A Question We All Ask Every Year
Not by adding more, but by removing what’s in the way
Featured Book of the Week - Becoming the Very Best
Why is it that so many people begin the new year with clarity, motivation, and good intentions, and by month two, nothing has changed?
It’s not because people lack discipline. It’s not because they don’t want growth badly enough. And it’s not because they need more goals.
It’s because what’s in the way hasn’t been addressed.
What This Book Does Differently
Becoming the Very Best turns the traditional self-improvement model on its head.
Instead of asking you to add more habits, set more goals, push harder, or demand more from yourself, this book invites you to remove what’s been blocking you.
Old patterns. Unexamined beliefs. Internal resistance. Outdated narratives about who you are and what’s possible.
When those barriers are addressed, growth doesn’t require force. It becomes natural.
The Core Insight
You don’t become your best by becoming someone else. You become your best by expressing what’s already there, once the obstacles are cleared.
This book helps readers identify what has been quietly getting in the way, why effort alone hasn’t worked, and how to align action with identity so that progress becomes sustainable, not exhausting.
Seven Areas. One Integrated Life.
Becoming the Very Best meets people where they are, in whichever area of life matters most right now:
Health
Relationship with others
Relationship with self
Finances
Job, career, or vocation
Self-expression or hobbies
Contribution and impact
There is no hierarchy. There is no right starting point. There is only alignment.
Why This Book Resonates
Because most people don’t need more motivation. They need clarity.
They need help seeing what to stop doing, and not just what to start. They need permission to simplify. They need a way forward that feels humane, grounded, and real.
A Call to Action
Before setting another goal, pause and ask yourself:
What has been quietly getting in my way?
What might change if I removed one obstacle instead of adding one more demand
Choose one area of your life. Not all seven. Just one.
That’s how real change begins.
— SWEET Institute Publishing
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