It took me a long while to take in the seriousness of the concept of quality over quantity. It could be that it is the society we are living in where typically more is better and getting free stuff is a tasty offer. It isn't difficult to get wrapped up in going for the least expensive thing on the table because it's often the most accessible thing to get. Thing is, this doesn't challenge you. I am a firm believer in the indisputable fact that there are things, people and goals that can only ever be reached when you grow into them. When you are going for the cheap stuff, you aren't really cooked yet. The day that you can look yourself in the face and tell yourself that you maybe aren't yet built to achieve something is a very grounding, fair, and yet above all...inspiring day.
I suspect the great majority of people are disappointed in life not because they intend too high and miss, but because they focus too low and hit.
You've got to be pleased to make sacrifices for your own greater good.
You've got to be willing 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 ready 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 contentment completely. I did not try and be really happy at all. However, I didn't partake in the typical "just be happy with whatever happens" foolishness either. What I did was work on improving upon myself, doing the things that I knew would make me a more fulfilled person, and when it was right... I let true happiness find me.
There's so much out there about being happy... but I think anything, particularly when it's concerned around an emotion, when really tried at too hard can actually finish up being a tragedy or completely inauthentic. I think, long-term, making incremental improvements to yourself and letting contentment find you because you are being the best version of yourself will deliver you larger joy in the long run.
The basis of your greatest self is going to be built on the foundation of sacrifice. Are you willing to do the things today that others do not ever do? Are you willing to do the things that you know you are capable of but are very tough? It's hard to look yourself in the face sometimes and say "I am going to contest with my potential today. "
What sacrifices are you going to make?
I suspect the great majority of people are disappointed in life not because they intend too high and miss, but because they focus too low and hit.
You've got to be pleased to make sacrifices for your own greater good.
You've got to be willing 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 ready 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 contentment completely. I did not try and be really happy at all. However, I didn't partake in the typical "just be happy with whatever happens" foolishness either. What I did was work on improving upon myself, doing the things that I knew would make me a more fulfilled person, and when it was right... I let true happiness find me.
There's so much out there about being happy... but I think anything, particularly when it's concerned around an emotion, when really tried at too hard can actually finish up being a tragedy or completely inauthentic. I think, long-term, making incremental improvements to yourself and letting contentment find you because you are being the best version of yourself will deliver you larger joy in the long run.
The basis of your greatest self is going to be built on the foundation of sacrifice. Are you willing to do the things today that others do not ever do? Are you willing to do the things that you know you are capable of but are very tough? It's hard to look yourself in the face sometimes and say "I am going to contest 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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