You come so far.

I know it may not be the place you want to be yet, but take a second to see just how far you’ve traveled since you’ve started this journey. Look at how much you’ve been through. Look at how many things you’ve tackled. Just take a moment to see that you’ve become something much more than you ever were back then.

I sit here tonight reflecting upon my life so far and see that I am at a stage of life where I truly never imagined I would have ever been. The past 3 years have been a bit of a dream and I have arrived at a moment that is demanding I face the dragons that are in front of me. It is also demanding that I triple down on my commitment and continue digging in the same place.

There’s never been one single moment that was a surge of courage where my life took a quantum leap of growth. It’s been slow, methodical, and sometimes maddening. It’s been a process in the strictest sense of the word.

The only thing that has helped me get through any of this was the steadfast commitment to never quitting on myself no matter what. That’s the only thing that kept me together when everything else felt like it was falling apart. No matter how many times other people quit on me, I chose to never quit on myself.

So let me restructure your thinking on “the journey” today.

It’s going to be really hard at times. You’re going to fail endlessly. You’re going to wonder, “What the hell am I doing?!” People will abandon you. A few diamonds will stay. Things will get very quiet at times. You will be tested, pounded into submission and taught lessons over and over and over again until you finally learn.

But the promise?

Light. Wisdom. Commitment. Joy. Compassion. Knowledge. Strategy. Effortlessness. Precision. Drive. Passion. (Insert 1,000 other foundational teachings as well).

It will take everything you’ve got…but if you stick with it…it will offer you much more than you’ve ever imagined.”

Evan Sanders