The constant reinvention of myself is something that I am able to see better than anyone else. I notice the subtle and not-so-subtle changes that occur in my daily life. I’m not even close to the same person that I was yesterday, let alone a month ago. Sure, I may look the same to some, but the difference in how I perceive myself is astounding. I look back at how much less I knew and how much more arrogant I was. I see myself changing at a blindingly fast pace now, and it’s only going to be accelerated in the coming months.
I said in a video interview a month ago that people don’t like it when you outwork them—which I still believe to be true. One of the reasons that I am able to outwork them is the seriousness that I bring to everything I do. I’m shocked at the lack of motivation that people bring to the workplace. I don’t understand how you can give less than your absolute best to someone who is paying you to do a job. Integrity, and lack thereof, is the term that springs to mind as I’m writing this.
Growing up, integrity and hard work were something that I aspired to, based on the example my parents set for me. I had the notion that once you were an adult, the expectation was that you were supposed to behave and carry out what you did in a professional manner. Based on that standard, very few people have grown up, and this shocks me.