It took me a very long time to realize the importance of the concept of quality over quantity. Perhaps that it is the society we reside 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 typically the easiest thing to get. Thing is, this doesn't challenge you. I am absolutely a firm believer of the indisputable 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 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 an exceedingly grounding, honest, and yet above all...inspiring day.
I suspect the majority are disappointed in life not because they aim far too high and miss, but because they focus too low and hit.
You have to be willing to make sacrifices for your own larger good.
You have got to be happy to put your name on the board, write a goal with it, and give it everything you have.
And here's the kicker, you have got to be ready to truly elevate yourself at least 1% every day in order to turn yourself into something amazing.
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 happiness completely. I did not try to be happy at all. However, I did not partake in the typical "just be satisfied" nonsense either. What I did was work on improving upon myself, doing the things that I knew would make me satisfied, and when it was right... I let true happiness find me.
There's so much out there about being happy... but I think anything, even more when it's tied up around an emotion, when really tried at too hard can essentially end up being a complete tragedy or fully inauthentic. I think, ultimately, making incremental improvements to yourself and letting actual happiness find you because you are being the best version of yourself will deliver you larger joy in the end.
The basis of your greatest self will be built on sacrifice. Are you ready to do the things today that others don't do? Are you pleased to do the things that you know you are really capable of but are very tough? It is hard to look yourself in the face sometimes and say "I am going to compete with my potential today. "
What sacrifices are you going to make?
I suspect the majority are disappointed in life not because they aim far too high and miss, but because they focus too low and hit.
You have to be willing to make sacrifices for your own larger good.
You have got to be happy to put your name on the board, write a goal with it, and give it everything you have.
And here's the kicker, you have got to be ready to truly elevate yourself at least 1% every day in order to turn yourself into something amazing.
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 happiness completely. I did not try to be happy at all. However, I did not partake in the typical "just be satisfied" nonsense either. What I did was work on improving upon myself, doing the things that I knew would make me satisfied, and when it was right... I let true happiness find me.
There's so much out there about being happy... but I think anything, even more when it's tied up around an emotion, when really tried at too hard can essentially end up being a complete tragedy or fully inauthentic. I think, ultimately, making incremental improvements to yourself and letting actual happiness find you because you are being the best version of yourself will deliver you larger joy in the end.
The basis of your greatest self will be built on sacrifice. Are you ready to do the things today that others don't do? Are you pleased to do the things that you know you are really capable of but are very tough? It is hard to look yourself in the face sometimes 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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