Most people are so busy comparing themselves to others that they forgot to compare themselves with themselves – Means with their past versions.
Recognizing other’s talents is important to get motivated to improve ourselves. We need to identify, invest and cultivate our inbuilt talents. Let focus our energy in learning and growing.
If we do not grind to nurture our passions when we are young, there will be nothing left for us to share, contribute and enjoy when you are old.
We need to give our 100% when we can and when we are in are in a peak state. For instance when it is morning, attack some task with your fullest self. We become what we say to ourselves. We are preparing for your future self and let us not disappoint our future self .
Nothing goes wasted, if you fail even after giving everything in pursuit of something, don’t worry, it leads to something . It’s worth it. Never adjust your performance to the crowd, always give your best and be your best authentic self. You don’t know who is watching you and who is taking notes.
If we cannot do ordinary things extra ordinarily, we cannot expect us to do great things any better. Everybody starts small, it is how we handle the small trivial insignificant things that defines how you will do the important and significant things .
Figure things out . Nature gave us fire and it is up to the human to make use if it. Nature gave us fire. Nature did not give us cooked food out of fire, make tools out of fire, and hell number of things we made by using fire. God did not give us this wooden door, wooden chair, that big ship or boats, god just gave us trees and it is up to us to figure out to make all these amazing things out of tree wood. Nature or god gives us many valuable things and resources and it is up to us to judiciously use them in a purposeful way.
Now the problem is many people want these things instantly without putting in much effort or using god given talents and skills. Very few people want to use the best asset they have that is human brain and do something meaningful with it. Everything is earned and nothing comes easy. If something comes easy, it goes easy. If you escalate to some position quickly, most probably you might go the slippery slope not so far away.
What can I do now, my time is running out. What is the best that I could do with what I have now. How can I be resourceful instead of search for resources. Nature and god gives you raw materials, and it is up to us to make them resourceful.
It is not how focused and determined you go after something , it is important what you are willing to leave behind to reach you goal. It is the law gravity in force. When you are picking up the pace and going against the gravity to take off to newer heights, you will be pulled down and it will not be easy for you. You will dragged down by your own community and resistance will come from your close quarters. You must not give up. You have to keep going.
If you want to sore high, you have to break some walls.
Right strategy matters. If you do the right thing in a wrong time, it might not take off. Look at the trend of the day and direction of the wind to add fuel to fire .
Create laser focus and just keep people, things , habits , attitude, behavior , skills that add value to you . Why do you want to hang out with the stuff that does not serve you in any way.
Don’t go into business to make money but just focus on solving the problem or challenges of the day. When you jump into the gap and create a bridge for the people to use the bridge to walk, run, drive they are willing to pay for toll. Don’t talk about your problems because 90% of the people don’t give a shit about your problems and rest of them would be happy about it. People welcome problem solvers.
Becoming Famous is just a side effect of being effective.
When you gain momentum and when you are raising above your tribe you have to get tougher and not mean. Mean is to lash out at your critics and become resentful. Tough is to have the self-control, calmness and resistance against all your distractions and irrelevance that are trying to bring you down.
Don’t feel privileged and entitled . It is not about claiming your rights but becoming responsible for your circumstances and taking full responsibility for your decisions and outcomes.
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Excerpts from famous motivations speaker T D Jakes