DTH-XII-0021
“I showed up for someone when it cost me something.”
Showing up when it costs you something is the test that separates character from convenience. Anyone shows up when it's easy. What you did — at actual cost — is the kind of action that other people carry with them for years. It is also what you will remember clearly when you look back at your life.
Your Practice
Write down what it cost you and why you chose to show up anyway. Then ask: is this the kind of person I want to be? If yes, name one other situation in your life right now where the same choice is available — where you could show up at some cost to yourself. Decide what you will do.
The Architects
“The noblest question in the world is, what good may I do in it?”
— Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack, 1737