Dallas Bragg argues that your mess is your message. The hardships and mistakes you've made aren't obstacles but assets that qualify you to help others. Your perceived deficiencies become the exact reasons you can succeed and build a lasting legacy.
Your mess is your message. In my mid-40s, I could look back on my life and I could perceive it as just a long road of mishaps, messiness, and mistakes. And I did, until I accepted that everything was happening for me, not to me. My life experiences were weaving together an individualized story to be used to make a difference in the lives of others. Others. I realized that I had been broken in order to heal. I healed in order to help others, and I help others in order to leave a legacy in this world. But I still remained frozen by shame and voices in my head telling me that no one is going to take you seriously. You have no credentials. You aren't intelligent, articulate, or polished. The brokenness of my past isn't a list of all the reasons why I can't. It is a resume of all the reasons why I can.
