What you may not recognize is God is on that journey with you. All along the way, He’s sustaining you, protecting you, providing for you, ordering your steps. Recognize His goodness.
Be a prisoner of hope. You’ve seen God do it before and I know He’ll do it again. That’s what sets you up to see the double, the abundance, the greatness of our God.
Meaningful relationships are invaluable for building and sustaining a culture of excellence, because they create the trust and support that people need to push each other to do great things. If the overwhelming majority of people care about having an excellent community, they will take care of it, which will yield both better work and better relationships.
Relationships have to be genuine, not forced; at the same time, the culture of the community will have a big influence on how people value relationships and how they behave with each other. To me, a meaningful relationship is one in which people care enough about each other to be there whenever someone needs support and they enjoy each other’s company so much that they can have great times together both inside and outside of work. I literally love many of the people I worked with, and I respect them deeply. #principleoftheday
When I was 25 I was an equities trader and I was fired from the one and only job I ever had!
I went for a job interview at very prestigious equities trading firm and was declined by the head trader, whom in my eyes was a kind of “god” back in the day.
I was broken and angry with him for declining me! I was a white male in South Africa and had no prospects of getting another job!
I saw him at the gym today after all these years. I recognized him
Immediately. He didn’t remember me at all.
I reminded him who I was ( he still did t remember) and thanked him! He forced me into entrepreneurship and in my head I always had to prove him wrong and be bigger than him.
That set off my entrepreneurial journey again. Fast forward, I have since sold a business for $150m and am now building a business that will soon be valued at $1bn!
He is still at the bank….
Where He’s leading you is going to be better than you’ve imagined. The reason it’s taking longer is because it’s going to be bigger than you thought, more rewarding, more fulfilling.
"Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for." - Zig Ziglar
The highest form of motivation is when you’re inspired by a higher calling – a vision bigger than you alone. You might struggle with what it means to have a higher purpose. But your own practice can be your contribution to others. Dr Joe’s latest blog: https://t.co/oU8TEAm8jU
“The power of positive thinking is the ability to generate a feeling of certainty in yourself when nothing in the environment supports you.” - Tony Robbins