I spent some time in Roanoke, Virginia, one of the most beautiful places I've ever lived.

It's this little valley surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains.

And across the street from where I lived was a park.

You could look over in the evening and you would see hundreds of fireflies flying around.

I always thought it was such a cool thing, you know, bringing back to when I was young, when I was a kid,

and it was such a thrill in running around trying to chase those things.

And seeing this day in and day out let me to think, you know, 24, 25 years later

about all the things that have changed in my life.

Back then, life was pretty straightforward. You know, as a child, you place your value on what feels right in the present.

You're not thinking about two years down the road or wondering what others are going to think.

Your creativity and your sense of exploration

are running on all cylinders. Then something happens. We begin to understand the way of things.

We see what's valued in society. We see what's expected. We see how

success is defined. And so begins our ascent up the ladder. And rung by rung, we climb. Looking above us,

below us to see where others are, see how fast they've moved in relation to us.

And eventually this coincides with how we see ourselves.

And as you know, how you see yourself is the best indicator of what you will become.

Which is why when so many people aren't happy with their day-to-day,

that's a huge red flag.

That's breathing, that's not living.

Folks have been climbing this ladder their entire lives

and never stopped to ask if it's where they were meant to be.

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