Thought

I was reminded this week of the trap of passivity.

I interacted with a person who was like a lifeless rock, only set into motion through external prodding.

At first, I felt annoyed with their lack of assertiveness. Close behind that was a feeling of sympathy.

Once upon a time, I betrayed myself. I sat back, waited and let life make the decisions for me.

That approach didn’t end well for me. I learned through suffering that the quality of my life was completely up to me and the actions I decided to take or not take.

Either you direct your life or life will direct you.

There’s no middle ground.

The most important thing to recognize is that passiveness isn’t a terminal condition: it can be corrected.

You must become the protagonist of your story.

“Protagonist” is just another word for main character. A main character who didn’t do anything for an entire movie would be boring. In real life, it’s much worse.

Action and accountability are the keys to the Castle of Victory.

You can become the author of your legend.

It’s useful to think of yourself in this way. Imagine that you are the main character in a story.

What do you want your character arc to look like?

Do you want to reach the end of the story in the same place you started?

That sounds kind of pathetic, right?

You’re going to suffer tragedy and endure hardship no matter what, you might as well get something valuable out of it.

So, here’s the architecture of a compelling tale known as the Hero’s Journey:

• Face hardship

• Grow in strength, wisdom and ability

• Overcome all the obstacles in your path

• Transform yourself and realize your full potential

I know that’s what I want my story to be.

The story of a man who lived victoriously.

Tactic

One of my favorite things to study is history, especially the great men of the past. Their lives are so rich and fascinating and packed full of lessons.

One of the greatest character’s from history is Alexander the Great.

Just before Alexander died, he made a fascinating decree.

He wished to be displayed in death with his hands open and empty.

His lesson was this:

Even the man who conquered the entire world left it with nothing.

You see, your story and character arc are the only things that are of real, eternal consequence.

None of the material wealth you acquire will mean anything at the close of your final chapter.

It’s only the wisdom gained and your spiritual evolution that mean anything at all.

Transmission

A friend of mine came up with a hilarious exercise where you put your Twitter bio into ChatGPT and ask it to tell you your Dungeons & Dragons character.

Here’s mine:

Tome

Tool

I hope this week’s 5 T’s have your T levels surging!

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In Victory,

Alex

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