Grow for the Rest of Your Life?

This is something I think about every day.

Honestly, I feel like this should be a normal way to live, but it’s not.

Adding value to yourself and others every day should be normal.

Growing in the way you think, talk, and take action should be normal.

But most people don’t live like that.

Most people treat growth like a phase.

But what happens when you’re in one of the lowest seasons of your life? Do you stop growing then?

Growth is broken up into three areas.

The way you think.

The way you talk and interact with others.

The way you take action.

That’s it.

All I’m really saying is be intentional about making progress in those three areas over time.

Through the priorities you commit to, the habits you repeat, the challenges you embrace, and the goals you pursue over time.

That’s what growth actually looks like.

Growth is supposed to intertwine with your life.

It’s not supposed to sit outside of it.

It’s not a season.

It’s your life.

As life changes, your growth changes too.

You reevaluate.

You slow down.

You speed up.

You rebuild.

You adapt.

But you don’t stop.

That shouldn’t even be an option.

I think a lot of people have convinced themselves that growth is only necessary when things are falling apart or they’re really motivated.

I completely disagree.

Growth is what helps keep things from falling apart.

I’ve seen too many people have incredible starts only to slowly drift over time.

A lot of talent and potential. Then 10 or 15 years later their life looks completely different than everyone expected.

Because they stopped growing.

Nobody drifts into a meaningful life by accident.

Nobody accidentally becomes wise.

Nobody accidentally becomes disciplined.

Nobody accidentally becomes healthy relationally, mentally, spiritually, and emotionally over decades.

You build it little by little every day.

Who do you want to become?

Do you honestly think you’re just going to magically arrive there one day?

Do you think one good season can sustain you for the next 20 years?

It’s not.

The people I respect most are usually not the most talented people. They’re the people who never stopped growing.

They stayed teachable.

They stayed intentional.

They kept growing through every season of life.

That’s the type of person I want to become.

Not someone who grows for a moment.

Someone who grows for the rest of their life. 💯