Yesterday I heard someone make the comment “….Before they became the person they were meant to become.” It was in reference to someone who is historically admired and highly regarded. The statement was made to illustrate the differences in the person’s life before they became the person we recognize today.

What is the difference between who we are today and who we are meant to become? The people we admire the most would probably, more often than not, admit that their actions in the process of becoming their greatest selves were, more or less, basic and ordinary.

But, how do we recognize the distinction between the two? And more importantly, is there a distinction? Do we simply create a distinction to support a romanticized idea that the most admired persons must have possessed superhero abilities and extraordinary circumstances? Detaching ourselves from the responsibility that we may be just as great.

There is no on and off switch for the people we are meant to become. Considering this, all of our actions count, and most of what we do will feel ordinary, even if it is eventually admired and highly regarded by others. Ultimately, we are the person today that we are meant to become.