There will be days when our best effort is simply not good enough. It may not be good enough for us, for those around us, or for the task or goal we set out to accomplish. Putting forth our best effort does not guarantee that we will achieve the results we want. This is a…
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Saying No To Distractions
If we are going to follow our hearts and try to live our best life, we have to learn how to say no to things that do not serve this purpose. This is not because we should be selfish or stingy with our time, but because if something is worth doing, it is worth our…
Failing Forward
It is quite alright to make the same mistakes over and over again as long as we learn a little bit from those mistakes each time we make them. Instead of thinking of this as failure, we should simply consider it data collection. The important thing, however, is that we learn so that we make…
Purpose Or Patience
Being aimlessly busy is just as counterproductive as being lazily idle. In fact, it may be more so. The problem with being aimlessly busy is that it has the potential to take us quite far off track without our ever even noticing. The busier we are with no clear direction, the farther we go. Without…
What We Value
Other people will not always care about how we choose to direct our efforts. They will not care about what we value and dedicate ourselves to. Most likely, they will care more about what is important to them, what benefits them, and what serves to push their agenda, goals, and lives forward. What we think…