We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit - Aristotle
Don't ever vie with others, who you used to be a week gone, yesterday, or perhaps a minute ago. Don't struggle with yourself in this moment. No, contend with your potential. Vie with the ghost of the soul you might become. Because if you enter into the arena looking to take on that, you will become far bigger than anything you could have ever dreamed of.
Each day, bring your capacity to choose to the table. You may not wake up feeling great, you may be struck by difficulty and land flat on your back, but take the decision to stand back up, wipe the dust out of your eyes and get back to playing with with the soul you know you might become.
Who is that potential person?
That truly is only an answer that you can actually give yourself. But what I will tell you is that your potential is just a little better than you at everything in life. They run faster than you, they work harder than you, they lift more, they talk to more men or women, they make a room burst with laugher and anything else you are able to think of. The thing is you shouldn't be threatened by this. Sure, you will never actually reach those moments where you surpass your potential in competition. That's not the point. The point is seeing what you are really capable of and then growing into that person.
If you can conjure up and compete with your potential, it's possible to see the future of what's possible for yourself. That, more than anything, is worth its weight in all the fine jewels in the world.
So dream a little and see what you are able to do.
It may totally change your life.
Don't ever vie with others, who you used to be a week gone, yesterday, or perhaps a minute ago. Don't struggle with yourself in this moment. No, contend with your potential. Vie with the ghost of the soul you might become. Because if you enter into the arena looking to take on that, you will become far bigger than anything you could have ever dreamed of.
Each day, bring your capacity to choose to the table. You may not wake up feeling great, you may be struck by difficulty and land flat on your back, but take the decision to stand back up, wipe the dust out of your eyes and get back to playing with with the soul you know you might become.
Who is that potential person?
That truly is only an answer that you can actually give yourself. But what I will tell you is that your potential is just a little better than you at everything in life. They run faster than you, they work harder than you, they lift more, they talk to more men or women, they make a room burst with laugher and anything else you are able to think of. The thing is you shouldn't be threatened by this. Sure, you will never actually reach those moments where you surpass your potential in competition. That's not the point. The point is seeing what you are really capable of and then growing into that person.
If you can conjure up and compete with your potential, it's possible to see the future of what's possible for yourself. That, more than anything, is worth its weight in all the fine jewels in the world.
So dream a little and see what you are able to do.
It may totally change your life.
About the Author:
Evan Sanders is the author of The Words Of Encouragement, a website dedicated to bringing the best quotes, motivational content on the web, and blogs all to one place. Check out these quotes on friendship to spark your imagination a bit.
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