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Whether it’s sports, career paths, or life in general, it’s the intangibles that hold the most significance.

Qualities like character, resilience, adaptability, creativity, leadership, and problem-solving abilities are important intangibles when discussing personal or professional development.

We often overlook these things.

Being physically gifted only gets you halfway to becoming a professional athlete, if even that. The same applies to other areas of life as well. When we see someone successful in their particular field, know that they possess many intangibles that brought them there.

So, don’t get too caught up in all the measurable things in life. Ensure you are well-rounded and continuously work on improving every aspect.

Truth is, you may always have that monkey on your back.

It’s about getting stronger, so you can bear the monkey on your back more easily. It’s about knowing your triggers, recognizing when you may be in a weak moment, and finding things that will help combat your cravings, addictions, and proclivities.

The monkey on your back only wants you to think in the moment. Think a few steps into the future. How will this next move affect you in the future? What decision will make you the happiest in the long run? What would your future self want you to do in the current moment?

Remember that the monkey is on your back; you’re not on the monkey’s back. That means you have the ultimate power.

We have dominion over everything. Make sure you use that power. Don’t let that monkey on your back have the power. Let it stay on your back and show it who’s really in control.

“Show, don’t tell”

It’s a storytelling principle that means a writer should use actions, dialogue, and sensory details to let the audience experience the story instead of just stating information.

When we show a story instead of telling it, it makes the audience feel involved and helps them understand and remember it better.

The same applies to life – we should show, not tell.

Instead of just talking about our values, beliefs, or intentions, we can demonstrate them through our actions, behavior, and choices, allowing others to experience and understand who we are.

Nobody wants to hear about what you plan to do or want to do. Show, don’t tell.

Every day, I look at my baby, and I’m amazed at how much she’s growing and learning.

I’m always eager to introduce her to something new and teach her valuable skills. She’s acquiring new words, learning how to roll over, crawl, and walk—everything.

This leads me to reflect on everyone’s journey. Everything we do is learned. If you’re reading this right now, you learned how to read. If you understand the message I’m conveying, you have developed comprehension.

Our morals, values, and even religious beliefs are all learned. Even our negative behaviors or mindsets are learned.

The crucial thing is to never cease learning. We are all beginners in some aspects of life. There is no limit to what we can learn, and like babies, the more we learn, the better off we will be.

Babies are granted grace when it comes to learning. A baby may not start crawling at eight months, but with time, they may crawl at ten months. We should extend this same grace to ourselves and others.

I don’t mean tolerating non-negotiable things, but rather treating ourselves and others with the same love and patience we show babies. We should purposefully make daily efforts to learn something.

In high school, we learn about six to seven subjects a day, and that doesn’t have to stop. The beauty of learning is that we can even relearn things.

So, find an area where you feel like a novice and continue to learn and develop in that field.

Jim Rohn once said, “Don’t start the day until you have it finished,” emphasizing the importance of planning things out. It’s something I agree with and definitely need to do more.

Planning things out, especially writing them down, makes a great difference. It may not sound like it would make a difference, but have you ever gone grocery shopping with a strict list of items to buy and a budget, versus just going to the grocery store with no plan and buying anything?

I have. I spend far too much money when I go to the grocery store with no plan. When I look at what’s on sale, then create a list of items to buy and stick to that list, my trip to the grocery store is far cheaper and more successful. In return, that brings me a sense of satisfaction and saves me money.

So, that can be applied to planning our day, week, month, and year. Plan things out and stick to it, and watch the results come.

No matter what it is, the rough draft is often more important than the final draft.

Sometimes, we become so fixated on perfection that it hinders our progress in completing a task.

The rough draft doesn’t have to be flawless; it simply needs to be finished. You can make necessary adjustments once you reach that stage; you just need to give yourself something to work with.

By completing a rough draft, you’re already ahead of those who haven’t accomplished anything. So, regardless of your goal, focus on finishing that rough draft and proceed from there. Fortunately, it won’t be the final version.