Know your “whys.”

Answer the first question: Why should you even try?
What motivates you to work more hours, read more books, earn more money, and put yourself through? Know your main “why” for every challenge in your life.

Answer the second question: Why not you?
What are your alternatives? Why not dine in Paris, shop at Galeries Lafayette, and stay at a five-star hotel over the weekend?

Answer the third question: Why not now?
Why are you postponing your future? What and who keeps you from becoming your best self? What can you do about it? Write it down.