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Humble But Hungry

Maintaining the balance between these two dispositions isn’t easy, but it’s essential if you want to grow.

Declan Wilson
4 min readFeb 22, 2017

Humility is the art of understanding who you truly are in this moment.

But hunger is the drive to overcome complacency and push yourself to become better.

Humility is hard to come by

There are people (I won’t name names) I’ve come across on social media who are obviously pretending to be something they are not. I’m sure you’ve come across similar people. Heck, we’ve all been that person.

We want to convey to the world a higher version of ourselves — one that is polished, sexy, smart, and capable.

People will like me if I’m good looking. People will follow me if I sound smart. People will trust me if I’m successful…

We all want to be the best. But instead of putting in the work, we put up a front. It’s the easier path to take.

To share with the world your goals, your dreams, your vulnerabilities, and your fears takes courage. To accept the real you takes super-human strength.

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Declan Wilson
Declan Wilson

Written by Declan Wilson

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