“Your life, my life, the life of each one of us is going to serve as either a warning or an example. A warning of the consequences of neglect, self-pity, lack of direction and ambition… or an example of talent put to use, of discipline self-imposed, and of objectives clearly perceived and intensely pursued.” – Jim Rohn
Whether you like or not, your life could serve as a warning of what happens when a person uses their heavyweight time on lightweight activities, therefore falling into mediocrity, wastage and living an almost life.
Your life will be like a tree that had all the roots, branches, and leaves but never bore fruit. This tree had the potential that other trees that bore fruits had. It was exposed to the sun, light, dark, wind, and other nutrients like other trees but never rose up to the occasion.
What attitude do you need to have and continually develop for your life to be used as an example of a life well-lived?
For me, once again, Jim Rohn helped me develop this winner’s mindset: “Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others argue over non-essentials, but not you. Deal in things that matter, the larger challenges, the larger opportunities.”
Muhammad Ali further helped me intensify this power by saying, “You do not lose by getting knocked down, you lose if you stay down.”
No one is immune from the knocks of life, getting knocked down from time to time is part of the package and it shouldn’t be taken personally.
So, the problem is not getting knocked down, but staying down whenever you get knocked down and wasting time feeling sorry for yourself and feeling embarrassed to pick yourself back up!
