What you do is who you are.

I’ve come to appreciate a simple truth of life, and personal motivation. You begin believing in yourself when you do what it is you want to do. By actively doing the things you want to do, you will begin becoming the person you want to be.

I became interested in programming, but never considered myself a “coder”. I admire hackers, people who can figure out systems, and make them do what they want. Becoming this person means actively doing these things.

Every time I work on systems, I feel good. Every time I snowboard, I feel good. But its not all about feeling good. There are negative things I do, and as long as I do them I reinforce the notion that I am such a person.

Keep it simple. Do. Then you will eventually believe that you are “that” person. It’s kind of beautiful in that way, we really believe in ourselves, when we actively do, good or bad.

It’s tough to break bad habits, but consider these questions:

• Is this thing that I’m doing contributing to the person I want to be?
• Am I in a place where people who do the things I like are at?
• Am I actively doing things that don’t contribute to the person I want to become?

Its simple. You are what you do.