What Will You Do Today?
Stop Dwelling On Yesterday-Good or Bad – Start Working On Today! – Author Unknown
As great as your previous accomplishments may make you feel, they cannot compare to what you are capable of today. It’s natural to want to think about our past achievements because they make us feel good about ourselves. We can remember the glory of the battle, the difficulties we overcame during the journey and glow with pride as we point out, “Hey, I did that.”
That’s great, but the very next words out of your mouth should be, “Ok…What Can I Do Now?”
Instead of daydreaming of what you’ve done before, you can choose to make it your mission to always keep growing, evolving and producing ever greater works. If you do this, you may be surprised to find out that you rarely feel compelled to look back at your previous accomplishments. Why? Because you’ll be too darn busy being productive! Rather than dwelling on your past success, let it fuel your next endeavor. Besides a feeling of pride, your accomplishments can offer something else of value: confidence to try something new!
Sometimes we do just the opposite and use our past accomplishments as an excuse not to do anything more. Whether we fear not being able to top a previous victory or we simply don’t want to try, we decide it’s safer to stay where we are and bask in the afterglow. Ridiculous!
Let excitement about your next endeavor fill you up. Let it quicken your heart and flush your face as you look forward to your next
phase of growth. As exciting as your past achievements may have been, they cannot hold a candle to what you will do today! When you are too old to produce anymore, THEN you can look back and be proud of all you accomplished. Until then, you’re not nearly done yet. You’ve got mountains to climb, fears to face, doubts to overcome, and astounding achievements waiting to be realized. Now Go to it!
So, What Are You Going To Do Today?
Steve D.
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