There’s a peculiar thing that happens when someone does something difficult.
We make them a hero.
We put them on a podcast, write a thread about them, pin them to a wall of inspiration.
And then we quietly wait for our own life to be different without doing any of the things they did.
Heroes are a comfort.
They let us admire instead of act.
They give us something to watch rather than something to become.
The problem is that most of the people we call heroes are just regular people who made a decision and then kept making it.
They weren’t extraordinary to start.
They became harder to ignore over time.
You don’t need another person to look up to.
You need to look at what you’re actually doing with your days, and decide if that’s the person you want to be.
Not the hero.
The person.
The ordinary one who just keeps going.
Cameron Blewett is an independent writer and publisher. He helps professionals and organisations turn complex ideas into clear, authoritative writing through Dark Quill Agency. His work spans projects including GreyBeardedVegan.blog, ItsAllAbout.coffee and VeganStoic.com.