It took me a long while to truly realize the seriousness of the concept of quality over quantity. It could be it is the society we are living in where usually more is better and getting free junk is a tasty offer. It's simple to get all hooked up in going for the least expensive thing on the table because it's often the easiest thing to get. Thing is, this absolutely doesn't challenge you. I think of myself as a firm believer in the indisputable fact that there are things, people and goals that can only really be reached when you grow into them. When you are going for the cheap stuff, you aren't really ready yet. The day you can look yourself in the face and tell yourself that you aren't yet built to achieve something is a very grounding, truthful, and yet above all...inspiring day.
I think the great majority of people are disappointed in life not because they aim too high and miss, but because they focus too low and hit.
You've got to be willing to make sacrifices for your own personal good.
You have 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 truly willing to elevate yourself at least 1% every single day 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 did not search for happiness completely. I didn't try and be really happy at all. However, I did not partake 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 satisfied, and when it was right... I let real happiness find me.
There's so much out there about being happy... but I suspect anything, even more when it's tied up around an emotion, when tried at too hard can essentially turn out to be a disaster or fully inauthentic. I think, in the long run, making incremental improvements to yourself and letting happiness find you because you really are being the best version of yourself will deliver you larger joy in the long run.
The basis of your best self will be built upon sacrifice. Are you ready to do the things today that others do not do? Are you happy to do the things that you know you are literally capable of but are really tough? It is hard to look yourself in the face sometimes and say I really am going to challenge my potential today. "
What sacrifices are you going to make?
I think the great majority of people are disappointed in life not because they aim too high and miss, but because they focus too low and hit.
You've got to be willing to make sacrifices for your own personal good.
You have 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 truly willing to elevate yourself at least 1% every single day 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 did not search for happiness completely. I didn't try and be really happy at all. However, I did not partake 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 satisfied, and when it was right... I let real happiness find me.
There's so much out there about being happy... but I suspect anything, even more when it's tied up around an emotion, when tried at too hard can essentially turn out to be a disaster or fully inauthentic. I think, in the long run, making incremental improvements to yourself and letting happiness find you because you really are being the best version of yourself will deliver you larger joy in the long run.
The basis of your best self will be built upon sacrifice. Are you ready to do the things today that others do not do? Are you happy to do the things that you know you are literally capable of but are really tough? It is hard to look yourself in the face sometimes and say I really am going to challenge my potential today. "
What sacrifices are you going to make?
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