Be Willing To Sacrifice a Worn-Out Self-Concept

Dr Tae Yun Kim is a martial artist, an author, a speaker and much more. Here is an excerpt from her book, The Silent Master.

The third principle of mental conduct forms the foundation for your willingness: You have the ability to do, the capacity to act, and the capability to perform and produce. If you didn't have ability, capacity and capability, you wouldn't have any motivation to change; whether or not you were willing to change wouldn't matter because you wouldn't have the ability. But since you do have these qualities, you must be willing to allow them to manifest, willing to encourage them to manifest. Here are some ways to do that.

Be Willing To Sacrifice a Worn-Out Self-Concept

You may say, "Of course, I'm willing to change. I want a new life. I want to become who I really am." You may feel highly motivated.  
It's good that you say these words, but putting these words into action requires letting go of old Self-Concepts that may be bound tightly to your personality. This is why I stress the inner power step of sacrifice as you get ready for Self Discovery. Your willingness to change must be accompanied by a strong motivation to sacrifice certain aspects of yourself that are not truly you.

Just as you need to make your will pure and strong to start you on your path, your motivation must be pure and strong at the start to help you from swerving from your path.