A great entrepreneur, author, and speaker named Jim Rohn once said, “Never wish life were easier, wish that you were better”. We habitually wish our circumstances were different and we blame our current state on the world around us instead of looking inward to see how our current state has come to be because of the world inside of us. In wishing that we were better, we can propel ourselves to improve different facets of our lives.
On the other hand, sometimes we do encounter terrible events/circumstances that we have no control over and it can bring us down. There’s no such thing as a perfect week, month, year, life, etc., in fact, we wouldn’t be human if we didn’t experience some turmoil and obstacles in our lives. However, we have the intrinsic ability to not let those shitty and undesirable hours bring down our whole day, month, or even a whole year. We have the capacity to choose to learn and grow and to do our best to get better.
By taking responsibility for our actions and thoughts, we become more self-aware and recognize what we can improve or enhance. It’s not only a matter of wishing, it is more so a matter of doing. If everything was easy, we’d be bored beyond belief. We’d have no challenges, no pride in ourselves, and much less joy. Perhaps instead of wishing we were better, it would behoove us to do and become better.
Questions for reflection: What’s one thing in your life that you’ve been wishing was easier? How, specifically, can you apply this principle of becoming better instead of wishing that one thing was easier?