Most people believe that they strive to do something Phenomenal, but I think we set the bar too low for ourselves, so that we always reach our goals. When we reach those low goals, we never have to endure the struggle or the pain of not accomplishing what we initially set out to do. Instead we just give ourselves a false sense of self pride and accomplishment. Eric Thomas thinks that one reason we are average is because we look at all these celebrities and sports figures and try to live vicariously through them. These people are being Phenomenal and its easier for us to imagine ourselves at the same point as them instead of going out and trying to be Phenomenal. We make decisions in our lives each and every day on trying to be better from the friends that we choose to hang around with to how we chose to do our job. You might not be at that dream job or that dream place in your life, but don't be average. Strive to make everything you do and every decision you make take you toward being Phenomenal. I'm going to try my best each day to make decisions that will allow me to be Phenomenal because I never won't to be Forgotten. Everyone was placed on this earth with multiple gifts and talents, but it is OUR choice as to how we use those gifts and talents. Do we use those talents to do Phenomenal things and stand out in the crowd? or Do we just use 50% of those talents to be average and be Forgotten? The choice is OURS guys and I dare you guys to choose wisely everyday. I'll leave you guys with this quote from Eric Thomas, "Embrace the struggle because without struggle there is no process, so embrace the struggle and remember that a setback is a set up for a major comeback." Stand out of the crowd and be allergic to Average as Eric Thomas would say. Till next time guys! Have a Blessed Weekend.
Saturday, September 6, 2014
Why Do We Chose to be Average?
It was Friday morning and we were headed to our morning conditioning just trying to wake up. My teammate Emmanuel Holloway was listening to the HipHop Preacher Eric Thomas when I got in the car. If you guys haven't heard him speak, check out the video at the bottom of the post and it will change your life I promise you. Anyways, the subject he was talking about was Be Phenomenal or Be Forgotten and it immediately struck me. I began to question myself as to why some of us chose the latter. Some of us choose to just be a face in the crowd that just goes along with the flow instead of using the Phenomenal talents that God placed in us to do something "Great." I began to wonder about myself first and foremost. I asked myself the same question and wondered to myself am I being Phenomenal? Am I making all the right strides to be "Great?" First off, I know that God has blessed me with so many great things and talents, but do I use those natural talents to be Phenomenal? I don't think that it's a bad thing to question ourselves when it comes to trying to become better. Honestly more of us should be asking those questions so that we can all help build each other up to be "Great."
Most people believe that they strive to do something Phenomenal, but I think we set the bar too low for ourselves, so that we always reach our goals. When we reach those low goals, we never have to endure the struggle or the pain of not accomplishing what we initially set out to do. Instead we just give ourselves a false sense of self pride and accomplishment. Eric Thomas thinks that one reason we are average is because we look at all these celebrities and sports figures and try to live vicariously through them. These people are being Phenomenal and its easier for us to imagine ourselves at the same point as them instead of going out and trying to be Phenomenal. We make decisions in our lives each and every day on trying to be better from the friends that we choose to hang around with to how we chose to do our job. You might not be at that dream job or that dream place in your life, but don't be average. Strive to make everything you do and every decision you make take you toward being Phenomenal. I'm going to try my best each day to make decisions that will allow me to be Phenomenal because I never won't to be Forgotten. Everyone was placed on this earth with multiple gifts and talents, but it is OUR choice as to how we use those gifts and talents. Do we use those talents to do Phenomenal things and stand out in the crowd? or Do we just use 50% of those talents to be average and be Forgotten? The choice is OURS guys and I dare you guys to choose wisely everyday. I'll leave you guys with this quote from Eric Thomas, "Embrace the struggle because without struggle there is no process, so embrace the struggle and remember that a setback is a set up for a major comeback." Stand out of the crowd and be allergic to Average as Eric Thomas would say. Till next time guys! Have a Blessed Weekend.
Most people believe that they strive to do something Phenomenal, but I think we set the bar too low for ourselves, so that we always reach our goals. When we reach those low goals, we never have to endure the struggle or the pain of not accomplishing what we initially set out to do. Instead we just give ourselves a false sense of self pride and accomplishment. Eric Thomas thinks that one reason we are average is because we look at all these celebrities and sports figures and try to live vicariously through them. These people are being Phenomenal and its easier for us to imagine ourselves at the same point as them instead of going out and trying to be Phenomenal. We make decisions in our lives each and every day on trying to be better from the friends that we choose to hang around with to how we chose to do our job. You might not be at that dream job or that dream place in your life, but don't be average. Strive to make everything you do and every decision you make take you toward being Phenomenal. I'm going to try my best each day to make decisions that will allow me to be Phenomenal because I never won't to be Forgotten. Everyone was placed on this earth with multiple gifts and talents, but it is OUR choice as to how we use those gifts and talents. Do we use those talents to do Phenomenal things and stand out in the crowd? or Do we just use 50% of those talents to be average and be Forgotten? The choice is OURS guys and I dare you guys to choose wisely everyday. I'll leave you guys with this quote from Eric Thomas, "Embrace the struggle because without struggle there is no process, so embrace the struggle and remember that a setback is a set up for a major comeback." Stand out of the crowd and be allergic to Average as Eric Thomas would say. Till next time guys! Have a Blessed Weekend.
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Another great Eric Thomas video:
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