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I Fail Every Day
Every single day.
Every morning I wake up, I drink a cup of water and think about what I want out of my day. Along with planning what I want to write, part of this morning projection is focused on what type of person I want to be.
I think about how I want to show up in my daughter’s life and the life of those close to me. I meditate on the ways I can have an impact and be a better person just for that day. It’s not enough for me to be a great writer, I want to be equally as great of a father, friend, son, partner, mentor, and however else I engage with the people who look to me for some kind of support.
This is how I start every morning, and by the end of every day, I’ve failed in some way.
I didn’t give enough of myself to my daughter. My mother asked me something and I was completely impatient in my response. Another day passes where I don’t answer that email from someone who has asked me for support.
These are some of my daily failures.
When I first started being intentional about my days, these failures would haunt me. I’d beat myself up for not completing every task I projected in those morning moments.
But now I realize these failures are necessary. They keep me humble and remind me that I am human. They force me to make hard decisions on where I want to…
