In a microwave society, how long can you hold that thought for?
What does the word steadfast mean to you?
I recently encountered someone who decided 40 years ago that he would be the youngest person in the crowd only for a season. He recognized that he would be the smartest person for a season, then maybe the most stylish person. Eventually he would be the oldest and maybe most experienced person in the crowd, but he decided 40 years ago that there would never come a season where being a person of integrity would go out of style.
To me, this is a steadfast outlook on life. This man was 20 when he decided to live a life of integrity and I have seen first hand the benefits of this decision 40 years down the road.
What decision have you made in your life that you believe will stick with you in and out of season?
A few new things I learned this week are:
If you don't program on your mind, the world will program it for you.
Sometimes you buy no regrets with silence.
It's only painful if you're still weighing weather it's worth it.
You can't get from where you are to where you want to go without significant failures along the way.
And, how you think will far override your talent, skills and work ethic.
So, what happens if you fling yourself at that project, that decision, that life change? Do you expect the results to be seasonal or do you expect the person you become in the process to stick with you in and out of season?
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