Deliberate Actions Work
November 26, 2009 by Magdalene Meduoye
Filed under Self Improvement
I have been away for so many weeks that it feels strange, exciting and extremely special to sit at the computer again, to share some of the experiences that are still exerting such great powers on my view of life. How do you manage the changes around you to ensure that you continually maintain your desire for self improvement and growth?
“Do you know society has changed so much,” said the man on a journey to an adventure island. A fellow tourists said, “Well, that is a fact, but the most important thing is how this change has affected you.” I think this is where I am in my journey and I share the sentiment of both tourists. Society has changed but the issue is closer home than that, how have I been affected by these changes. It is time for each of us to take time out and begin to make some vital decisions that will ensure we end up fulfilling our dreams.
I am convinced that we each bring something into the lives of the people that we meet each day but we need to decide the nature of that something. You will have to decide if you are going to bring a smile or untold misery into the world through your actions. Unfortunately, some people choose to bring misery and hardship. Let me share this with you, what you choose to sow will define your own life experiences and the quality of the people that surround you. There are many individuals today who would do with a smile that will brighten up their way and give them sufficient reason to go on to achieve the best that they are capable of.
The challenge that I have chosen to put on myself as I write this article is to share with all my readers how we can individually and collectively choose to sow goodness deliberately, so that the world will be a better place.
I think being deliberate in our acts of kindness is a very important part of the strategy to sowing goodness into the lives of others. When you choose to sow goodness it becomes something you do in most situations and when you deviate from the norm, you have something to go back to. There seems to be a continual pull to goodness and although you know that you might fail sometimes.
In order to maintain the deliberateness towards sowing acts of kindness in the world, you need to think and plan acts of kindness ahead of situations when they might be needed; think about the nature of the act and the likely effect of these actions on the recipient of the act; reward yourself for taking appropriate actions and always remember that such acts need to be wisely managed.
Enjoy your journey in self improvement.
More sound advice from theoptimumperformance.com. Well done! Thanks. James