Nick Bare

And after we finished running, a gentleman came up to me and talked to me.

And he asked me in the most honest and respectable way possible, how do I give myself credit for what I deserve and what I have earned?

And I saw my younger self in this gentleman as he was asking me this question.

I'm working so hard and I don't give myself enough credit.

How do I give myself credit for what I deserve and what I've earned?

And I answered with, you don't.

And I believe it was coming from a very vulnerable and humble place actually.

But the question was driven by, I should have an ego.

I should be a little arrogant.

I should be prideful in what I'm doing and what I've done.

So I answer with, you don't give yourself credit for what you deserve and what you've earned.

You just keep going.

Why do you want and need the credit?

Why do you require the validation?

Is it to feed your ego and your pride and your arrogance?

Yeah, give yourself a little pat on the back.

Be proud of what you've done and what you've earned and where you're at, but keep going.

Make yourself little, make yourself small because the calls, the purpose, the meaning, which is much larger

Maybe that deserves some of the credit.

Let's put the credit towards the meaning and the purpose and let's just keep working.