Answering to Yourself

No one is going to fire you for sleeping in. No one reviews your work. No one notices if you coast for a week.

This is the trap and the gift of working for yourself.

The trap: without external pressure, it's easy to drift. To convince yourself that tomorrow is fine. That good enough is good enough.

The gift: you get to set the bar. And when you're the only one holding yourself accountable, you tend to set it higher than any boss ever would.

I've found that the standards I hold myself to far surpass what's been expected of me in any job. Not because I'm trying to prove something—but because this is mine. The work reflects who I am, not what someone asked for.

Every morning is a choice. Get out of bed and do your best work, or don't. No one's watching.

That's exactly why it matters.