HOW TO EVOLVE FROM THE ORDINARY
Hey guys! For the next few days, I'll be sharing tips on how to become truly extraordinary... from my perspective.
Every day is a battle we didn’t ask for and a battle we can’t afford to lose. New challenge always comes with a new dawn and sometimes, the rain beats us so hard we’re almost tempted to think heaven means it.
Yes, life is not fair and if you expect it to be fair with you because you are fair, you’re fooling yourself…that’s like expecting the lion not to eat you because you didn’t eat him. Always remember this; when life pushes you to the edge in your journey to becoming extraordinary (and it almost certainly will), trust God fully because only two things can happen, either he will catch you when you fall or he will teach you how to fly!
How amazing is that!!!
Now, when we hear the word ‘extraordinary’, our minds immediately go to the world’s richest, the world’s most famous, the most accomplished men in history, but we, too, can be extraordinary even in the little things we do, in any reality, any obligation with which we are engaged, and of course in our families.
Jimmy Johnson once said: “the difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little ‘extra.’”
This seemingly bald statement carries a lot of weight, never mind the fact that it resembles from all perspective a futile exercise of creativity, a rather dull play on words. Being extraordinary is not reserved for a particular set of people any more than being intelligent is reserved for a specific race of humanity and so, the choice to become extraordinary is not dependent on age, financial status, one’s background or level of education. Extraordinary people exist within even the most ordinary lives; they are the ones with a knack for living genuinely and inspiring us to do the same, they are people who have purposefully and consciously created the kind of existence they want.
However, becoming extraordinary isn’t something that happen by simple luck or a mere wish, it doesn’t happen overnight, in fact, it’s often a life-long process and it takes everything you’ve got--your whole essence, your complete devotion, becoming extraordinary requires commitment, tremendous dedication, discipline and willpower.
Longfellow once said that:
‘those heights by great men, won and kept
Were not achieved by sudden flight
But they, while their companions slept
Were toiling upward in the night’
The good news is, the journey of a thousand miles always begins with a single step and tiny drops of water make a mighty ocean.
Do you want to be extraordinary?
Start now!