GROWTH IS NOT AUTOMATIC
So many of us think that because we are alive, growth is
automatic. Yes, we grow physically
automatically – or at least it seems that way to us. We’re born as babies, and because our parents feed us and
nurture us, our bodies do seem to grow automatically. We get larger, taller, and heavier as life goes on, one
birthday at a time. We learn to
walk and talk, mostly by trial and error.
Then we’re off to school to learn even more about what life is all
about. We go through the processes
of time, and one day we ‘graduate’ – first with a diploma, then maybe with a
degree. Then what?
I came across a statistic recently that blew my mind:
One-third of high school graduates never read another book for the rest of their lives. 42 percent of college graduates never read another book after college. 80 percent of U.S. families did not buy or read a book last year. 70 percent of U.S. Adults have not been in a bookstore in the last five years
[http://mentalfloss.com/article/27590/who-reads-books]
I think we assume that because we go to
work everyday – at whatever job you have – that you are learning and growing
because you “show up”.
Unfortunately, that just does NOT mean you are growing intellectually,
socially, spiritually, etc.
If you want to truly grow in your family
life, your business acumen, your spiritual walk with God, and your leadership
abilities, then it will require a deliberate, intentional decision and action
to make this happen. Growth is NOT
automatic!
John Maxwell writes in his New York
Times Bestselling book, The 15
Invaluable Laws of Growth, “Growth doesn’t just happen.” He calls it the “Law of
Intentionality”. He quotes Jim Rohn who says, “You cannot change your
destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.” In other words, you have to make a
decision to grow – you have to be determined to grow – and you have to take
action in order to grow.
Are you growing? Or, are you stuck, using and believing
what you’ve always believed? Are you doing things the way you’ve always done
them? You do know that one
definition of “insanity” is “doing the same things over and over, and expecting
different results”?
What do you want out of life this
year? What results are you
expecting this year? Then,
whatever your goals, they must begin with growth. Do you need some help in growing yourself this year? Then
let me come alongside you in your growth journey. Let’s grow together.
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