you want to be, a successful writer, an actor, a film producer, a hockey player a rebel leader? You name it. Then, do the things that that person would do, and keep doing them, over, and over again. Start today, and remember that it is always today.

We don’t get to see our tomorrow today, but we can build our tomorrow now. Among other things, I want to be a better writer, so I am committing to writing every day for 100 days to start. Today is the eleventh day. Our better selves will meet in the future, how long it takes depends on when we decide that today is the day to start. Remember, it’s always today.