Create Your Own Footprints with Confidence
The importance of living an authentic life
Have you ever tried to walk in someone else’s footsteps — literally?
Whether in sand or snow, your careful attempts to place your foot in the exact same spot as another’s is an optimistic effort at best. Whether the space is too large or small or at a different angle or stride, it’s nearly impossible to accomplish a perfect fit in the vacant imprint left behind from another’s journey.
And in my opinion, that’s a blessing in disguise
It’s what makes the phrase “following in someone’s footsteps” more than a little misleading. Because it infers the need to become an exact duplicate — a mini-clone — of someone else and their individual level of achievement.
Here’s the point: It’s important to have mentors we can learn from — people who provide guidance and suggestions that influence our values, beliefs, and behavior. As evolving humans, we need to continue expanding our awareness and understanding — especially if our goal is to improve ourselves and the world we live in.
Because while we’re all on a very personal and unique journey, we can always use a little guidance and confidence that can only come from those who have traveled before us — successfully. So we try to become better, stronger, and happier by following in the footsteps of those whose path motivates and inspires us.
The truth?
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