How I Was Able To Force A Glow Up

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re’s where I started, I was a slightly chubby, attention desperate, acne faced kid who envied others. Not a great place to start but who hasn’t been there.</p><p id="129e">It was out of my envy for others, mixed with self-doubt that caused me to dive head first into the world of self-improvement. I tried green tea, 5 min workout plans, coffee face masks, yet none availed to any signifiant improvement.</p><p id="6efe">Frustrated and disappointed I searched for what I was doing wrong. And the answer hit me in the face one day. I was watching Gary V’s videos and he was talking about accountability, awareness and acceptance for who you are.</p><p id="7c47">The last one struck me.</p><h1 id="bad7">Know your purpose. Are you glowing up for yourself, or for others?</h1><p id="b331">Inside I knew I wasn’t improving myself for me, I was doing it to impress others. Heck I didn’t even like myself that much. And I sure as hell didn’t accept myself for who I was.

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</p><p id="07f3">This epiphany is what set me on the path towards years of peeling away my ego and fake persona and to begin healing through gratitude and acceptance.</p><p id="f27d">You might be thinking, Yaqoob this is great and all but how does this relate to glowing up?</p><p id="a8d3">Well my friend, it was me deciding to fall in love with myself and be selfish that unlocked the secret to glowing up. <b>I focused on improving myself out of love, not out of envy for others.</b></p><p id="4bcf">Thanks to that I had to the motivation and drive to stick to healthier habits, make some much needed changes, and inevitably glow up.</p><h1 id="9f1d">The Lesson</h1><p id="18ac">So while waking up at 5:00 AM and journaling your daily goals is great and all, the defining way to for you to force a glow up is to question and redefine you’re purpose behind wanting to glow up in the first place. Are you doing it for yourself, or for others?</p></article></body>

The Quick Answer: By redefining my purpose

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It’s no secret that we all want a glow up.

The problem is a lot of articles give us advice that everyone already knows. Oh you want a glow up, workout everyday, take a cold shower, only eat rice with chicken and meditate.

Like that stuff will help out, but it’s not the most important factor.

After trying every glow up hack on the internet and returning disappointed what set me on the track towards not only having a physical glow up but a mental one as well was a huge change in my approach to self-improvement. Let me explain.

Why I wanted to glow up

Here’s where I started, I was a slightly chubby, attention desperate, acne faced kid who envied others. Not a great place to start but who hasn’t been there.

It was out of my envy for others, mixed with self-doubt that caused me to dive head first into the world of self-improvement. I tried green tea, 5 min workout plans, coffee face masks, yet none availed to any signifiant improvement.

Frustrated and disappointed I searched for what I was doing wrong. And the answer hit me in the face one day. I was watching Gary V’s videos and he was talking about accountability, awareness and acceptance for who you are.

The last one struck me.

Know your purpose. Are you glowing up for yourself, or for others?

Inside I knew I wasn’t improving myself for me, I was doing it to impress others. Heck I didn’t even like myself that much. And I sure as hell didn’t accept myself for who I was.

This epiphany is what set me on the path towards years of peeling away my ego and fake persona and to begin healing through gratitude and acceptance.

You might be thinking, Yaqoob this is great and all but how does this relate to glowing up?

Well my friend, it was me deciding to fall in love with myself and be selfish that unlocked the secret to glowing up. I focused on improving myself out of love, not out of envy for others.

Thanks to that I had to the motivation and drive to stick to healthier habits, make some much needed changes, and inevitably glow up.