"Don't wish it were easier.  Wish that you were BETTER!" 

Jim Rohn

What is BETTER?

better

[bet-er] 

of superior quality or excellence

How do you go through life?  

Looking for the easy way out?

Do you like a challenge?

I love the quote by the late Jim Rohn....DON'T just go for EASY.  Step up for BETTER.

Throughout my life I have been faced this type of decision.  The other day I referenced a Bible verse that talked about HOLDING ON as if you were attached (see NEVER GIVE UP from 7/25).  The reference, from Hebrews chapter 10 is talking about what we believe and how we are going to LIVE IT OUT.

LIVING IT OUT isn't always easy.  There will be times that you will come up against "it" and you will be challenged to what you believe...to who you are.

I think about how marathon training is similar to LIFE.  If you don't train and prepare for the "race," you can go after it and you might even succeed, but if you have DISCIPLINE, DRIVE, DETERMINATION, A PLAN, and even leave room for the UNEXPECTED, you are more likely to "finish your race" with JOY.

Living BETTER doesn't mean you see yourself above others.  It means you are challenging yourself to not just take the path of least resistance all the time...but you might just go ahead and go after the "road less traveled" in your life.

WEEKEND CHALLENGE:

Challenge yourself to do something outside of your comfort zone.  Something that isn't "EASY" for you:

• It could be physical
• It could be emotional
• It could be mental
• It could be that you have to stretch yourself relationally

Whatever it is, send me a note and let me know what you did.

THESE are the things that make up your BEST YEAR YET.