I have failed more times than most will ever try. Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean shit if you have nothing to show for it. At the end of the day I’m still just a 29-year-old retail assistant – with a dad-bod and the energy levels/mental clarity of a zombie.
Fortunately, though it took me an embarrassingly long time, I have had an important recent mental breakthrough. The realisation that just trying is not enough to start winning. But it’s not about ‘work smarter not harder.’
You have to work smarter and harder.
Which means channeling your finite effort and resources strategically toward the answer to one key question:
In the pursuit of changing your life, what is the single MOST fundamental fix you can make right now?
It’s simple, as the best solutions usually are. This isn’t about reinventing the wheel, it’s about getting to the root of why we fail. There’s a very human temptation toward self-chastisement. But instead of blaming a lack of discipline or some supposed character flaw, examine your application.
For example, look at my case:
I’m trying to create wealth.
I want to build a movie-star physique.
I want to live life on my own terms.
But for 10 years I have been struggling daily with chronic fatigue, brain fog, lethargy and malaise. So how am I supposed to become a jacked entrepreneur when every endeavour is undermined by my health? The answer is… it can’t be done. It’s a sisyphean task and my current life at 29 is testament to that.
And yet I always try to fix everything at once, instead of trying to build a foundation of health. It’s no surprise I’ve been spinning my wheels for a decade.
I could bore you with the origin story of my health decline👉 Confessions of an Ex-vegan. Or with my numerous diagnoses and recovery attempts 👉 Fighting Fatigue.
But that’s beyond the scope of this article. I simply want to stress that you cannot build a masterpiece on a cracked foundation. I have learned this the hard way.
So what’s cracking your foundation? The single greatest thing that’s holding you back from meaningful change that you need to address first and foremost? I’d be interested to hear from you!
I’m sure for a lot of us it’s our health.
In my case, it’s not like I haven’t been trying to fix it for years. Nor am I saying that I am now abandoning every other goal in pursuit of this one. It’s about accepting that I am never going to get anywhere unless I prioritize building a foundation of health. Make no mistake – it is a life-or-death struggle in my mind. If I can’t optimize my health and reclaim my youthful energy, vitality and mental clarity, then the game is over before it even began.
So I made a decision.
I’m focusing the full force of what little energy I have on my health first and foremost.
It’s already paying dividends. I am genuinely hopeful that I may finally be free of this curse of fatigue and brain fog. If you’re curious about what’s helping me turn the corner in this decade-long health struggle, then I’ll catch you in my next (and imminent) article.
Spoiler – I’ve had a breakthrough in my battle with histamine intolerance.
Cheers,
Remy.
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