Back up your ego

Performance is the key, not just feeling or an attitude. Just because you feel like a great ball player does not mean that you are. Performance is the key. Feeling that you are great, and then proceeding to strike out rather than hit a home run does not constitute greatness. In sports or in other fields of endeavor, performance is still key. Not fantasy, feelings or wishes. How well did you perform? One might hear this answer: " I didn't do very well, but I was able to insult the fellow that did well." Please do not let an over-inflated ego get in the way of what is really happening. You can do great things if you work hard. You can do great things if you prepare better than the person or persons you are competing against. You can do great things if you humble yourself and be aware that it is okay to dream, feel, wish, imagine and pretend. You are human, after all. However, those things are no substitute for performance. Produce, perform, give a good account of yourself and for yourself. Back up your ego with real action and great results, because boasting and dreaming is no substitute for excellent performance. Back up your ego. Back it up, even if the losers do not like it , or you.

Pick up The Pace

Please do not let the title of this entry deceive you. I am not suggesting that you do everything in a hurry. I am merely suggesting that you pick up the pace so that you can have and enjoy more of that "gold". The "gold" that I am talking about is ........time. Suppose you need to be somewhere in 3 hours. One thinks: "I have plenty of time." Remember that old adage: "Always expect the unexpected." Maybe it does not happen every time. ( it just seems like it does) You took your time to get ready, and then time took you. Three phone calls in a row. Someone drops by unexpectedly. You forgot that your car has no gas. You forgot that you must take something with you. You have not bought it yet. Something spills. Something rips. Something does not match. You don't have the address; who do you call? The line is busy. (remember, a teenager lives there) All of a sudden; your neighbor needs to talk to you. Now you are going to rush. Do you need to be at the airport soon? Don't get a ticket. "Stuff" happens. Practice PSFHTP. What is it? It stands for: "PREVENT STUFF FROM HAPPENING THROUGH PRAYER." Don't rush. I know, I know, sometimes you must. To help you avoid rushing in the first place; pick up the pace. Also, pick up the prayer habit.