Sahil Bloom argues your reality comes from what you actually do, not what you intend. He references Benjamin Franklin's "you are what you do" and pushes back on the idea that good intentions excuse slip-ups. Consistent action, not occasional effort, shapes who you become.
I think your actions create your reality. It's like the Benjamin Franklin school of thought that you are what you do. And there is a lot of talk on social media that as long as you have good intentions, it's okay if you slip up here or there, whether it's as a parent or in your relationships or in your health or whatever it might be, and that you should give yourself grace because you had good intentions. And I think there is a space for grace in our lives and in forgiving ourselves that leeway. But I also think we need to be able to hold ourselves to the fire and to recognize that at the end of the day, you are the sum product of the actions that you take, not your intentions, or not what you thought you should take, or how you think you are as a human being. You are the sum product of your actions. And so being able to show up and convince yourself to just act in line with how your ideal self shows up in the world on a daily basis, in the simplest way, a lot of good will come from that.
