Strive

Strive for better, Aim for higher!

Life is as such that we always look at the better things. Perhaps it makes more sense to work for the better things instead of just looking.

What is the point of looking and not taking action? We are all temporary dwellers on earth. Our time is limited but our dreams are not. If we have a vision, that the world would be a better place with our ultimate goal, why not start now?

As children, we have the wildest dreams ever. Perhaps our imagination is so high that our parents tell us that we are in the world of our own. But who is to tell us if our dreams will come true?

I am sure that parents of the great inventors of the world have told them the same thing. But they took action. They made all efforts to attest that their vision is right. Have they failed? They could have failed a million times over and only succeeded once, or they could have done it right the first time. Who is to know?

We only celebrate the success of others but never saw the bitterness they have survived through to reach triumph. Many great people in the past only made their name after death. People that have created new inventions. People that built their empire. People that we now only see the good outcome but never the scuffles.

We have to understand one thing; nothing ever comes from nothing. Even with the Law of Attraction, we have to put in efforts for the change to happen.

If we want to be healed from illnesses, we cannot do so by just lazing in the couch watching television. We have to put our thoughts to thinking we are healthy. We have to live a healthy life. We have to look beyond what is in the picture box that we face day in day out. We have to choose the right programs to watch. Ultimately, we are working towards our goal.

If we want to be successful, we have to be specific on what kind of success we are looking for. Success is a big word and can mean very differently between individuals. First things first, we should ask ourselves what does success mean to us. It can be fame, riches, health, wisdom, respect, and so on. What it means to you can be totally the opposite of what it means to me.

Being specific may sound like having to narrow down the goal to just something we consider as small and very unlikely to have any impact on our lives or the lives of others. But who are we to tell? A light bulb is a small thing. But Thomas Alva Edison made history by inventing this little fragile thing that made the difference in our everyday lives. A light bulb is small but every household needs at least a few of them. Of course the light bulbs now are totally different from his original invention but rule of thumb is, without his invention, we would probably be still living in the dark.

Everything starts from somewhere.

No matter the magnitude, we can only make a difference if we take action now. We may see it as something negligible at this very moment but we never know what impact our every little idea can make.

When Ts’ai Lun first made paper, has he ever thought that every living human will need to use all sorts of papers in their entire lifetime? Has he ever thought that paper can come in so many shapes and sizes? Has he ever thought that paper can be made into three dimensional shapes? Perhaps he had, perhaps not. We will never know what was in his head back then but we know for sure that his efforts made a huge impact in our lives.

We will never know where our ideas will progress to. Most importantly, we need to strive with our best efforts to first start it up. Action speaks louder than words. If we just day dream, or empty talk, we are only good for that and we will remain where we are, just here, nowhere else.

Where do we belong? Who do we become? What is our worth?

Strive today what you want tomorrow.

 

We strive to create an inclusive and diverse environment where our people can be successful, both professionally and personally.

Julie Sweet, American business executive, 1966/1967-present