From Zero to Hero

One Month to change Everything

Dec 03, 2023

What is a day in our lives?

For someone who has lived more than 12,000. Everything and nothing. The umpteenth iteration of a loop between two complete rotations of the earth.

On the scale of a lifetime. Forgotten hours. Or an eternity. Because yes, there are days we’ll never remember. There are days we’ll remember forever.

What’s a month in a lifetime? 30 iterations of this loop. In the grand scheme of things… not much. So why not try to make the forgettable unforgettable?

For the past few weeks, the tone of my letters has sometimes been pessimistic. While I try to fill these Sunday letters with positive energy, I find myself lacking in it. Maybe I’ve sent too much energy out into the world. Maybe, it’s time to pay the bill.

I wish I’d been one of those newsletters that manage to impress week after week. Indestructible, always visiting new heights. Content worthy of mythological adventures. Always positive. But recently, it’s only my mortal side that I have to show.

I find myself struck by internet conflicts. Desire to write beautiful words. But caught up in my mood and the negative emotions that run through me. I sometimes start long, optimistic verses. Then I ask myself: “What’s the point of disguising reality? Is a good lie worth an ugly truth?” I don’t know.

This is the premise of this letter. When I’m doing great, I say so. When I’m not, I say it too. Life is an incessant visit between two poles of dissatisfaction and satisfaction. My aim is to spend shorter and shorter periods on one pole and longer and longer periods on the other.

The truth is, if I tried to share it, I’d be complacent. Maybe the 30,000 followers on medium messed with my head. Maybe I’d already imagined success and no longer had to make any effort. So I let myself go. The old demons came back and in my case, I know who they are.

Poor sleep. I go to bed at 2 a.m. when it’s not later. It ruins my mornings, my days, my life. All day long, I lack energy. I go through my days like a snail trying to cross a street.
Poor nutrition. I take the easy way out. One day, I eat healthy. The other, not so much. Calorie bombs. Little green. Lots of fat. Fast food has become my second home. How can I expect to be healthy and in good spirits on such a poor diet?
An obvious lack of exercise. I used to do hundreds of push-ups a day not so long ago. My body is in an advanced state of lethargy. My abs, gone. I easily have a few extra pounds to lose.

As I said on Wednesday. The only good habit that survived was writing. It needs to change. I don’t want to be an unhappy writer. And even less an unhealthy writer.

I can talk about my difficulties in my letters. But the truth is, it annoys me. I feel like I’m complaining when I lack courage. December will be a quest to find that lost courage. Less complain. More action. And it starts today.

Why wait until January to start a new life? I know what to do. I just have to do it. So everyone who wants to change. A unique opportunity presents itself today. I believe the universe is well-ordered. Everything is a sign for those who take the time to pay attention.

If these lines arrive in your email. Then you had the good sense to open it. Then, that you’ve come this far. Believe that this thread of events is trying to send you a message. It’s time to get back on track. It's time to conquer this lost spirit.

I’m not asking you to do much.
Answer this question.

What’s the one habit that could change everything for you?
That could bring you closer to your goals?
What’s the habit that’s ruining your life?

And in December :

Do one or more habits that can change everything
Fight with all your might that habit that’s ruining your life. Get rid of it.

If you want some accountability. You can post it as a comment. And every Sunday, we’ll meet in the new post. For the whole month of December, this will be the common thread running through the Sunday letter.

Mine are simple.