The
pursuit of excellence begins with the most humble of steps. Starting down the
road of success can seem like a difficult task, one rife with disappointment
and hardship, but by simply doing what you can with what you have, you can
build the foundation from which to launch your dreams. Keeping in mind that the
greatest leaders, businessmen, and heroes all had to start somewhere, you too
can stay motivated and focused on your own pursuit of excellence. This launch
pad for success prepares you to take advantage of a whole host of opportunities
and help that will come your way, you just have to be ready and willing to
continue pushing towards excellence. Justin Young shares with us a powerful
lesson he learned early on about the need to start doing whatever you can with
whatever you have to achieve your goals.
“So many people have settled for a life of
mediocrity,” Young begins. “They have dreams, they have goals and visions, but
it seems too daunting. We live in a society where perfection is blasted left
and right and we don’t even try. It seems like it’s too much, it’s too hard,
the journey would be too difficult. But with excellence, when you begin to
operate and you do the very best with what you’ve been given, it begins to draw
key relationships and key people to your life to help you accomplish and begin
to persist in your purpose and walk and function in your destiny and your
God-given ability.”
After falling in love with his neighbor’s
horse, Young knew that he wouldn’t be satisfied until he had one of his own.
Though his family couldn’t afford much, they did what they could with what they
had to make his dreams come true. They started small, purchasing what they
could on a weekly basis to start building a barn for a horse. Only being able
to afford a few posts here and there from the hardware store, it seemed as if
they would never finish the barn. But then, something amazing happened.
“People began to notice. Neighbors would
drive by and stop and want to help…Saturdays at my house became 10 or 12 people
all coming together to help this family fulfill their destiny because people
are inspired when you do the very best with what you’ve been given,” Young
said. Seeing that he and his family were doing their best to work towards a
goal, people began donating their time, equipment, and supplies to help build
the barn. “In life,” Young explains, “whenever we begin to do the best and we
create a place and we create preparation, then that’s when the blessing
oftentimes will come.” Even though the few fence posts didn’t seem like a whole
lot, they quickly turned into a finished barn. There was just one thing
missing.
“A
miraculous thing happened. The very horse that [he] had [gone] and pet and
loved on and fed every day, that [he] thought was unattainable,” was waiting
for him in the barn. By preparing for his dreams to come true, and taking
proactive steps to build the foundation of his dream, Young was finally able to
have the horse that he so dearly loved. “That dream, that goal, that
vision…whatever it is for your life is absolutely in your reach. It’s not too
far…if you’ll just believe and you’ll…prepare to win and expect to win,”
emphasizes Young.
“Operating in that excellence will bring
those resources, those key relationships that attract other successful people,
that will help you absolutely walk in your destiny and live a life
of excellence,” Young concludes. So, what can you do today with what you
have to start on your own personal path to excellence? The answer may be much
simpler and much easier than you ever thought, you just have to be willing to
take the first step and be ready to accept the blessings that come your way.
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