Pushing for Sucess or Grinding for Excellence

There are plenty days lately when I don't have it all together. We take for granted the serenity that we have been given on a regular basis, because we base everything on being regular. The people who make the most moves are the ones who are always moving, never sleeping in their minds but always in the bed early cooking up the next idea, new invention, new model, etc.


If sleep is the cousin of death, I wonder if they are plotting their course when they are awake? We cannot and will not reach that other stratosphere of living out our dreams if the people near us have bigger aspirations for what we want than we do.

Fact of the matter is no one can want you dreams and goals more than you do. If that's the case that is not your path, that is an opinion of a figment of your imagination that is seen in the talk you talk. Not the grind you grind to make it happen. The season should not matter if you know what the end result will be. The things that came to us easy in life are the things that are like garbage they were good for that short moment and now it is disposable.

If you are not working towards what you want, there is someone else in their house, on your job, in the lane you want to create, brand you want to be, that is working their butt off. You will not see how hard they are working because it is known to them in their heart that they know without a shadow of a doubt that they have a clear and concise vision of what it will loo like when the reach their pinnacle. When we get to that point its only a place holder of where we have come from, and a checkpoint to get even further into our dreams.

Psychology professor Jon Johnston points out the difference between mere success and excellence: "Success bases our worth on a comparison with others, excellence measures us against our own potential. Success grants its rewards to the few but is the dream of the multitudes. Excellence is available to all living beings, but is accepted only by the few." (The Vine)

As we sit and read through this see yourself for where you are today, not yesterday or next week. Take a self-assessment and really dig deep, write down the preparation for what needs to happen to get you where you need to be in life!