I’m starting to remember that life begins from the inside out. If I focus on what’s within, the rest will resolve itself. So this year, I will do something different. Rather than goals to achieve, I will decide who I want to be. And then state that clearly.

enough. Getting there depends fundamentally on our view of ourselves and of the events in our lives. The Element is also a matter of attitude.

This is how we begin to change the world—by first changing ourselves.

the change cycle doesn’t begin when we experience the minor course corrections of life, only when something forces us to let go of our identities. This is a very real and profound form of annihilation.