Welcome to Three-Peat Tuesday!
Building from my recent book UNBEATABLE! Seven Pillars of Personal Excellence, each blog will contain three P’s: Pillar, Principle and Practical, all geared towards nourishing you on your personal and spiritual growth journey.
Pillar
“Diligence is the golden key of all worthy achievements”-Sheldon D. Newton, author and preacher
Principle
I’ve never viewed myself as a sluggard. I still don’t. But another reliable source has recently told me to have a rethink. You see, within recent weeks, I have focused my personal spiritual growth journey on the quality of diligence.
A dictionary study of the word “diligence” has led me to some amazing synonyms. Words like meticulous, assiduous, ultra-careful, punctilious, attentive, detailed and conscientious have now been placed front and centre in my face.
As I reflected on some of my spiritual, financial and health goals, I noticed that I had merely been hopeful and well-intentioned. Yet, the details were missing. Exactly how many vitamins and proteins did I wish to ingest each day? How many calories and carbohydrates are acceptable in my diet at my age? What sum of money did I want to save by the end of each quarter of every year? Those finer points were absent. The diligence just was not there.
It didn’t help my ego to read a passage like the following either:
“A sluggard’s appetite is never filled, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied” (Proverbs 13:4)
I needed to hear this, although its message was a dagger to my heart. I had become too comfortable simply wishing for the best. It was important to recognize that having a desire or appetite for something without the diligence made me a spiritual sluggard. After sober reflection, trust me, some new plans and actions are kicking in! With divine guidance, my prayer is that these changes will be long-lasting.
Practical
Find the one area of your life right now where you need to become more attentive. Write down your growth plan and share it with an accountability partner.
If you were inspired by this blog, please consider sharing it with one other person today. To learn more about these pillars of personal excellence, read UNBEATABLE! which is now available on Amazon in print and as an e-book.
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Thanks for sharing Ty!
Sure thing Kenjay.
Much needed direction for me! Thank you.
You’re welcome Allan. We journey together!
Thanks Tyrone for a very thought provoking principle as usual . I see this area in my life as a need also. Thanks a lot for sharing!
No problem Nanieno. I am excited that I have an opportunity to grow, so it makes the future hopeful. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for this. I have to focus on becoming skilled in what I do and this requires diligence at a very high level.
It’s a demanding but worthwhile pursuit.