Showing posts with label Skills. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Skills. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

NO, I WANT IT NOW!!!

"It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity."~Publilius Syrus

Are you trying to bring excellence to maturity too quickly? Taking short cuts? Don't.

You need to experience things before they can become part of your learning. In today's microwave society, the "I want it now" crowd may get to where they want, but they won't be able to stay there long...

"Amateurs do it until they get it right, while professionals do it until they can't do it wrong."

What a great thought! Don't just work on it until you do it right, but work on it until you can't do it wrong. Are you doing that? Are your skills honed so well that you can't do them wrong? Why not? We are taught to do something until we get it right, not to work on it until we can't get it wrong.

Think about how things would change in your life if you worked on them until you couldn't do them wrong...and go out there today and work on those things that you can until you can't do them wrong.

Fight the microwave society thinking that you must have everything right now. Realize that through delayed gratification, discipline is born and can be allowed to mature.

Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!

"It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity."

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Be Present, Pay Attention and Be Ready to Act!

“Most moments in life don't matter much. But there are a few moments in every person's life that DO matter. So one of the greatest skills we can develop is the ability to recognize those few moments that really matter and take action. We need to stand up, pay attention and be ready to act.”

Think about that for a minute.  Most moments in life don't matter much...but there are a few moments in every person's life that DO matter.  Have you developed the skill to recognize those moments or do they just pass by...along with all the other moments that don't matter much?

Most people live their life on auto-pilot, just existing, doing enough to not get fired but not enough to stand apart from the herd.  Is that you?  Are you just existing?  Why??

You were created to bring something to the world and if you don't bring that something to the world, the world will NEVER see it.  Why?  because YOU were meant to bring it to the world!

Stop playing small and become who you were meant to be!
Be present, stand up, pay attention and be ready to act!

Know.  Be Known.  Make A Difference!

“Most moments in life don't matter much. But there are a few moments in every person's life that DO matter. So one of the greatest skills we can develop is the ability to recognize those few moments that really matter and take action. We need to stand up, pay attention and be ready to act.”

Monday, February 20, 2012

Experience Excellence


"It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity."~Publilius Syrus

Are you trying to bring excellence to maturity too quickly? Taking short cuts? Don't.

You need to experience things before they can become part of your learning. In today's microwave society, the "I want it now" crowd may get to where they want, but they won't be able to stay there long...

"Amateurs do it until they get it right, while professionals do it until they can't do it wrong."

What a great thought! Don't just work on it until you do it right, but work on it until you can't do it wrong. Are you doing that? Are your skills honed so well that you can't do them wrong? Why not? We are taught to do something until we get it right, not to work on it until we can't get it wrong.

Think about how things would change in your life if you worked on them until you couldn't do them wrong...and go out there today and work on those things that you can until you can't do them wrong.

Fight the microwave society thinking that you must have everything right now. Realize that through delayed gratification, discipline is born and can be allowed to mature.

Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!

"It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity."