If You Try

If You Try

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Lose Yourself to become Great

Skydiving at Sunset...my plan for the next bday yrs to come!! Pictures, Images and Photos

As I continue to mature into adulthood,I notice that many of my peers are in pursuit of greatness, myself included. A lot of us go about it all wrong though, myself included. Greatness does not lie in how much money I have, nor how much influence I am able to flex, nor how many accomplishments I make. Greatness is found in caring about others in such a way that you put the good of others before your own. I don't mean neglect yourself or be weird and feel like you have to save all of humanity at your own expense. It's really simple, let go of your ego sometimes and be willing to serve people. Service comes in many forms. I have recently seen the profound impact of just accepting and letting other people give me advice (which I have a hard time doing). That does wonders for people, just to know that their point of view is valued. Another way of serving is allowing others to lead you even when you feel you are more qualified (or maybe just ready to get out on your own). I'm still figuring out this whole losing yourself in order to be great business. Even though it is painful to swallow my pride,it is so refreshing when I see the impact it has on other people and even to my own peace of mind.I encourage you to find and area that you can stand to lose and sky dive into this practice (let go of yourself). That is where you will find your greatness.

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Balancing Life and Maintaining Perspective

Animated Animals Pictures, Images and Photos


Life produces a series of emotions that causes us to make certain decisions. These decisions lead to outcomes that will determine our quality of life and our very destiny. Due to the dynamics of life, a person must balance many roles, responsibilities, and relationships. Some of this is pleasurable and some aspects are painful and it's not always easy keep correct perspective. In my own life, I experience many outside and internal influences vying for my time. Sometimes roles, responsibilities, and relationships get blurred. The only single element that keeps me anchored is my relationship with God. With this relationship kept in place, it makes it much easier to view other elements of life through the proper lens. I think my definition of a successful person is beginning to change. In my opinion, the person who is able to balance the responsibilities, roles, and relationships of life well,while maintaining proper perspective is the successful person.