In 2018, I made a conscious personal decision that I was going to stop being a pretentious person. For the longest time, I was always saying things to people that I never meant, or acting in ways that aren’t true to my nature. I just said and did everything because I believed that that was what people needed to see/know about me. While it might have been helpful for a little while (we can only pretend for so long), eventually, my act would fall apart and I would have to start over again and again.

As soon as I began to make the effort to live more authentically, my life started to turn around. The changes wasn’t immediate for sure. It would take me another six years of hard work before I could see the significant changes and improvements in my life. During those six years, there were moments when I would relapse and then I had to try again and again and again.

It wasn’t until a few days ago that I finally managed to reap the reward of what I’ve been working towards for six years. This experience has been nothing short of motivating. It is the biggest sign since I started this journey, telling me that I am finally on the right path.

And just like in the book explains, this is never about getting to a destination, but rather it is an ongoing journey. This is something that I’ll need to keep working on for as long as I’m alive on this earth.