What Are You Becoming?

What Are You Becoming?

The phrase "we are always becoming" illustrates the continuous nature of human growth, transformation, and evolution. Humans not meant to reach a static point of completion. Rather, our lives are a journey of ongoing change, shaped by our experiences, choices, and environment.

Our bodies mirror this process of "becoming" down to the cellular level! Every 7 years nearly every cell in our body is renewed.  This cellular turnover highlight that each moment of our lives our physical bodies are constantly "becoming," as they constantly adapt to internal and external influences.

While change is natural, so too is the gradual decline that entropy describes. Entropy, in humans, reflects the tendency of our bodies and minds to deteriorate over time if we don’t actively work to counterbalance it. The effects of entropy also extend to our habits, relationships, and mindsets, leading us to patterns that become rigid or chaotic without regular effort to push back and stop the decline.

Despite entropy, we have the power to guide who we become through intentional actions like these that positively influence and shape our process of perpetually “becoming”:

1.    Adopt an Intentional Mindset and Reflect Regularly: Practicing self-reflection creates awareness of who we are and clarifies who we want to become.

2.    Commit to Lifelong Learning: Remaining curious, having new experiences, learning new skills keeps our minds active and adaptable making it easier to embrace change and counter mental entropy.

3.    Prioritize Healthy Self-Care: Daily exercise, good nutrition, and sufficient sleep are vital for the physical well-being that creates cellular health and build resilience against entropy’s destructive decline.

4.    Foster Positive Relationships and Supportive Environments: Because we are shaped by the people and surroundings in our lives, positive relationships and a supportive environment reinforce our ability to become who we want to be.

5.    Embrace Change with Resilience: Resisting change is natural, but embracing it empowers us to adapt. When we accept that change is part of life’s flow, we become more resilient and better able to face, and recover from, life’s challenges.

The real questions you need to answer are “What do you want to become?” and “What mindset and actions will you take to become the next you?”

I could be wrong…but I’m not.

BTW: I’m currently booking speaking engagements for 2025! If you know of an organization looking for a dynamic speaker, with a meaningful message, I would appreciate you giving them my contact or my website paulgloverspeaks.com.

 

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• Sue Tinnish, PhD

Empowering Leadership & Growth | Executive Coach | Vistage Chair | Peer Group Facilitator

1mo

How fascinating to incorporate the idea of entropy, Paul Glover. Entropy, a concept from thermodynamics, refers to the natural tendency for systems to move toward disorder or randomness over time unless energy is applied to maintain order. When we continue to evolve we can think about what is order for us and as you said, who do we want to become. I'm at a point in my life where how I want to live out my values is changing.

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Jim Ristuccia

Connecting CEO's to Build Power Peer Groups | Vistage Chair | Executive Coach and Mentor | Strategic Compassionate Leader

1mo

Fully agree! ‘Always becoming' is a powerful reminder. Growth requires resilience, learning, and intentional action. 

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christoff poppe

CEO Peer Group Coach | Business Advisor

1mo

Did not know all cells renewed every 7 years.

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• Tim Gallagher

I am a CEO Whisperer | I help CEOs and Business Owners Who Want to Improve Their Lives | Plan Business Succession | Be a Better Boss | Increase Profit

1mo

Outstanding, Paul. Another great post. I am going to share it in my newsletter for CEOs.

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