Writing the same things to you, to me is not grievous but for you, it is safe. Have you any idea, how often the people you admire got it wrong, half right, almost right, before they got it right? Making mistakes is the unenjoyable, unavoidable part of making progress. Therefore, I have come to realize and understand that it’s really a great privilege to keep reading, hearing and doing something in order to get it right.
On your pathway to progress, you get to meet with lots of virtue oriented personalities. Their status will not always measure up with your own standards. Let’s get more practical; assuming you interact with people having one, two, three, five talents. Your instinct will always lure you to compare yourself with them. That could be very disastrous.
Your talents, not your wish determines your potential. One talent people who make the most of what they’ve been given receive the same “well done” as five talent people. Dr John Maxwell says, “Your performance depends on your commitment to practice”. Consistently good practice leads to consistently good play. It sharpens you. Wise people understand this and develop the discipline to do it.
The most successful individuals today are ahead of the crowd because of the inclusion of these four words in their lives; “a little bit more”. Successful people do what is expected of them plus a little bit more. So, whenever you carry out those assignments to develop yourself, endeavor to spend a little more time on it.
This is my word for you this April; strive for progress, not perfection!
