During my years, I've learned something about myself that I didn't want to admit first. Most of the unhealthy habits didn't come from lacking discipline. They came from me lacking purpose.
For a long time, I had too much free time and no redirection. When your days are so empty, your mind looks for something, anything, to fill that space. That is how small distortion of quality grows and it can turn to that so much big additions over time.
Not always that serious, but it can be some minor things we do that is spending too much time on social media, engaging in pointless arguments that does not profit anything, putting yourself through much entertainment that is not profitable. All that is not in line with your business or chasing those temporary pleasures that just last for a moment.
I just sat down one day and asked myself this simple question. What if I knew what I wanted in life or where I wanted to be in 10 years? Would I be still doing this?
The answer was so embarrassing, but I felt so bad thinking about my life at that moment and asking such a question. People don't ruin their lives because they love distortion, but they are ignorant of what they are doing today might cause in the future.
You don't have a strong foundation enough to reason or say anything because purpose is an anchor. When you know where you are going, you naturally avoid past that, at least nowhere. So the turning point for me wasn't just some dramatic moment, it was that decision taking.
I told myself I may not know everything about my future, but I will at least choose to go in the proper direction. And that direction became my shield. Suddenly my time started to align to things, so I've decided to align my life to what truly matters. I have something more to put it. I'm still trying to grow, but the distraction is so overwhelming that I could not keep up.
I decided not to waste my time, but now I think I'm doing more better than ever. You can be stuck in any kind of habit you don't like, but don't start blaming yourself. Start by asking, what is the missing purpose here? What am I ignoring?
Three times with that gift, but with that purpose, it can trap you on for so long.
