A lot of time and money is spent on trying to get us to change ourselves.

Improvement programs, books, apps, psychologists and counselors.

I prefer to think of it like this:  we’re unique.  There is only one of each of us on this planet and for better (and sometimes worse) that makes us special.

The focus should be on unlocking that which is already good about ourselves more often, bigger and more dramatically.

For instance, someone could spend a lifetime trying to live up to the expectations of others and fail when we have one or two special attributes that get lost in the self-improvement program.

We might be an unusually good listener.

Or a good friend.

Or generous.

To spend a lifetime listening to others who would have you become what they want is a zero sum game all the way around.

The time spent on trying to be what we’re not is subtracted from the time we have available to be all the good things we are.

Improve?

By all means.

But unlock more of the good stuff first.

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