Becoming The Best You — Part 3

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Jack Salmon
August 12, 2026

Welcome to this weeks newsletter - Becoming The Best You — Part 3

Becoming The Best You — Part 3

Who do I want to be?

A question I never asked myself before.

I knew who I was, reckless, out of control, undisciplined, someone who goes mental every week. But who did I want to be? I'd never thought about it until now.

Well I guess I would like to be in control, confident, disciplined, consistent, fit, healthy, strong and successful. But I thought Jack, this seems so far off to who you are right now, is this possible?

Whether it was possible or not, just understanding who I wanted to be allowed me to gain clarity and helped me understand what I needed to do to show up as this person.

Which then moved onto question two, what do I want to achieve?

I never had goals. I said things like I want a new watch, earn more money or go on holiday but real goals? None. Nothing to seriously commit to or hold me accountable.

So I asked myself, if I want to be fit, healthy and disciplined, what would allow me to fulfil this?

That's when I decided to get into martial arts. Originally it was kickboxing but I saw someone in the gym doing Muay Thai and I made this my goal.

I also wanted to be successful but I didn't have a real career, how could I be successful? So I set myself a goal to start trading. This was short lived and I quit after 6 months but I was trying. This only helped me understand this is something I do not want to do.

Then I had a deep think about what life I wanted to live, another question I never thought about. My life was all about escaping at the weekend, or at least trying not to go out on the weekend, which I regularly fell short of. So what life did I want to live?

Well I'd love to be fresh at the weekends, treat myself and spend time with my family. So I set this in motion.

Just having clarity on who I wanted to be, the goals I wanted to achieve and the life I wanted to live gave me a purpose to change.

But then what fuelled this fire was knowing why.

Why must I change my life? Why do I want to be this person? Why do I want to achieve these goals and create this life?

It took me a while to understand.

Days passed. Still no answer.

But then it hit me one morning after another bender.

I was in pain. I looked in the mirror in disgust.

"I hate you," I said. "I've had enough."

I am going to change.

I'm not being this person anymore. I'd rather die than be who I am. I felt the pain and the fire in me. It fueled me.

No longer would I be who I was. I will become the man I know I can be.

It wasn't an easy road. Many wrong turns, U-turns and crashes. But it was progress.

My morning routine started to form and allowed me to become disciplined.

I progressed in Muay Thai and achieved my first khan.

I moved on from trading and passed my personal training exams.

I was slowly becoming who I said I wanted to be, achieving the goals I wanted and creating the life I wanted to live.

A boy who once hated himself and didn't want to live, starting to turn into a man. Far from perfect but slightly proud. A long way to go but had come a long way.

This just shows you what is possible when you take a step back from life, start figuring shit out. understanding why you want to change and then what you will do about it.

Then one day I was sitting there and this image popped inside of my head, it was the Be logo and I heard that voice again — Become The Best You.

I was energised and connected.

I ran straight to my computer, flipped it open and created the logo I have today. Small, simple and effective.

Be, Become The Best You.

This hit me and from that moment on I made it my mantra and promised it would guide my life.

I am on a mission to become my best self and I will help others do the same.

To be continued.

Become The Best You

Well done

Well done for showing up, reading this, and being ready to take action.

Most people say they want change, few actually do something about it.
You’re one of the few.

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Thanks,
Jack