-Charles F. Kettering
As an additional piece of my SELF DISCOVERY revealment, I want to touch base on "Appreciating Value." As we all PURSUE continued growth and improvement, we are often overlooking of the value we have before us. We sometimes FAIL to see the most valuable articles right before our eyes.
This weekend, the Nashville Junior Chamber managed a charity football game, the Clinic Bowl Kickoff Classic, in cooperation with Vanderbilt Othropaedics Institute. This event has a storied 58-year TRADITION in the Junior Chamber and it was this year (2008) that our Board voted and passed the transfer of this games ownership to Vanderbilt University. This decision was quote DIFFICULT and caused a great deal of CONTROVERSY. With that said, this past Saturday, the event launched (on only 6 weeks preparation) and proved to be more SUCCESSFUL than ever with the Junior Chamber running the critical game day operations and continuing its TRADTION of leadership development.
Even as the game was passed in "ownership," the VALUE of leadership was continued through the partnership with VOI. From this I saw that its often we are so close to a situation and often so EMOTIONAL that we are unable to see its TRUE value. Most commonly, we find this with regard to ourselves and our personal relationships. Do you KNOW how gifted you are personally? Do you have an UNDERSTANDING of how much JOY you bring to other people? Have you shared your APPRECIATION and AFFECTION for someone else that you feel strongly towards? Does your SELF IMAGE lend you to BELIEVE that you have more to offer than the next person and thus your place in the world is fairly well established?
2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
Knowing a good thing means understanding the REAL VALUE of something. To understand this concept BEST, you must first look inward. Learn to FOCUS on your BEST attributes, rather than always being CRITICAL of the areas in which you are less proficient. Examine yourself and DISCOVER your self worth. You must learn to understand your UNIQUE offering that you are able to share with the world. You don't have to be PERFECT to be excellent, successful or loved.
It is when you take OWNERSHIP of your personal value and find comfort in your self, you will find that the world has known it much LONGER than you. They were just waiting for you to FIND it. Your EXCELLENCE starts with CONFIDENCE… and your CONFIDENCE starts with APPRECIATION – for yourself!
Cheers,
Zach
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