Ruthlessly honest

I think the greatest power we have as individuals is to know who we are.

Not who we want to be.

Not who we'd like to be.

No even who we think we are.

The sometimes brutal truth of who I am and what truly motivates me is frightening. So frightening that I don't want to look it in the eyes.

But that is where my power lies.

When I need to accomplish something very difficult, and it is honestly the most important thing in my life at that moment, I am often capable of doing whatever is necessary to achieve it.

Knowing this can be embarrassing, frustrating, and even demoralizing, because it means failure is every bit as much my fault as success. I will never be able to achieve success one hundred percent of the time, because I am human and mortal and prone to wishful thinking. (And wishful thinking is not even remotely as powerful as total commitment).