Day Nine: Your personal soundtrack.
Thinking for yourself is a lost art.
Most people don’t do it. They just mirror whoever’s loudest. Or, chase whatever sounds certain.
But clarity doesn’t come from volume. It comes from alignment.
Start with your values. Not the ones you talk about, the ones you live. The ones that show up in your gut. The ones that drive how you spend your time, energy, and money.
Want to know what matters to you most? Pay attention to what pisses you off. Then ask why. Then ask why again. There’s always a core belief under the frustration.
Once you see it, build around it. Play to your strengths. Stop trying to be everything to everyone. That’s not leadership. That’s insecurity.
Find the work that brings you alive.
Do more of that.
Get better at it.
Let that be your contribution.
And own your perspective. You don’t need to shout. You just need to be rooted.
When your beliefs, your words, and your actions line up, you’re dangerous in the best way.
Will people question it? Yes.
Misread you? Probably.
Doubt your direction? Almost guaranteed.
But if you’re clear: keep going.
You weren’t made to follow. You were made to listen to the sound no one else hears. And move to that beat. (Thank you very much, Mr. Thoreau).
Mantra \ Prayer:
I gotta stay true to the music I hear inside.
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Steve Knox | Carmel, CA