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When A Little Means A Lot
By Greg Hickman
“If you add a little to a little and do this
often, soon the little will become great.”
Hesiod
Have you ever wondered why you sometimes come out a day
late and a dollar short when you’re working on your
really big goals or projects? If you’re like most of us,
you know all too well how the story goes. Just at the
very moment when you’re about to make a really big
splash, someone or something finds a way to rain on your
parade.
Instead of reveling in the gleeful delight of a happy
ending, you fall short of the finish line. You know you
need to regroup and give it another go, but you feel
somewhat cheated, maybe even defeated — and are more
than likely quite tempted to toss in the towel. “Why
even try?” you ask yourself. “After all, what’s the
use?”
This moment of hesitation is precisely the instant where
you need to roll up your sleeves and get busy doing a
little more.
“How many
a man has thrown up his hands at a time when a little
more effort, a little more patience would have achieved
success?”
Elbert Hubbard
In a world where bigger is better and more is rarely
enough, sometimes doing a little bit more can get lost
in the shuffle. Think about it for a moment; don’t we
now live in a society where instant gratification is the
name of the game? We want what we want and we want it
right now. And doing a little more means putting off
what we want for a little while longer and requires a
little more effort to boot. Most folks are just not
prepared to pay that price for success.
So what about you? When things don’t go according to
plan and you wind up with the short end of the stick, do
you immediately regroup and give it another shot — or do
you instead throw up your hands and call it quits?
If you’re willing to do a little more here and a little
more there, you’ll be amazed at how a little more
effort, a little more focus and a little more commitment
can take you literally anywhere you have dreamed of
going.
“Do a
little more each day than you think you possibly can.”
Lowell Thomas
The secret to unlocking your immense God given potential
— those incredible, extraordinary, truly remarkable
gifts and talents you hold within yourself — is to get
in the healthy habit of giving, doing and trying a
little more each and every time out. And get there as
quickly as you can!
Now I will grant you that it won’t be an easy gig. After
all, it’s a whole lot easier to run for cover or run up
the white flag at the first sign of trouble. But when
give a little more, you reach deep inside yourself and
gain access to that super charged reservoir of strength
and courage that burns brightly in your heart and soul.
Before you know it, you’ll have made doing a little more
a way of life and all of those ‘little’ things will
begin to add up to a whole lot in a big time hurry. Then
you’ll want to keep doing a little more… and a little
more after that.
“Four
short words sum up what has lifted most successful
individuals above the crowd: a little bit more. They did
all that was expected of them and a little bit more.”
A. Lou Vickery
While the majority of the crowd will repeatedly refuse
to go that extra mile, you cannot afford to make that
same mistake. Far too many people back away from a
little extra effort and a little extra exertion because
it sounds a lot like work to them. And that’s something
they want to avoid at all costs. And it costs them
plenty. Their do the bare
minimum approach to living prevents them
from fulfilling their date with destiny.
Sydney Smith said, “It is the greatest of all mistakes
to do nothing because you can do only a little. Do what
you can.” What simple yet powerfully profound advice to
follow.
You should strive to always do what you can and do it
with every ounce of energy and enthusiasm you can
generate. When you’re willing to do whatever it takes to
finish the task at hand — even when it requires a little
more than you previously bargained for — you’ve got the
makings of a super sensational life.
The Bottom Line: As long as you’re willing to
do a little more — and keep doing it — you will never
have to worry about doing without.
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