A New Inspiration – You Typically Get the Furthest When You Work the Hardest

I really do not follow golf all that much because quite frankly I think it is really boring to watch on television, but today I was touched by a player who finished runner up in the PGA Championship – Jason Dufner. The announcers today mentioned that Dufner practices perhaps harder than any other player on the tour, very much similar to his mentor Vijay Singh. Together they swing and swing and swing. Dufner was the last player to leave at the club the last night of the tournament because he was practicing. While I do believe one can sometimes practice too much in the midst of a major tournament, one can never work too hard in the game of life! I do not honestly believe Dufner is one of the best players on the tour, but he works the hardest among many of the players out there! I have found that in my life this has often been true for me with my own ambitions, goals, and dreams. I am not the best at what I do. I just work harder than the average person to achieve what I seek to accomplish, hence I am writing this blog entry so late into the night. While I am a night owl, it demonstrates that I take both this 21 Day Happiness Project challenge and my writing very seriously, putting in the hours to become better at what I do. Those who have natural abilities never tend to have to work that hard. I almost feel sorry for them because they never truly learn the meaning of hard work and therefore the gratification when goals are established and accomplished.

I cannot predict what will happen in the future with my writing, my photography, or my place in ministry. I can just say that like Dufner I am going work my tail off to get there. I am going to my best. I will work harder than 90% of the general population to finish in that upper 10%. I will not become a notorious anybody because I just have the natural talent to do so. I will become someone who moves God’s Kingdom forward because I will not quit working hard until I did so.

I have done well with the seven areas of improvement today, but I am going to add an eighth: be on time. This mainly refers to work. Sometimes I am five or ten minutes late which some may not consider a big deal, but I just think it is a bad habit I care to improve.

So we naturally have the following eight:

1.) Floss every day.

2.) Read God's Word, two chapters, like Booker T. Washington once did.

3.) Pray for the blessings of others, expanding my territory (Prayer of Jabez).

4.) Write every day, hence the blog entries.

5.) Eat healthy with an occasional sweet – today I had fat free yogurt.

6.) Memorize Scripture.

7.) Enjoy listening to music – really listen, relax, and enjoy it.

8.) Be on time.

I hope that Mr. Dufner would be proud here. I was certainly proud of his performance as a fellow Auburn Tiger – War Eagle to the fellow Auburn graduate! Congratulations on today’s amazing performance.