DO THE EXACT OPPOSITE!!!

DO THE EXACT OPPOSITE!!!

For the year 2020, I have decided to do the exact opposite of what the majority will do!!! I simply will not “follow the crowd.” Let me explain!

Earlier this year, while I was traveling abroad, I arrived at an international airport and realized that there was something different about the country where I just landed. All I saw around me was a “SPIRIT OF EXCELLENCE!” The airport was simply “AMAZING!” Moments later, it dawned on me that the group of people who built the airport must have a core value called “GLOBAL EXELLENCE!” What is a core value? A core value is a principle, which is central to our lives, that guides and regulates our thoughts, emotions and behaviors. Simply put, great men and women always have core values that they live and die for!!!! All their decisions are filtered through the lenses of those values.

In the year 2020, there are SEVEN core values that will guide and shape my decisions!!! It does not matter what the society or culture tells me, I will live and die by those values. If necessary, I will do the “Exact Opposite” of the demands of the society and culture. Thankfully, one of my seven values is “GLOBAL EXCELLENCE!” Global excellence is different from excellence! For me, global excellence means that everything I do must meet global standards - for example, will it pass the test in New York, Dubai, London or Paris? If it will not, I will not do it or partake of it. I will do the exact opposite of what others are doing! I choose not to partake in any form of activity or work that is below global best practices. Simply put, I am allergic to “MEDIOCRITY!” I have chosen to be an “independent thinker.” I will not be swayed by what I see or hear. I will not even be swayed by my own thoughts, especially when they are incongruent with my seven core values. I will simply walk my own path.

Let me tell you a secret of life!!! If you follow the crowd or subscribe to the “BANDWAGON” mentality you will not go far in life!! Think about all the great men and women in the world today, they are all independent thinkers and non-conformists.

Here are a few steps you should take in 2020 that will make you different from 99% of the people around you:

1. Think deeply about what your “purpose” in life is and write it down. Frame it and put it by your bedside so that you can read it every morning and night;

2. Think about three “goals” you can achieve in 2020 that will bring you closer to your purpose in life. Write them down, frame them and put them by your bedside; and

3. Think about your core values. What are the principles you want to live by? What principles will you die for? Write them down, frame them and put them by your bedside.

In conclusion, be different and “Do the Exact Opposite” of what most people will do 2020!

God bless you!!

#ThinkDifferent

#CoreValues

#Purpose

#Goals

#BeAudacious

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