Staying Focused

Anthony and I met last year while he was on vacation in Cebu. He’s returned a couple of times and we’ve stayed in touch during the months since we’ve met. He’s been in business for a little over five years and some of the things he’s been working towards are coming to fruition. It’s become apparent during the last couple of times we’ve hung out as they are vastly different from his first visit.

During a conversation the other day, I mentioned maybe we’d partner together or I’d come and do the same thing he was doing since things were going so well. He agreed and mentioned it wouldn’t be the first time we had this conversation. I shared my experience about joining Allstate. I explained that although I had success there it was limited, fleeting. I told him that I’d learned an important lesson. An excellent opportunity for someone may not be excellent for me. I’d watched a great friend thrive, by my standards, but that was his opportunity.

I’m doing EXACTLY what needs to be done. I have to remain focused. When I see others having monetary success, I’m often tempting, as I think any reasonable person. Yet, their area of success could possibly be tied directly to their skill set and purpose for existence. Should I move in the same direction, chasing the opportunity of another, that envy of material wealth could very well lead to my demise.

Today, Saturday, January 18, 2020, I am grateful that:

I feel contentment for the success Anthony is having. Grinding it out, building a business is a challenge unlike most and to begin reaping the benefits of years of labor and effort is a wonderful accomplishment.

I’m resolute in my journey and its destination. I’m not envious of the travels of others but more grateful our paths intertwined and hopefully we both enhanced each others’ journey.

For the last couple of days Ronnie has been here in Cebu. She’s an incredibly affectionate woman. The little signs of affection, holding hands, small kisses on the cheek, and too many small things to name are something I’ve thoroughly enjoyed. I’m uncertain if her expressions of affection are natural are require immense effort but they seem effortless to me. I am the recipient of those gestures of tenderness.

I can recognize and appreciate the type of woman I’m attracted to. Naturally she’s physically attractive but she’s much more than physically stunning. She possesses an inner brilliance, tarnished by a life in a third world country, yet she’s aware of destiny. She’s been searching, as I discovered yesterday, of what to do and how but she’s been unable to find anything as of yet. I’ll do my best to help set her on that path and possibly accelerate her along her journey.

Do you recognize the greatness in others?

How do you enhance their greatness?

How do you enhance your own greatness?

Be Great. Be Grateful!!!