Sophie Cunningham Shares A Message America Needs To Hear

Everyone has an opinion about who should run America. Sophie Cunningham shared a reminder that we also have some responsibility for how we run our own lives. On her Instagram Story, Cunningham reposted a message from Andy Frisella about personal excellence, political obsession, and the character of a country. His full post reads: One of the strangest things about our culture is how much faith we've placed in elections to change our lives and how little faith we've placed in our own ability to do the same. People will spend months arguing about who should lead the country while spending zero time considering how they could better lead themselves. .....and THAT is a much bigger problem than most people realize. Because the strength of a country is ultimately a reflection of the character, discipline and standards of the people who make it up. Thats you. Politics is downstream of culture. We can keep changing the people in charge, passing new laws and arguing over which party has the answers..... .....but until we change the culture fostering, producing and tolerating the problems we have as a society nothing fundamentally changes. A population of weak, unhealthy, uninformed and dependent people is a hell of a lot easier to control than a population of strong, healthy, educated and self-reliant people. Your responsibility is to become the exact opposite of everything they want for you to the best of your abilities. Your REAL best. In my opinion thats our obligation as Americans. A culture of personal excellence is the foundation of a great country. There is no election, politician, policy or law that can substitute for that. .....and the best thing about that is the same behaviors that make you a better American also make your own life better quickly. If we want a better America..... It starts with being betterAmericans. There is no other way. Personal Excellence is the Ultimate Rebellion. Elections matter. But so do the things we do between them: keeping our word, caring for our families, doing our work well, and becoming people our family and friends can depend on. Cunningham’s repost is a welcome reminder that building a better country is also a daily responsibility. We don’t have to wait for another election to start to be better.