I’ve always looked forward to big moves and new beginnings, in particular as catalysts for personal growth and development. When I moved to Buenos Aires in 2013, my first order of business was to shave my head and see how I looked bald. The good news is that I could pull off the look, but why did I have to wait for a 5,000-mile flight to fire up the clippers?
When I started summer basketball camp in elementary school, none of my teammates were there. And for whatever reason, I felt free to inhabit a different and better athletic identity, and quickly established myself as one of the best players. Wasn’t that already available to me?
We put off becoming the person we might be by saving the effort for “one day” in the future. But just as January 1st is an entirely arbitrary date on which to begin resolutions, we don’t even have to wait for tomorrow to become the person we want to be.
Start today.
