Do Your Best Right Now.

In the previous blog post, we discussed how we reserve joy for when we get to where we want to be, while living a somber life in the moment. This theory not only applies to living a life full of joy, but most people also apply it to their efforts as well. How many things have you known you should/ can do better, but told yourself you will do better when you have reached a certain ‘goal’? You find yourself doing a half-done job because you hate your job. Let me burst the bubble for you: because you are forming a habit, when you get the job that you want, you will still do a sloppy job. Sure, the first couple of weeks, because of the dopamine and excitement, you might be going an extra mile, but rest assured, you will slip into your old habits sooner or later.

The best way to walk into your dream through personal development is to live the way you want to live when you get to your desired goal. Take care of what you have in this moment in preparation for when it comes to life. If you want to build a business and you are currently on a job, be diligent in that; you will acquire lessons that will help you build a successful business. If you want to buy a home, take care of your rental home the way you would your own. Being a good steward will help you learn how to take care of your own home. How will it benefit you to build a home, only for it to be dilapidated in just five years? That is not wisdom, and it means all your efforts have lost value not only in the market but in the way you live. One of the best personal development tips is to be diligent where you are. It can be very difficult, trust me, I know, I am also on this journey with you. But this is where God’s grace comes in; He wants to help you, just ask Him. Sometimes we think of God as a president who lives in the white house and is out of reach, but guess what, he is omnipresent and delights in helping you in the most mundane tasks each day.

Doing your best right now when no one is watching is what sets you up for victory when you are seemingly enjoying the public victory. What makes you think that if you cannot be consistent now before you achieve your goal, you will be when you do? Doing your best right now sets you up to succeed when you get what you have been believing for. You know how to take care and multiply your goal if you show up the way you would right now, in this moment. Steven Furtick says, What’s next in your life is always connected to what’s now. Be sure to get the “now”  to move into your next.

No matter where you are now, do your very best in everything. If you don’t like where you are, contrary to responding with half-baked effort, plan to change it, and in the moment, do not drown in complacency and compromising your integrity of showing up as your best self.

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