Making yourself better than you were the day prior is paramount.

I used to not think this way.

I used to get carried off in day dreams. I used to wish and hope that I was going to be someone or something. I never put in the actual work that it takes to achieve something worthwhile in life.

When I was in my late teens, perhaps this sentiment worked. Hell, what responsibility did I really have?

That perspective carried me into my twenties.

Before I knew it, I was out of shape. I was smoking cigarettes regularly. I was drinking heavily. I was experimenting with drugs. I was in a toxic relationship. I was working at a job I didn’t enjoy. I was arguing with everyone over futile topics.

Years of this hopeful thinking had dragged me deep into a hole.

In my mid twenties I experienced a moment that altered my perception on life. The building I was working at caught fire and burned to the ground.

I realized that I could lose everything working at a job I despised in the blink of an eye. Why shouldn’t I take on responsibility and try at something that is meaningful and fulfilling?

I write everyday. I love writing. It helps me make sense of the world and my place in it. I’m literally having a conversation with myself whenever I practice the craft.

I also experience a battle with myself everyday.

When I wake up in the morning, I look at my clock. I see whatever time it may be (generally 8am seeing as that’s when my alarm sounds).

The next thought after seeing the time is an image of a “Better Jon.” I immediately see a more ideal self.

• That Jon is more handsome than me.
• That Jon is more successful than me.
• That Jon is in a better romantic relationship than me.
• That Jon is funnier than me.
• That Jon is more intellectual than me.

He is always one step ahead of me in my life.

What motivates me to be a better individual than what I was the day before is simply racing against this “Better Jon.”

Everyday when I wake up, a gun is fired and “Better Jon” and I start our race.

Somedays I’m playing catch up.

Somedays I get the jump on him.

I like to think everyday, that Jon had a better start overall in life. He never experienced the building burning down. He never got cheated on by past lovers. Hell, he’s already a Best Selling Author.

My job is to wear the “Under Dog” hat and beat him at his own game. I honestly could give two shits about what anyone else thinks about the decisions I make- as long as I’m beating him.

It’s an internal competition for sure.

I have completely defined and made “Better Jon” real. I know every contour of his body. I know his smile. I know how he interacts with and moves a crowd. I know his relentless work ethic.

And I know I must defeat him.

Only then, can I be better everyday. Only then can I achieve the goals and the dreams and the quests in my head.

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