My wife has been loving the changes I've made this year, but yesterday we went to have lunch at an outdoor casual restaurant and she thought I'd just throw on a t-shirt and sneakers but I took a couple of extra minutes to make sure I was still looking the best I could with a casual sweater, boots and watch. While we ate, she asked me, "why put the extra effort in today, it's just lunch? I though you don't care what other people think." I thought about it for a bit and responded in a way that actually surprised me. I guess my year of growth has taught me a lot. I said, "It's not about what other people think. Dressing like a grown man not only makes me feel good, but it also does a lot more than that. When someone sees that I paid attention to every detail of my outfit and look, they realize that I have a certain level of respect for myself. "More importantly, they also can see that I have set a bar for the respect I expect from them. You see, if I disrespect myself enough to throw on a shirt with a hole on it or a sloppy outfit, other people see that as the low bar they have to meet when interacting with me. Who cares what they think. But the way I take care of myself now I don't have tell them to treat me with respect, because they already know. " At that moment she understood that it's not just about clothes and style. It's about a lot more than that. What about you guys? Did you have any " Aha " moments during this journey?