A vast majority of the work you must do to prepare for success is inner work.

 What is on display externally: habits, work ethic, attitude, is all an expression of ones inner condition.

How you think (your mindset), perceive, form ideas based on that perception ( perspective), are emotionally conditioned and respond in lieu of that conditioning, are  components of your internal framework.

It is easy to put on a pretense in the short term,

It is far from difficult, to project that you have a robust and healthy external framework.

However, that pretense is not sustainable in the long-term.

You might do the right things for a small period of time.

You may be able to display a positive attitude and outlook temporarily.

Nevertheless, If the inner framework does not adequately support the external then it will falter.

Recently, I had an appointment.

I knew that based on some surfacing pain, that there were some internal issues.

However, everything appeared good from the external, at least from my perspective.

But despite the surface appearance, the underlying pain was a signal that everything was not okay.

From a basic examination it looked as if there were only a few issues. Superficially, to even an outside party, everything seemed okay.

However after a deeper examination, where the internal could be fully explored, it was determined that a vast amount of work needed to be done.

 While the external had not fully reflected what was happening within it would only be a matter of time before it would.

And furthermore, It would be no small thing to fix.

The moral of this anecdotal account is that attentiveness to the inner environment is as equally as important, if not more important, than attentiveness to the external.

In fact, the outside will start to take care of itself once the inside is properly attended to.

Spend time examining your mindset, perceptions, perspectives, belief systems, and emotional conditioning.

Work to clean out the rot, and strengthen the areas that don’t reflect what you wish them to reflect externally.

 Work hard on creating that alignment where your inner nature is in balance with your outer nature.

Robin S. Sharma acclaimed author once said, “It wasn’t until I began to work on my inner life and know myself that my life changed. Success really does begin within. The size and quality of your outer life is only limited by the size and quality of your inner life.” -Quote by Robin S. Sharma