Be inspired

a recent post that inspired me to be a better me! enjoy!:


People should always strive to be the best that they can be, in terms of character, skill and competence. This is usually very difficult for people to do, because it often involves a lot of work - neigh infinite - and often times, no 'end point' or 'reward point' i.e. 'I work and work to improve myself, but I dont know when i'm going to be rewarded for it. If at all rewarded...' Doesn't seem worthwhile does it?

However, as Abraham Lincoln said, "I will study, I will prepare and my opportunity will come"; Yet others,"'Luck is opportunity meeting preparation". It boils down to one verse the Bible mentioned, "Do you see a man skillful and diligent in his craft? He will not stand before obscure men. He will stand before kings." So it differentiates common 'men' and 'kings'. Still applies today. The skillful and diligent man, was skillful and diligent before he stood before kings. Not after. So it means that his desire for skill and disicpline/diligence came from an internal drive, not a desire for an external reward. And usually, such people end up being kings in their own right.

Just take a look at anyone who is exceptionally accomplished in their field - Skill & Diligence. The biggest factor is the most well known, but also the most difficult to apply: Responsibility. This says that, whatever I don't like that has happened to me now, it's my fault. I am not competent/knowledgeable/skillful/WHATEVER enough to know how to get it done. It's my fault. And thus, I have the ability to change that. Jim Rohn, famous American philosopher mentioned before, "If you dont bring out an umbrella all the time, when it rains and you get caught, it's your fault. You could have been prepared, but you didn't choose to do so." In that sense, it is also our responsibility to be the best that we can be, since God IS our continual help. Expect struggle, trial, difficulty etc. but also know that the end result is victory. It's hard, but if it were so easy, where would the value be?"