Why I Began To Improve My Life // Channel Intro
Channel: Entirely Honest - My Self-Improvement Journey
Date: 28/11/2020

In this video I explain why I started a journey of self-improvement and why I decided to create Entirely Honest. I also explain what you can expect from this YouTube channel.

Why I Chose The Name "Entirely Honest":

Before starting this channel, I spent quite a bit of time coming up with a name for it. I wanted something that would spark interest while remaining relevant and timeless.

I ended up choosing "Entirely Honest" mainly because it represents a critical point in my life; a period of intense self-reflection. 

I had self-reflected before this point, but I tended to avoid things that were "bad" or made me feel uncomfortable. I would reflect on the good because it felt good. However, reflecting only on what is good does not lead to growth. In order to improve, I had to look at the bad.

So I began to reflect on my life with pure curiosity, free of any judgment. I didn't skip over or ignore anything. Instead, I reflected on my life with the intention of gaining an understanding of why I was who I was. I reflected on my habits, routines, how I acted, thought and felt. This reflection led me to analyze my life, and ask myself difficult questions that I had previously avoided asking.

Why was I pessimistic at times? Why did I procrastinate so often? Why was I so lazy? Why didn't I seem to care about my health?

It was only when I took this "Entirely Honest" look at my life did I realize that I was not living how I wanted. My life needed to change for the better. It was this realization that kick-started my journey of self-improvement.

Reflection forced me to ask "Why?". It forced me to understand my patterns and behaviours, even when it was uncomfortable. It forced me to analyze my life. Soon, the analyzing lead to planning, and the planning lead to ACTION. This process became the foundation of my journey.

Reflect, Analyze, Plan, Do.

I chose "Entirely Honest" because it represents the power and importance of self-reflection. It will continue to remind me that self-reflection is the first step in any action to better my life. 

Also, the acronym is "EH", and being Canadian I thought that was pretty cool, eh ;P!

Thanks so much for watching! 😃

If you have a question about my story or if you want to share your own experience, l'd love to hear it in the comments below! 👇

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0:00 - Intro
0:10 - My Past Lifestyle
0:59 - Why I Started My Journey of Self-Improvement
1:48 - Aligning My Actions to My Values
2:06 - Examples of Changes I Made
2:32 - Changing My Content Consumption
3:15 - Seeing More Opportunity in Myself and My Life
3:38 - What I Like About Self-Improvement
3:57 - Reasons WHY to Improve
4:32 - Why I Created Entirely Honest
5:18 - What to Expect From Entirely Honest
6:09 - Summary
6:23 - Why I Chose the Name “Entirely Honest”
6:32 - Outro

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👋 Hi there! My name is Ryan and I create self-improvement videos on this YouTube channel. My hope is to improve YOUR life by sharing the ways I improve mine!

You won't find any ads, sponsors, or affiliate links on this channel. I created Entirely Honest solely to help others. 

If you’d like to support what I do, the best way is to SUBSCRIBE and share this video, or any one of my videos, with someone you think would benefit from it! Thanks for your support and stay strong! 💪🏻

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