The Myths about Greatness!
Most of us desire greatness. However, a great majority has given up on even attempting anything great. The rigours of living can easily snuff out the fighting spirit from the battle-weary souls. The challenge is that we succumb to myths that hold us back and imprison us. Some of these myths have been passed on from generation to generation. Being imprisoned to a lie robs us of the greatness that we deserve. Being lied to is bad, but living a lie is worse. Here are a few myths that have held us back at one time or another that we need to challenge, face and unmask as we unleash our greatness.
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New Season, New Beginnings!
Life is not as long as it sometimes feels when we are young. In fact life can fly so fast in our faces that we may wonder what we did with the days that God gave to us. Take for instance the life of Joe who died at 70 years of age. Joe lived 25,550 days. This looks like a lot until we consider a few more facts. Joe spent 23 years in school; this represented 8,395 days (33% of his life). Assuming that Joe slept for 8 hours every day, it means that he was asleep for a third of his life and this represents 8,517 days. If Joe had no clear purpose, did not have worthwhile goals and was not focused, it is probable that he wasted his days and wondered why he died a frustrated, angry, mediocre and unfulfilled man. This was Joe, what about you and me? Read more
“Make the most of your time”
Henry Van Dyke once said, “Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity”. Time is the most precious, yet perishable resource of all. If it is used well it can elevate a nonentity to a place of greatness and influence. When it is abused it can arrest someone in bitter mediocrity. The currency of the life of greatness is time. Maybe this is reason why over the centuries cliches like time is money and procratination is the thief of time have evolved. Read more
