A conversation between you and your true self – MIMI.
ME: Why are you staring at me like that?
MIMI: Because I’m still waiting for you to show up. The real you. The one who made all those promises in the dark.
ME: Hold on—who even are you? You talk like you know me better than I know myself.
MIMI: Because I do. I’m MIMI. The you before disappointment. The you before fatigue. The you before excuses became your comfort zone.
ME: I thought I left all that behind. Grew out of it.
MIMI: No, you didn’t grow. You got distracted. You got busy becoming someone “functional”… not someone fulfilled. I’m the version of you that still believes in the vow you made when everything was falling apart.
ME: I’ve just been… overwhelmed. Things haven’t been easy.
MIMI: Overwhelmed? You made those promises in the middle of chaos—not when life was easy but when you were broken, desperate, and sincere. You said:
- “Never again will I borrow to impress people.”
- “Never again will I walk into a new month without a budget.”
- “Never again will I let sexual compromise wreck my focus.”
- “Never again will I stop learning, reading, growing.”
- “Never again will I stay stuck in cycles of fake progress.”
Remember that version of you? The warrior?
Hold your word like it’s your signature—because it is.
ME: I do… but things changed.
MIMI: No. You changed. The vow didn’t. You prayed for opportunities, cried in secret, fasted for direction…Then you got the breakthrough—and turned soft. You adjusted to the blessing and forgot the brokenness that birthed it.
ME: It’s not that simple. I got busy—work, responsibilities, life happens…
MIMI: You got exactly what you asked God for. What you worked hard for. Now you’re using it as an excuse for why you’re no longer excellent?
You wanted this job. You testified about it. You consistently worked to get here. Now your supervisor begs you to do what you were once desperate to prove. You’ve normalized mediocrity in the name of “I’m just tired.”
ME: Sometimes I just don’t have the same energy. I’m human.
MIMI: You had less energy when you were broke and unknown—yet you worked like a beast. You weren’t driven by applause, you were driven by purpose. You woke up early, prayed with fire, planned your days, guarded your values.
Where’s that version now?
ME: I don’t know… maybe I burned out.
MIMI: No, you burned down the bridge to your why.
ME: It’s hard to stay consistent, though…
MIMI: Harder than explaining to your future kids why you abandoned your greatness? Harder than walking around with secret regret, pretending it’s peace? Harder than looking successful but feeling empty?
Let’s be honest—this isn’t about consistency. This is about self-honor. You don’t break promises to others the way you break them to yourself.
ME: You talk like I’ve done nothing right.
MIMI: You’ve done just enough to soothe your conscience. But not enough to fulfill your calling.
ME: Then why are you still here? Why haven’t you given up on me?
MIMI: Because I’ve seen your capacity. I was there the night you said, “If I get through this, I’ll never go back.” I was there when you wept and said, “God, please make me different.” I was there when you swore you’d never waste another year.
I never left. I’ve just been watching… as you replaced discipline with distractions. As you silenced conviction and called it “growing up.” As you traded truth for convenience, then labeled it “wisdom.”
What you do in your comfort is the real measure of your character.
ME: So what do you want from me?
MIMI: Keep. Your. Promise. Not to people. To me. To you. The version of you that believed again. That tried again. That repented in secret and got up early when no one noticed.
You don’t need a new plan. You need to keep your word. Fire yourself today. Look in the mirror and say: “You’re out. Now reapply.” Reapply with hunger. With clarity. With holy discomfort.
ME: So you still believe I can be that person?
MIMI: You are that person. You’ve just been drowning in convenience, waiting for someone to give you permission to rise. But guess what? No one’s coming.
|“Stir up the gift of God which is in you…” – 2 Timothy 1:6
|“Do not grow weary in doing good… for at the proper time, you will reap a harvest if you do not give up.” – Galatians 6:9
MIMI (final): So, I’ll ask you one last time: Will you keep your word? Because I’m still here…
Waiting for your actions to catch up with your convictions.
Reflection for Every Leader and Youth:
You have made promises. In pain. In sacred silence. In desperation. But comfort has made you casual. Now, it’s time to return to your word. This world doesn’t need more gifted people.It needs more self-accountable people. Not only to others, we do that well enough even if we don’t like it – even as a result of people-pleasing. This world needs people who don’t just impress others—they impress their own conscience.
So, sack yourself. Reapply. Show up. Again.
Because if you don’t keep your promise to you, who will?
Recalibrating Minds for Growth | Thought Leader | Founder @ILeadGrowth | Facilitator @Beyond Success Kenya | Leadership Coach & Trainer | Motivational Speaker |
