Borrowed respect runs out fast. It's their verdict, and they reissue it daily based on their mood. The kind you earn from yourself is with you every hour, because you were there for every decision that built it. You spend all day with your own opinion. Make it one worth hearing.

Pick one thing you did recently that you'd be embarrassed to explain to yourself. Fix it, or name it out loud as the thing you're done doing. No audience required.

Whose respect are you working hardest for right now, and would they trade it for yours?

Earn it,

Jon

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