I hope and trust this post finds you all having a great day as a glorious new day begins to dawn in my Sweet Home Alabama! :)
I hope you all enjoy this great message by my son, Payton! He absolutely crushed this message!
Have a great day, a wonderful weekend, please cherish your precious families, and please stay well! :)
Kev
Happy Friday, Friends!
I hope and trust this message finds each of you off to a
great start on your Friday morning! I am pumped for this day – my mom and dad
are currently on their way to visit me here in Springfield, MO for what should
undoubtedly be a memorable weekend!
Recently, I joined a book study group at my church, and the
book we are reading is titled, “The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth,” by John
Maxwell. As the title suggests, the book contains 15 different laws that John
outlines as areas we all need to look at in order to grow. Even if you are not
a strong reader, I would highly recommend this very quick, easy-to-follow, 200-page
book. So far I have completed 11/15 laws and I cannot adequately express how
much my life has changed in the short two months that I have been reading this
book.
Out of all the areas of my life that I have been challenged
thus far, the most notable, and now rewarding, came from chapter 6, “The Law of
Environment.” There are two small excerpts from this chapter that I would like
to share with you and then describe how I have put them into action and hopefully
encourage you to do the same.
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Harvard researchers have found that “the people
with whom you habitually associate are called your ‘reference group,’ and these
people determine as much as 95 percent of your success or failure in life.”
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“We become the combined average of the five
people we hang around the most.”
As I reflected on this, I thought about who I was spending my
time and energy on and how the person I want to be was reflective of these
relationships. Sadly, I could not honestly say that I was surrounding myself
with the people who were best going to help me grow and challenge me to be the
person I wanted. So, I decided to make changes and intentionally reach out to
people in my life, some who until recently I hadn’t spoken to much, and others
whom I just exchange messages with weekly, but all people who I value for
different areas of my life and see the value in what they have to offer by
challenging me, holding me accountable, and ultimately growing together. To all
of those people in my life, thank you – you have been such an integral part of
my growth and I thank you for challenging me and providing such value to my
life, I know that because of ya’ll I try to be intentional every day and find
lessons that hopefully bring value to you as well. I cannot express how much I
have learned, how meaningful some of my relationships have become, and how much
I appreciate all of the people who pour into my life on a daily basis.
To all of you reading this message, I would encourage you to
identify different people in your life to help challenge you mentally,
spiritually, and emotionally. It doesn’t have to take much time – send some
meaningful text messages each week to people who inspire you and thank them for
what they mean to you, find someone to have weekly accountability calls with,
write someone a handwritten note, literally anything. Communication is easier
than ever with technology today, and so I would encourage you to take the leap
of faith. If you are scared to reach out to someone, I would encourage you to
either say in your mind or profess out loud why you are too afraid, and if it
sounds silly when you speak it, it probably is. There is no value in remaining
the same; you are either getting better or getting worse every day, and I would
encourage you to surround yourself with people who will make you better.
Lastly, I have two quotes to share with you and one question
to ask:
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This quote came from a dear friend of mine: “You
aren’t valuable to yourself or others unless you are present.”
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This quote comes from the book I referenced
earlier:
“I’m not where I’m
supposed to be,
I’m not what I
want to be,
But I’m not what I
used to be.
I haven’t learned
how to arrive;
I’ve just learned
how to keep going.”
Ø What do you have to lose if you just reach out to the people you look up to?
I hope ya’ll have a wonderful day and a wonderful weekend. Go make lasting memories!
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