…and all the glory you’ve ever dreamed of.

I know, you want to look humble and downplay your ambitions, but let’s be honest. All of us, instinctively, are wired for the expansive life. As kids, we dreamed so many crazy things: astronauts, pop stars, presidents, and entrepreneurs all in one.

But as we grew older, the world hammered out the dreamer in us, smoothened our crazy edges, and made us acceptable, or rather ‘appropriate thinkers’ for the real world.

A world where the crazy is rejected (despite being so alluring), where achievers are worshipped (yet many are discouraged from becoming one), and where stories of heroes and warriors have survived the test of time (even though, for so many of us, it’s just a distant, impossible dream).

And that frustrates us. Our greatest visions inspire us, but we don’t believe they can happen. Our crazy dreams ignite our spirits, but the world’s apathy snuffs them out. 

Deep down, all of this makes us feel pain, and the easiest way out is to pacify ourselves. But, of course, we can’t roam the streets with a milk bottle in hand.

So, we reach out for pacifiers that are more ‘adult’ and ‘appropriate.’ We drown ourselves in social media, television, books, music, parties, drinks, cigarettes, and so many other habits that get us out of our heads and pleasure us…temporarily.

That, however, is the real problem. We know the real pleasure comes from working on things that inspire us. We are aware that the fulfillment we seek comes from living a life we love.

But all these temporary pleasures and pacifiers aren’t letting us live or work; they’re just numbing us to reality and reducing the pain for a while, only for it to rise back up like a tsunami wave vanquishing over us in the dead of night.

It might seem like I’m painting a grim picture for you here. And you’d be right. We’ve all become used to avoiding reality, as if ignoring it would make it vanish. But the truth cannot be changed; it can only be accepted and used as a foundation to rise.

And that’s exactly what we’re doing today. 

We’ve come to the last month of the year now. Just four more weeks and our clocks will say 2026. For some people, this month comes with a feeling of pride, joy, and accomplishment for all the things they did and tried.

But for many others, it’s a time of regret, guilt, and self-judgement. The more we see the achievements of others, the worse off we feel about ourselves. But instead of taking that as inspiration to change, we just go back to the pacifiers, which make us feel even more regret and guilt.

It’s a vicious cycle that’s hell bent on pulling us down. But the moment we stop it, we break free.

Let’s do that, NOW.

The Secret Code:

We envy achievers because we see their success and think, “Ah, why can’t I have that?”

I know you’ve asked that question before. So, here’s the answer: “You can! You can have anything and everything you want in life. You can go from being a millionaire to a beggar, or from a beggar to a millionaire. Life is a buffet with unlimited choices and zero restrictions.”

But if that’s true, why aren’t you there? 

Because you’re only seeing the glory and not the work behind it. You can easily model the success of anyone you admire, but the mistake you make is, you only look at the end result and ask yourself, “How can I get on that red carpet/Oscar stage/World Cup team/world-famous music band/bestseller list?”

That’s the wrong question. What you instead must ask is, “What can I do to become the kind of person who naturally gets on that red carpet/Oscar stage/World Cup team/world-famous music band/bestseller list?”

Noticed the difference?

In the first case, you’re just after the thing you admire. It’s the shiny object, the dream car, the hot spouse, but none of that makes you feel fulfilled if you’re the same kind of person as you are now.

What you must look at instead is becoming a better person. If Michael Jordan is someone you admire, stop looking at his glory on the field and look for his habits, his early years, his work ethic, and his ability to embrace boredom. 

The reason he can perform so well in front of thousands of fans is that he can step on an empty court and keep throwing the ball in the hoop thousands of times without stopping or losing focus. It’s excruciatingly boring, but that’s what makes him great.

Can you do that for the work you want? Can you just let the process and the boredom engulf you without feeling the urge to reach out for your phone?

You’re doubtful, aren’t you?

But if you want success, greatness, and all those ambitions realized, you don’t have to do a million things; you just have to stop pacifying yourself and turn that doubt into absolute faith.

If you can model anything from the people you admire, model their focus, model their ability to just be bored but involved in their work, model their ability to seek constant improvement, even when they could do so many cool things out there, and above all, model their ability to bear the criticism of the average.

And all of that will make you an achiever because you are becoming a better person first, and that’s when success becomes effortless.

So, as we enter the last month of the year, I’m going to give you an unconventional, but powerful way to achieve all your goals in 2026.

In December, don’t set any goals. Focus on becoming a better person, and in that, just master one skill: your ability to embrace boredom. 

That’s all. Learn to sit with yourself rather than reaching out for the pacifier. Let yourself be bored. Think deeper.

And suddenly, your mind, goals, and future will seem more optimistic and clearer, all because you have become the person who deserves all of it!

So, what do you say? Are you ready to become your best version in 2026? If yes, just hit reply and write, “Yes! I commit to becoming my best version!” And in a few weeks, we’ll all be stepping into the new year with that confidence!

I’ll see you on the other side 🙂