Welcome to the last
quarter of the year.
This is usually the
time some of us start to look back on the past months/passing year and assess
our performance - if we don't, our Managers definitely do.
Consequently, I felt
it imperative to share on "Good enough is not good enough...
Too many times
people give themselves what I'd call "a good reason" not to be
or do their best. Actually it's an excuse and as we know in our personal and
professional lives, excuses never take you very far.
In my opinion, the
reason why "good enough is not good enough" is because "The
enemy of 'best' is not 'worst,' it is 'good enough'." "Good
enough" is the phrase that keeps us from stretching ourselves. In fact
is it is the phrase (excuse) that we come up with when we start comparing
ourselves to others instead of comparing ourselves to ourselves. The
only person you MUST always compare yourself to and be better than is
yourself. You must take personal responsibility for yourself as Galatians
6:4-5 says:
4 Each person should
judge [examine; test] his own actions [or achievements; work] and not compare
himself with others. Then he can be proud for what he himself has done. 5 Each
person must be responsible for himself [will carry their own load]. (italics
mine, Expanded Bible)
We are each
responsible for ourselves - so focus on going beyond "good enough"
and be your best self ever. God, not the sky, is your limit.
Have an
impactful 4th Quarter.