If You Want To Be A Better Person, You Have To Be A Better Person
Three frogs sit on a log. One of them makes a decision to jump into the lake. How many frogs are now sitting on the log?
The answer is three. Making a decision to jump into the lake is not the same as jumping. If that frog is one of us, he’s probably preparing for the jump now. He’s dipping his toes in to check the temperature. He’s checking the depth, worrying about how long he’ll be in there, how he might get out, what kind of fly he had for dinner last night. And soon the opportunity will pass, it will get dark and he will decide that it’s best to go for a swim tomorrow when he’s not so tired.
The thing is, if you want to do something you have to just do it. Preparation is great, but not everything needs preparation. We’re not talking about climbing Everest or swimming across the English Channel, we’re talking about making steps towards being a better person. And there’s no better time than now.
Today I will being doing a little social experiment. I’m going to make the entire day about being who I want to be. This means I will focus on being a better husband and dad, being more healthy, and being more engaging. All day I will ask myself what I should be doing to be a better person, then I will just do it. It’s 6:30 AM, I’m going to start by drinking some more water and getting in my workout before my kid wakes up.
I’ll be checking back in periodically today to document my findings. You can check back here or follow me on Twitter.
Update: Here’s the follow-up article
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