As you may know, I read A LOT.
And, recently, I read “Turning Pro” by bestselling author Steven Pressfield.
It’s about how to beat your inner demons (which he calls Resistance), and why we need to go from being an amateur to becoming a professional (turning pro) IF we want to “become who we always were but had, until then, been afraid to embrace and live out.”
It’s also a book that gives you a not-so-nice-but-necessary-kick-in-the-ass.
Why I tell you all this?
Because I’m sick & tired of my own bullshit.
Yes, I’ve accomplished a lot of things I never dreamed of—in the past.
All the friends that I made. The social skills I developed. My attitude of gratitude for life. Who I’ve become so far. Meditation. Peace of mind. Doing things I’m passionate about. Running my own business. Traveling to more than a dozen countries. Etc. (You getting tired, too?)
That’s the issue.
You could fall into the illusion (if you haven’t already, I hope not!) that my life was a helluva paradise on earth.
It isn’t.
Thus, a look on my schedule and journals tells a complete different story.
Yes…I keep writing daily emails and blog posts.
Yes…I keep shooting weekly videos.
Yes…I keep investing in my own personal development as much as I’m doing my best to help other people with what I know works.
I’ve found meaning and purpose in my life, and I’m passionate about my work.
BUT. I haven’t been doing it at the level I know I could.
I haven’t done the work AS A PRO. Yet.
What does it mean?
Well… in retrospect it seems much easier to turn your life around (even if you have no clue at all about what you’re doing = amateur), then to strategically create a meaningful life once the foundation is in place (=pro).
Plus, I’m still bad at strategy—yet, it’s the single most important aspect of any endeavor: To think and plan LONG-TERM.
The amateur within me loves to create some quotes over there on social media, wants to decide spontaneously what to write about in an email (or blog post), and hates to be caged in by strategizing things out in advance. There’re also so many books I want to write, so many online courses I want to create. Because I believe they can help others. But they don’t get done without me actually putting in the work.
It’s not a matter of demand, if there’re enough people who can benefit from it; there are.
It’s about me getting my shit together, and doing the things that are HARD.
That’s why I made the big decision today to turning pro.
However, it’s just one decision. I know that I have to re-commit to it—every single day. So do you.
Who said it was going to be easy? No one.
–Mario M. Montreal
P. S. If you, too, want to deepen your own highly inspiring journey and are committed to “become who we always were but had, until then, been afraid to embrace and live out” … then I say, Let’s do this together! Let’s rediscover the best within ourselves here:
