Why is it that as soon as you get to the good part of your growth period, (and I do mean, as soon as), does something occur that will literally have you ready to slip back into old habits and patterns?  When you’re finally getting to a point where you begin to realize that it’s some of your own sh*t getting in the way.  The moment where you’ve become so self-aware that you’re able to catch yourself from slipping, at least 85% of the time (I write this sentence and suddenly DMX’s “Slippin’” plays in my head – but I digress). Those closest to you are beginning to see growth…