OPIPHANY #22: Contrary to belief, the best workers in life aren't HARD workers, but rather SMART ones. Working hard only wears you out and usually always leaves you one step behind the person that discovered a smarter way of doing or accomplishing the same task. Ingenuity and innovation is birthed from the mental ability to see beyond the norm. Think outside the box and become your own trailblazer.
OPIPHANY #21: A balanced diet is necessary for good health. Different foods supply the body with nutrients that all play a certain role. As such, a person must learn to aggressively seek balance in their life. Overindulgence in one thing or person, and negligence in other areas create deficiencies that weakens proper growth and functionality in life. One healthy meal won't make the world of difference in one's overall health, instead one must seek to live a healthy lifestyle to experience long term benefits. Balance in life is a lifelong decision, but once applied makes life that much more fulfilling for you and the ones closest to you. Balance produces well-rounded individuals better suited for greatness.
OPIPHANY #20: It's hard to uplift a tree when it's matured and its roots have deeply grown into the earth. As such, one has more leverage when attacking issues sooner rather than later. It's in the early stages extreme complication can be prevented. Each second put off is one more second of additional difficulty one will encounter on the day they finally decide to face those problems. There's nothing worse than living life constantly looking behind you awaiting the dreaded day a problem negligently left, resurfaces.
OPIPHANY #19: Your mind and heart was not intended to be a lifetime vault for concealing woes. Just like the efficiency of a computer, we must learn to frequently release and dispose of such files that essentially slow us down and hinders efficiency. You can't effectively search for answers or process what life gives you when these areas are bombarded. Our mind and souls work better when they are refreshed and free of clutter.
OPIPHANY #18: Emotions are funny in that they are often times provoked by others but in a healthy mental able body are solely controlled by that individual. Stop blaming others for how you feel. Learn to control how you respond to certain situations and own the role of the gatekeeper to your emotions. A lack of control only further complicates issues.
OPIPHANY #17: Anyone can be a follower, but it takes a special person to be a leader. The act of leading is a selfless act. It requires the courageous sacrifice of personal gain to properly position oneself to birth a vision that is for the betterment of others. The greatest leaders aren't memorialized for what they did, but for the impact they had on the masses. A leader that keeps this concept at the forefront of all that they do, will continue to harvest ingenious methods of bringing their visions to fruition.
OPIPHANY #16: Solutions are birthed from the presence of problems. The best advice can often come from people that have experienced the subject matter at hand or have an intimate understanding of it. Failure can sometimes become one's catalyst to success. Embrace your tribulations for it may hold the key to your victory and breakthrough.
