Don’t you just love the way that sounds? Most of us don’t hear that nearly enough which is why it feels so good when we do. Perhaps you accomplished something truly worthwhile or you met an impossible to meet deadline. Whatever the case, doesn’t it feel good to be acknowledged as something other than “average”? Few thrills in life are as invigorating as meeting a challenge no one thought you could handle and demolishing it!
This is what you are made to do every single day. If you do not know why you wake up in the morning this message is for you. We all suffer from a lack of motivation from time to time. That is all part of human nature. That said, do you think Michael Jordan ever woke up and said to himself “You know what? I think I’m gonna be average today.” Understand this–YOU should never feel average. Feel free to read that sentence as many times as it takes for that to sink in.
A lack of motivation should never be a death sentence that lingers on you day-by-day. When you were born, so was greatness. With this life that we live, it is up to each of us to find our greatness. If you are feeling less than, that’s only because you have not found your greatness–yet. If you feel ordinary, I need you to walk just a little bit further. Put EXTRA on top of ordinary and you get EXTRAORDINARY! When you enter into the crucible known as life, you have to earn your way through all the gates of every obstacle that gets in your path.
You become what you think about. It is just that simple. If you think in negative terms you will get negative results. If you think in positive terms you will achieve positive results.
Success is not a painless procedure. You cannot do a little and expect to gain a lot in return. When you are going after something great, you will run into challenges. Extra weight will be thrust upon you and at times it will seem unbearable. When this happens you have to get after it. You might have to stay up late and wake up earlier. If you do not want poverty to set upon you like a thief in the night, you will have to push harder than you ever knew you could.
Greatness is likely to be done when greatness must be done. If you demand this from yourself every single day from the time you wake up, you will not believe the changes that take place in your life. New ideas and opportunities previously unknown will make themselves available to you, because you are finally making yourself available to them.
When you start thinking in positive terms, you begin living in positive terms. So when those same challenges come to you, this time around, you know to seek the opportunity in every time of hardship. You are being strengthened. You are being forged. You are being tested. Everything you have prayed for, you are being prepared for. This is why life is hard.
What is impressive about someone is not how much they have gained in this life, but rather, how much energy and focus they are willing to exert to see their vision through. You never know the strength of your grip until life and limb depend upon it. When life feels like you are pushing a brick wall up a hill, you have to use your resolve to continue thinking in positive terms. Know that you are being prepared–USE these difficulties for the learning opportunities they are. You are growing as a person for the greatness that is to come from you and your efforts.
When you are being prepared, sometimes life will throw everything it has at you all at once. By the sweat of your brow you are sowing seeds of diamonds. So it follows that the longer and more difficult your path, the more likely you are standing in the midst of acres of diamonds. Stop sowing negativity and fear and doubt. Start sowing seeds of positivity and certainty that you will be a success in life. As a diamond you sweat seeds of diamonds therefore your roots have never been rooted in failure.
Success can be yours in wonderful abundance as easily as sadness or depression. When you open your eyes in the morning make the right choice. You have the power to set the tone for every day you live. Only you can decide how great you want to be. No one can set that standard but you. Demand more and you will receive better and happier returns from your existence.
Make your choice right now. Stop living an average life because you’ve never been average. Do not be afraid to be great. Be yourself.
Be great my friend.
–Daniel Cousin
