ORDINARY OR EXTRAORDINARY?

The difference between ordinary and extraordinary

is simple: extraordinary people will get things

done even when they don’t feel like it, because

they’re fully committed to their goals.

When you pursue a goal you’re passionate about, you’ll naturally be motivated to achieve it. If you don’t find the process enjoyable, then you may want to reevaluate where you’re investing your efforts.

This isn’t to say that you won’t have your down days, even if you’re very focused on your goal. If you hold a high vibration or make an effort to increase it, motivation will come quite easily to you, but the prospect of having to take action can lower your vibration if you’re not in the right frame of mind.

Maintaining your motivation isn’t always an easy task, especially following a setback or on a dark and gloomy day. Motivation comes and goes. Low motivation might indicate that you need time out to recharge. Or it could mean you need to go out and search for inspiration.

If you still don’t feel motivated, proceed anyway and be willing to get things done. You didn’t expect me to say that, did you? It might not sound very appealing, but experience has taught me that this behaviour – this grit – is a key difference between ordinary and extraordinary. It’s about commitment. When you don’t want to roll out of bed in the early hours, or when you really can’t be bothered to go to that meeting on the other side of town – you do it anyway! You recognize that the effort you put in will be worth the rewards that come later.

Although writing is a passion of mine (though I’m not good enough), I’ll readily admit that I’ve groaned at some of the tasks involved in creating this blog. Some have been extremely tedious – but even as I write this line, I’m focused on the result. Things are always easier when you’re in the mood to do them, but if you want to live a greater life than the average person, you have to commit the same effort even when you’re not.

"Sometimes the most ordinary things could be made extraordinary, simply by doing them with the right people." — Nicholas Sparks

"To live an extraordinary life, you must resist an ordinary approach." — Frank McKinney

"There are no extraordinary men... just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with." — William Halsey

“Don’t let ordinary things describe your life. Be an Extraordinary!!” — Johny L F Tusing