Sometimes we will have days where everything just feels a little bit off. We cannot quite find our groove. We are a little bit late for everything, the demands of the day come at us faster than we can keep up with them, and we just cannot seem to get traction. Where we once had…
Tag: growth
Growing Pains
We all have to do things in our lives that we would rather not do. We cannot get our way all of the time. Nor would we likely be happier if we did. We need resistance to make us stronger. Friction helps to develop our character. Pressure forces us to grow in ways we otherwise…
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…
Hindered Progress
If we compare our progress, whether it be personal, professional, relational, or spiritual, with the progress we perceive in others, our progress will be hindered. We will get frustrated with ourselves and that frustration will slow us down. It will block our path and it will cause us to lose our bearing. We will begin…
Consistent Progress
When we set out to create a new habit or to change a habit we currently have, there is a tendency to want to start big, to want to do or change everything all at once. This usually proves to be a mistake, however. We start out with lofty goals, pushing ahead with all of…