I recently heard the song titled "this is your life" by Switchfoot. The song really made me think about what it is people want to become. Ask anyone what they want to be, and they almost always answer by saying what career they want. Is that really what you want to be? A doctor? An engineer? An accountant? Why do we want to become these things? I think that I want to be something greater than just a man with a job. This ties back to purpose (which I know I always talk about). How will a job help you achieve your purpose? If it does, great. But I don't want that to be my end goal. I want to become something greater than that. I'm sure most of us do as well. People always want to be someone great, which is why great people inspire people. If you want to become something other than you are, why are you not changing your life? Nothing can stop you from becoming what you want, except yourself. Others cannot stop you. They distract you, but it is only you who stops yourself from becoming something new. Try new things. Explore. Dare to believe. All these cliches are important to becoming someone great. You cannot change without changing your thinking and your actions. We are supposed to be more than just people that make money, eat and die. Become something more. Don't settle for less than you can be.
-Smart
"I think that I want to be something greater than just a man with a job."
ReplyDeleteOften times, when I think about what I want to be in life, we think about career choices. I don't really think about what kind of characteristics I want to build. Life is more than getting a job.
% becoming great requires a lot of refining.