People celebrate the results. They don’t see the becoming. The early mornings. The self-doubt you had to fight. The discipline you chose when quitting felt easier. Growth is quiet. It happens internally before it ever shows externally. Respect the version of you that kept going when no one was watching.

The people you admire don’t wait to “feel like it.” They do it anyway. Motivation is a spark; execution is the fire. When you commit to showing up even when you don’t feel like it, that’s when transformation starts.