Let go of Everything you Don’t Care About

It is important to evaluate what you care about. Not what you say you care about, but what you actually care about.
The bottom line is: you care about what you give your time and energy to.
Do you care about being the best version of yourself? Or do you care about your bad habits? Do you care about your dreams and ambitions? Or do you care what friends, family, and others think of you? Do you care about how to improve a situation? Or do you care about why it is bad in the first place and who is to blame?
I don’t think that there is a correct answer. Honesty is the important element here. You need to be honest with yourself here. Go in your room or some place where you can be alone, and get to the bottom of this question: “What do I care about?”
There are no secrets in the world we live in today. The average person’s “bullshit meter” is finely tuned and capable of detecting even the slightest scent. Also, people are not afraid to give their opinion- mainly because it is given behind a screen.
Whoever you are, you need to be 100% committed to the image, the vibe, the words that you put out.
If you care what others think- especially your inner circle- that is fine, but commit to it and take responsibility now. Don’t wait 20 years to regret your decisions. Decide today that your inner circle’s perception of you is most important.
In doing so, you might realize that what you actually care about are the perceptions of others, but you want to care more about your own way of relating to the world.
Let me give an example of how this disconnect might manifest in your life. You finally decide to take the leap and start dating the person who you’ve been in love with for quite some time, or you change careers, or you become a vegetarian. You think you made the decision because it is what will bring you joy, or help shape you into the person you want to be- even if you did not consciously think this through.
If you care what your family/friends think, you will have likely sought their approval before making the decision. If they disapprove but you care more about being your own person and finding your own way then you will move ahead with the decision regardless.
Here is where you will be tested. What do you actually care about? When your family/friends start saying things to you about your decision, what will your response be?
If you care more about what they think, you will expend tremendous energy defending your decision and trying to convince them that it is the right thing.
If you care more about your new career, new relationship or new diet you will take the punches and direct your energy into your new endeavor.
Do not underestimate the simplicity here! Emotional turmoil is the easiest way to burn up your energy.
It is very possible that you are currently unconsciously facing this dilemma in your life. Maybe you have been craving change for a while but you are unable to initialize out of fear for what your inner circle will think, or maybe all your new endeavors fail because you burn out trying to fight emotional battles.
If you want to immediately improve your outlook on life, reassess what you care about, and make adjustments as necessary.
Complete honesty with yourself is the first and most essential element to growth as a human being.
Growing in your career, growing spiritually, building a business, producing content, building relationships or a family, adopting a healthy lifestyle, and any other human endeavor all require tremendous energy and focus.
If you want to start caring about any one of these things, you will need to let go of everything that you no longer care about.