Iterative Transformation

Whether you realize it or not, since the day you were born, you’ve been learning, growing, and becoming the person you now are.  Your parents and other adults/friends play a big part in this process.  However, many of your beliefs you now hold dear have likely come from daily events that occurred to you, and your subsequent decision based upon those events.

As you grow and mature, you naturally begin to take in some of the “truths” you were taught as a youngster.   Look both ways before crossing the street, don’t play with fire, and the popular classic – “don’t lie”.  These are taught to all/most children to help them function and thrive in life on Planet Earth. 

What’s interesting, is that as we grow and mature, we consciously/subconsciously begin to make amendments to these truths.  It may have been one isolated incident that occurred as a child, but you told a lie.  And got away with it.  Now you begin to reason that no harm came to anyone during the process, so what’s the harm in telling the occasional “white lie”? 

This is how the process of iterative transformation begins.  You now define yourself as someone who is basically truthful, except for the occasional white lie.  I submit, the problem is that you are no longer impeccable.  You knowingly and willingly bend the truth to fit current circumstances.  You have begun leaking energy to fit your surroundings. 

Warriors don’t do this.  Warriors walk, talk, think, and act by being authentic in the moment.  They don’t sugar-coat an incident to meet societal approval.

If you want to strengthen your warrior traits of being strong, impeccable, and mission focused, I suggest you take a few moments and write down your desired definition of yourself – who you are, what you do, how you act, etc.  Then, review your daily behaviors in light of your newly defined goals, and make the necessary changes. 

There’s no magic to any of this.  It does take a commitment by you to change your behaviors and how you present yourself to the world.  Don’t be too hard on yourself as you begin to consciously change what are now your automatic behaviors.  Be patient, make the change, and compliment yourself to taking another step forward to being the person you want to be. 

Repeat.