Where do I start?
That's the question that I ask myself anytime I want to change something in my world. It may be something that annoys me in my family, doesn't work in my company, or that I don't like in my community.
Whatever triggers the desire to make a change in me, the question is the same; where do I start?
The answer is simple and uncomfortable at the same time.
I must start from me.
Sure, I can look around for solutions to implement.
Or I can raise my voice and ask for a change.
However, any type of intervention will be weak and hollow if it doesn't start with me.
What strength would my words have if I ask people to do things I'm not willing to do myself?
It is so easy to give advice, propose solutions, ask for changes.
But it's doing it and giving the example that is tough.
Over a decade ago, I proposed an idea for a startup to an investor. He asked me how much I was investing myself in the project. I told him I was willing to dedicate all my time outside my job to make it work. He looked at me perplexed. Then he asked me why he should invest in something I was not willing to go all-in? At that moment, I realized that I wasn't so convinced about the idea myself, and I walked away.