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Today's
Meditation:
I think that the end of the year is a good time to
think of things like this-- after all, aren't we pondering
how we're going to approach the next year in our
lives? We have a blank slate ahead of us, and we can
fill that slate any way we choose-- and it simply doesn't
matter what we've done in the past, how we've approached
things. We have many things ahead of us, many
decisions to make and tasks to undertake, and if we simply
try to meet others' expectations, then how will we ever
excel?
Personally, I've been unpleasantly surprised very often at
the low expectations that some people have of
others. I've seen college papers of mediocre quality
being given "A's." I've seen people in the
Army being give commendations for simply doing their job,
but not going any further than the minimum. I've
seen people promoted simply because no major problems
occurred in their current job, even though they've never
really done anything to set themselves apart from anyone
else.
I have the power to decide that I don't want to base my
decisions on what I want to do or how I want to do it
based on the expectations of others. I always try to
go beyond expectations, and thus I give myself a fighting
chance to do something truly worthwhile. I may not
accomplish something excellent-- I may even fail-- but at least
I'll have a chance to succeed.
"A step beyond." It's a wonderful
phrase. I may make it my motto, and write it on a
piece of paper and post it in a place where I'll see it
regularly. These words can be very, very important
to me if I allow them to be.
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