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Personal Reflection:
Excuses are easy. Attention is easy. Both give us the appearance of movement without requiring any real change. Bennett cuts through the noise with a reminder that progress is quiet work, and respect is earned through consistency, not spectacle.

Improvement rarely makes headlines. It happens in the margins — in the choices no one sees, in the discipline that doesn’t need applause. Excuses demand nothing; improvement demands honesty. Attention fades; respect endures.

The hard question is whether we’re chasing noise or substance. One vanishes when the lights go out. The other keeps building, brick by brick, into something that lasts.

Reflective Prompt:
What’s one area of your life where you’ve been chasing attention or making excuses — and how could you shift toward steady improvement instead?