Who You Used To Be Doesn't Matter

It only matters who you choose to be right now.

Who cares about your seventh grade baseball trophy, the time you got fired over an embarrassing mistake, or yesterday’s unsent email? Mostly, it’s you. Often, it’s only you.

But what can you do for us? What can you do right now?

Letting go of the past is a reminder to serve those you seek to serve, but it’s also a service to yourself.

You’re not beholden to yesterday. Act in the present. It’s the only place where things get done.

Nik

Niklas Göke writes for dreamers, doers, and unbroken optimists. A self-taught writer with more than a decade of experience, Nik has published over 2,000 articles. His work has attracted tens of millions of readers and been featured in places like Business Insider, CNBC, Lifehacker, and many others. Nik has self-published 2 books thus far, most recently 2-Minute Pep Talks. Outside of his day job and daily blog, Nik loves reading, video games, and pizza, which he eats plenty a slice of in Munich, Germany, where he resides.