Mirror

How do we measure ourselves? Well for me, I used to measure myself by comparison of others around me. Between the age of 8 and 26, I often looked at others and thought whether I could do something better than that person. Sometimes I’d feel confident. Yet most of the time it would lead to jealousy. If someone wore nicer shoes or a clean outfit, I’d feel like I didn’t have enough money to keep up. If someone was getting more attention from others, I’d feel like I wasn’t important enough. It was a battle within myself but never knew it was all an illusion. Maybe I felt that way because I knew I had what it took to become the best version of myself.

Those thoughts brought me down as it affected relationships and people noticed when I was trapped in my thoughts. You may know about vibrations and how we think and feel attract certain vibrations. Well I was attracting not so good ones. The worst part about negative vibrations is it would sometimes invite other likeminded vibrations to creep into my circle which is never good. I had to break that cycle quick! One morning, I woke up and started my daily routine. Shower, brush my teeth, and mentally get ready for the day. I was standing over the sink and just started staring at myself. At first I noticed physical traits. I needed a haircut, I had a gap in my teeth, I needed to lose weight etc. After 30 seconds, my mind wondered. I started to picture myself with a better body, no gap, fresh cut. Then I started to plan.

How can I get from point A to point B? It was at that moment where reality struck. I started to realize way more than what was wrong physically. I realized I needed a higher credit score. I’m talking back in the day I was floating around the 500’s. Friends were going on trips and I was stuck watching via social media. Friends were happy in relationships and I couldn’t stay fresh to keep one. I had to get to this stage of thinking before the light came on. I didn’t realize it at the time but it all started because I forced myself to look at myself in the mirror for more than 30 seconds. I didn’t like who I was. It was then when I knew it wasn’t a competition between myself and others. It was a partnership with myself and I wasn’t holding my end of the bargain. Shortly after, I knew I needed to take action. It’s not something that happens overnight. It took me YEARS to get to where I’m at today. We’ll get to the meat and potatoes of my progress and how I elevated and evolved. But just know it all started when I really looked myself in the mirror. Try it for 7 days. I promise you it’ll hit hard!