How you measure things will end up ruling you.
Perhaps that’s where we derived the name “ruler” for something that can measure something for us.
However you’re measuring whatever you’re measuring take some time to focus on the depth and not just the width.
Yes we see width, but we remember depth.
Width: look at what I did.
Depth: look at what this meant.
Choose wisely.
We all long to pioneer something and there is great fulfillment found in settling into a new place or story, exploring new ideas, and in creating something from nothing.
Look at your life, family, and business and you’ll find those places and points where you pioneered something to be illuminated with fulfillment, meaning, and probably purpose as well. It may have come in the form of a garden grown, a family tradition started, a new product released, a unique service you saw opportunity with, or an idea you saw in your mind and eventually held in your hands.
But here’s the thing about being a pioneer…
It all hinges on:
– people.
– time.
– imagination.
– change.
– hope.
May we constantly be aware of such things, for they are what open and close our doors to the music we make and lead us into leaving our worlds better than we found them.
More often than not, we forget to celebrate the small and positive progressions in our lives.
We must celebrate the baby step, the meal without _______, the day without ________, the day with _________, debt reduced, a lesson learned, a skill honed, a moment made, and on and on.
There’s something about a celebration that makes us want to point towards more of what will lead us to another celebration tomorrow.
Greatness is formed in humble beginnings and mapped out via baby steps.
The unseen > what is seen……and what is typically overlooked will eventually be what you show the world.
When it comes to persistence, it will never be a necessary conversation without a specific desire.
A desire to do and become a part of something great.
Experience, meaning, fulfillment, and purpose are the shadows of that greatness desired.
Nevertheless, we will face pushback, setbacks, walls, and locked doors.
And so we must choose.
Choose to persist.
And choose to persist again.
And again.
And again.
And again.
Persist today and somehow, someway, there will be enough grace to persist tomorrow. That’s how our Muse rolls.
Dream great dreams. Expect resistance. Choose persistence.
It’s a choice and only your can choose it. Never forget that.
Ashton.Gustafson 