It took me a very long time to take in the importance of the concept of quality over quantity. Maybe it's the society we reside in where sometimes more is better and getting free junk is an enticing offer. It's easy to get all hooked up in going for the least expensive thing on the table because it's typically the quickest thing to get. Thing is, this absolutely doesn't challenge you. I am absolutely a firm believer of the undeniable fact that there are things, people and goals that can only be reached when you grow into them. When you are going for the cheap stuff, you are not ready yet. The day that you can look yourself in the face and tell yourself that you aren't yet built to achieve something is a very grounding, fair, and yet above all...inspiring day.
I think the majority are disappointed in life not because they aim too high and miss, but because they target too low and hit.
You have to be willing to make sacrifices for your own larger good.
You've got to be pleased to put your name on the board, write a goal with it, and give it everything you have.
And here's the kicker, you've got to be truly willing to raise the bar for yourself at least 1% each and every day in order to turn yourself into something extraordinary.
It's amazing the disconnect that happens when people search for happiness. What's interesting however, is when you don't seek it...it actually comes to you. I didn't search for desired happiness completely. I did not try to be really happy at all. However, I didn't take part in the everyday "just be happy" foolishness either. What I did was work on improving upon myself, doing the things that deep down I knew would make me a more fulfilled person, and when it was right... I let happiness find me.
There's so much out there about being happy... but I believe anything, particularly when it's involved around an emotion, when tried at too hard can basically end up being a disaster or totally inauthentic. I think, long-term, making incremental changes to yourself and letting contentment find you because you're being the best version of yourself will deliver you bigger joy in the end.
The bedrock of your best self is going to be built upon sacrifice. Are you willing to do the things today that others do not do? Are you happy to do the things that you know you are really capable of but are really hard? It's hard to look yourself in the face often and say "I am going to compete with my potential today. "
What sacrifices are you going to make?
I think the majority are disappointed in life not because they aim too high and miss, but because they target too low and hit.
You have to be willing to make sacrifices for your own larger good.
You've got to be pleased to put your name on the board, write a goal with it, and give it everything you have.
And here's the kicker, you've got to be truly willing to raise the bar for yourself at least 1% each and every day in order to turn yourself into something extraordinary.
It's amazing the disconnect that happens when people search for happiness. What's interesting however, is when you don't seek it...it actually comes to you. I didn't search for desired happiness completely. I did not try to be really happy at all. However, I didn't take part in the everyday "just be happy" foolishness either. What I did was work on improving upon myself, doing the things that deep down I knew would make me a more fulfilled person, and when it was right... I let happiness find me.
There's so much out there about being happy... but I believe anything, particularly when it's involved around an emotion, when tried at too hard can basically end up being a disaster or totally inauthentic. I think, long-term, making incremental changes to yourself and letting contentment find you because you're being the best version of yourself will deliver you bigger joy in the end.
The bedrock of your best self is going to be built upon sacrifice. Are you willing to do the things today that others do not do? Are you happy to do the things that you know you are really capable of but are really hard? It's hard to look yourself in the face often and say "I am going to compete with my potential today. "
What sacrifices are you going to make?
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Evan Sanders is the author and creator of The Words Of Encouragement a website devoted to bringing audiences encouraging blogs, life changing quotes, videos and other content to help others follow their passions and purposes. Next up on the docket? Be Happy Quotes. Discover away.
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