It's the Little Things

Rome wasn’t built in a day…poverty doesn’t have to last forever. What do you see in these two expressions? We can’t achieve greatness overnight, nor should we be bound by that which has been the norm. It is the consistent, intentional strategies of men and women who seek to progress from bearing a worker money mentality to a boss money mentality, and it is the tenacious attitude and actions of this worker that keeps him or her from ever returning to an enslaved mind.

It’s the little things that matter most if your goal is to kiss the worker mindset good-bye and move forward to become the boss. It is the purposeful steps of a man who considers every detail of his life important that enables him to find his way and fulfill his dreams. It’s the idea of having a say in the workings of his destiny that leads to his pursuit of knowledge and expertise. Day by day and step by step, the worker who is interested in becoming the boss that he knows he should be must discipline himself to think and do according to the future, not the past or the present. He has to pay close attention to the little things that make up his overall beliefs and actions.  

What do you do as soon as you wake up each morning? What is your first thought upon gaining consciousness? How do you approach each day? Does an alarm clock wake you up and send you scrambling into your day, or do you wake up with a calm heart and clear mind that has a plan for the day? Do you consider who you are, what you want, and where you want to go in the midst of showering and getting dressed, or do you wake up early enough to absorb these things in silence…to seek the mind of God and His priorities for your life? Do you move through the day doing as you’re told or rebelling against the orders of others? Or, do you accept your responsibilities and enjoy the small moments that come and allow you to explore opportunities to build onto your dream?

It is the simple thoughts, the practical ideals, and the small moments that determine whether you make the decision to become the man or woman God ordained to excel and show forth His glory, or whether you will settle for continuing to do what you already do well. The worker is vulnerable because he isn’t lazy, selfish, or incompetent. As a matter of a fact, he periodically reveals glimpses of greatness, and that is what threatens his ability to experience the fullness of who he is meant to be. You see, the danger in being a worker lies in the reality that you can get lost in the excellence you demonstrate at present, and the recognition you receive from admirers.

The worker makes slaves feel better about their situations because he once shared their plight, and he gains the trusts of bosses because he has proven faithful in enhancing their businesses. In other words, the worker is often loyal to a fault – he prioritizes being relatable to slaves and reliable to bosses above prioritizing his own responsibility to offer the best of himself to each by first offering the best in his own life and to his Creator. 

We can never truly be who we need to be for everybody else until we can first be that in our own hearts and minds. We have to first ask ourselves the questions, what is true internally that I am not realizing and applying externally? What has kept me from really believing that God within me is greater than everything outside of me? Why am I able to encourage and celebrate the ascension of others but unable to motivate and discipline myself to do the same for me? Why haven’t I forgiven myself and others for the pains of my past, and why can’t I press wholeheartedly into my future?  

Leaving the worker in you behind necessitates that you begin to take small, even steps forward. It requires you to think specific thoughts and discipline yourself to do certain things on purpose, every day. It requires you to balance your financial transactions every day. It requires you to go to work on time every single day. It requires you to offer your best to your college education every day. It requires you to read books and magazines in line with where you want to go every day. It requires you to write simple notes pertaining to your vision every single day. These are the little things that count because collectively they develop your values and shape your lifestyle. Together they speak back to you what you think and believe about yourself and your dreams.