Now-n-Later
The kids and I gathered in the family room with blankets for this week's movie night selection "Nightmare On Elm Street". When it was released in 1984, the movie had everyone scared to go to sleep - people were dying in their nightmares! I was fully prepared to have at least one kid in my bed before the night was out.
We started the movie and eventually, Freddy Kreuger started slicing teenagers with his creepy steel fingernails. My kids chuckled a bit instead of jumping - they weren't even slightly scared. They started frowing before long and complained that the blood and gore looked so phoney. We cut the movie short (after the 2nd killing scene) and turned back to cable.
The world changes constantly. With so much change, its no wonder that beauty of today seems dull against the colors of tomorrow.
In everything we do, we naturally want to do our best. Regardless of our starting point, we learn much and grow considerably to achieve any level of success. Once we reach a certain level, if we are satisfied with our achievements we can switch gears into maintenance mode but must keep in mind that while in maintenance mode, the rest of th world continues to change and grow.
There is a popular book entitled "What Got You Here Won't Get You There
". The premise is that if continued success is the goal, we must acquire new skills. If we aspire to reach the next pinnacle of our lives, we cannot expect lower level effort to support higher level achievement. We must continually evolve to remain relevant.
We started the movie and eventually, Freddy Kreuger started slicing teenagers with his creepy steel fingernails. My kids chuckled a bit instead of jumping - they weren't even slightly scared. They started frowing before long and complained that the blood and gore looked so phoney. We cut the movie short (after the 2nd killing scene) and turned back to cable.
Today's Inspiration
Never Become Complacent With Today's Victories
Never Become Complacent With Today's Victories
The world changes constantly. With so much change, its no wonder that beauty of today seems dull against the colors of tomorrow.
In everything we do, we naturally want to do our best. Regardless of our starting point, we learn much and grow considerably to achieve any level of success. Once we reach a certain level, if we are satisfied with our achievements we can switch gears into maintenance mode but must keep in mind that while in maintenance mode, the rest of th world continues to change and grow.
There is a popular book entitled "What Got You Here Won't Get You There
". The premise is that if continued success is the goal, we must acquire new skills. If we aspire to reach the next pinnacle of our lives, we cannot expect lower level effort to support higher level achievement. We must continually evolve to remain relevant.
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