“We don’t improve by simply living. We have to be intentional about it.”

A thought by John C Maxwell,. (2012-10-02) from his book, The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Live Them and Reach Your Potential (p. 3). Center Street. Kindle Edition.

You see there is work in improvement.

Do you every watch any of those TV shows where those people are walking through Home Depot dreaming about what they could do in their house and this guy comes up and he says he can do it in three days. They then have to make a decision of whether they want it or not. I mean they are going to have to kill themselves for three days in order for it to happen. And some people don’t take the risk and lose out.

On my other blog, bill’s front porch, I just finished looking at setting goals at the beginning of the new year to make improvements in ourselves. Only 5% of people set goals and they are the most successful people around. They realize that you cannot reach your potential without being intentional about it.

Now the real reason why I write this blog is for me. It is an intentional action that I strive to do 5 days a week to keep me from sitting in front of a TV and wasting away. For one, right now I am sitting outside of The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf over a mile away from my house so I had to get up and walk here first of all. I got exercise. Then I need to read. The idea of this blog is that I read books and find thoughts that I like and then continue the thought. I challenge myself to read, to grow, to learn, and then to create. Then from that I make personal adjustments in the way I do life. You see, I am not the same person I was the beginning of this month because I have been intentional in my desire to realize my full potential but it takes work.

Now today, I was tired. I almost said I won’t do it today, I’ll wait till tomorrow but I said, “no” I want to grow, I want to create so here I am. Now I have personally been rewarded for this time today. I have reinforced the reason why I do this and I am better for it and hopefully you are too. But I had to make an effort in order for it to happen

So what about you?

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