You become unstoppable when you work on what no one can take from you.
But here’s the unsettling truth: we live in a world obsessed with the takeable.
Every morning, millions chase promotions that can be revoked, accumulate possessions that can be lost, and build identities around achievements that can crumble. We measure our worth by our net worth, our success by our social media metrics, and our value by our job titles. Yet all of these, every single one, can vanish in an instant.
Your discipline, your character, your ability to adapt.
These sound noble, but ask yourself: when did you last choose the difficult conversation over the comfortable silence? When did you last choose growth over approval? We claim to value character, but often we sacrifice it for convenience. We claim to prize adaptability, but we resist the very changes that would make us stronger.