You Keep Knocking on the Same Two Doors, Wondering Why Nothing Opens
(The third one doesn’t knock. It burns into your soul.) 🔥
The Three Doors: For Anyone Who’s Ever Highlighted a Book and Thought That Was Enough?
So, here we go, a short story.
Not a fable.
Not a framework.
Just something I’ve seen play out a hundred different ways, in a hundred different people.
It starts with a man named Evian.
Evian’s the type who collects knowledge like souvenirs.
His bookshelf?
Immaculate.
His notes?
Color-coded.
His brain?
A walking library of “how to win” strategies.
One day, Evian’s handed a map by someone who’s clearly been where he’s trying to go.
On the map are three doors.
Each one promises something.
Only one delivers.
🟦 Door One: The Library
First stop: knowledge.
The door swings open and Evian walks into a library that glows like it's been endorsed by every thought leader on the internet.
Books on wealth, mindset, funnels, fitness, leadership—you name it.
He dives in.
Notes on notes. Ideas on ideas. Dopamine on dopamine.
And for a while, he feels unstoppable.
Until he’s not.
See...
... knowing the words is not the same as LIVIN’ the story, 'cause after a while, the quotes feel hollow. He’s memorized answers to questions his life isn’t even asking yet (Weird)
Eventually, the library whispers to him:
“This was meant to spark something, not be the thing.”
And just like that, a new door creaks open.
🟨 Door Two: The Mirrors
This one’s darker.
Quieter.
More honest.
No books here—just mirrors.
But not the kind that show your face.
NO...
These ones show your patterns.
Every time Evian speaks a lofty principle, the mirror flashes a moment he contradicted it.
Every time he nods at a “truth,” the reflection pulls up a memory that asks,
“Then why are you still choosing this?”
This room doesn’t just want your applause.
It wants your attention.
And Evian’s seeing things now—things that the books couldn’t touch.
This is where concepts become confessions.
Eventually, one final mirror cracks open. A voice says,
“You’re starting to see it. But understanding yourself isn’t the same as becoming someone new.”
And so, he steps through.
🟩 Door Three: The Garden
Now, finally, we’re in it.
No books.
No mirrors.
Just soil, tools, and time.
This is where you build with what you know.
Where knowledge becomes movement, action, RESULTS
Where reflections turn into decisions.
It’s unglamorous work.
Routine, messy, repetitive.
But strangely… calming.
Because for the first time, Evian’s not chasing new ideas.
He’s embodying old ones.
He’s becoming the type of person who doesn’t need motivation—he just moves.
The garden isn’t about epiphanies.
It’s about evidence.
Roots.
Systems.
Choices that stack.
He plants what he learned.
He waters it with who he’s becoming.
And eventually… he grows something real.
So Why Tell You This?
Because I see a lot of people writing books that only build Libraries.
Or maybe—if they’re brave—some Mirrors too.
But very few are handing readers a Garden.
If you’ve written a book that could change someone, but it’s sitting there like a box of lightbulbs with no juice.
Let’s change that.
Let’s build the container where someone doesn’t just understand your ideas…
They live them.
Breathe them.
Become them.
DM me “GARDEN” if that resonates.
We’ll plant something together.
Wow—this hit me in the soul. I’ve definitely spent seasons in that first door… obsessively learning, highlighting, and collecting wisdom like trophies, thinking it was enough. Then came the painful, necessary work of the mirror phase—facing my own contradictions and excuses. But that third door? The Garden? That’s where I am now. Quietly showing up each day, planting and tending, even when it’s not glamorous. Thank you for putting words to this journey. It’s such a powerful reminder that real transformation doesn’t shout—it grows.
Love this, Alice. You captured it perfectly.
That moment when the high of collecting ideas starts to feel hollow…
…and the mirror shows up?
Oof.
That takes courage.
Most people turn back. But you didn’t.
NOPE…
You walked through.
And now you’re in the Garden—where the work isn’t loud, but it’s real.
Where the proof isn’t in what you know, but in the roots you’re growing.
Quiet consistency over flashy breakthroughs.
That’s the kind of transformation that sticks.
So glad this resonated—and honored to walk the path with others who get it.
Keep tending. What you’re growing matters.
In your corner
Dedo (Chief MEME Officer)
This hit deep. The metaphor of the three doors is—especially that final one: the garden.
It’s easy to stay stuck in the library, where we feel productive highlighting quotes and hoarding insights.
Or to get lost in the mirror room, turning self-awareness into a performance.
But the garden?
That’s where real transformation happens. Quiet. Humble. Consistent.
And that’s the part most people avoid, even though it’s the only one that produces fruit.
Love how this story cuts through the noise without preaching. It reminds us that wisdom isn’t what you know—it’s what you live.
And if your work (or book) isn’t helping people plant and grow, it’s not complete.
Thanks for the reminder to stop knocking and start digging.
Let’s build more gardens.
Oof… you said it better than I did.
Especially that line…
“Turning self-awareness into a performance.”
That hits.
There’s something sneaky about the mirror room.
It feels deep.
Feels like work.
But it can so easily become another version of hiding, just dressed up in introspection instead of information.
The garden, though… no applause there. Just roots. Reps. Rainy days and quiet wins.
And you’re right—if what we’re building isn’t helping people grow, what’s the point?
Appreciate you. Let’s keep making space for the messy magic of transformation,
one seed,
one shovel,
one step at a time.
In your corner
Dedo (Chief MEME Officer)
This was very enlightening.
The secret of the third door I feel, is operating in completeness.
Using and applying your knowledge, being able to not only self-reflect but also take action and use it as a guide—this is actually another tool in the bag that I can not only apply in my life but also pass on to others.
This is simple but profound at the same time. “This was meant to spark something, not be the thing” hits super hard with me. It also helps to pronounce our names the same (Dedeaux) or Dedo! Cheers!
Hey Dedeaux! (Or should I say name twin—love that! : )
Man, you nailed it with “operating in completeness.”
That’s the whole game, right there!
Not just sitting with insights like they’re trophies, but moving with them…
…letting them inform our hands, our mouths, our work.
That’s where wisdom starts growing legs.
That bit—“This was meant to spark something, not be the thing”—came from deep respect for the people I write for.
People like you, who don’t just consume…
They build.
They pass it on.
That’s rare air, and it makes this all worth it.
Appreciate your presence here, my friend.
Let’s keep growing and lighting fires.
In your corner
Dedo (Chief MEME Officer)