What You Give is What You Get

Pouring your heart and soul into something you really want will eventually bear fruit. There are tons of sayings to underscore this point, but what I meant by my wallpaper quote "What you give is what you get", is that if you want to accomplish something, you gotta work at it every single day.

Eventually putting the time and energy into your something will pay off some pretty big dividends. Same goes for how we treat others, what we put in our bodies, or the work we're supposed to be doing. Drip by drip, these little things start to add up to bigger things. When we're good to others, social points will overflow. When practicing healthy diets, our bellies get flattened. Nothing gets accomplished unless YOU put forth the effort. That goes for everything in life. You control the outcome for how you want things to be - really. Just step back for a second and think about all the last time you took the initiative and made the "impossible" happen. Relish in that huge win. What did you accomplish? How did that make you feel?

Write it down, post it on the blog or e-mail it to me - I really want to know.

Comments

[Sean]

Everyone wants that magic potion that can just make things happen.
But, you're right Naveed, what you give is what you get! All the wisdom, knowledge, understanding, education, experience and encouragement etc. that we have gained. If those intrinsic assets are not translated into a consistent discipline effort then our goals and dreams will become stagnated. We must plant the seed of daily sacrifice into our hearts and cultivate that seed with due diligence then we will reap the rewards of our efforts. God Bless

Cheers,
Sean

[Anonymous Philosopher]

That's the American Dream isn't it? ;)

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But what happens when that dream is not clear or it changes? What happens with a person's life then? Big life events are the stones that can change the course of a river.

[Naveed Usman]

To be clear, try writing down your dreams first - that way you have a list of shit to go after, this exercise is essential to understanding what you want and what you need to do to get there.

Here's my previous post on doing just that: Writing Down Your Dreams

[Usman Saeed's Website]

i think "what you give is what you get" means that the output of your efforts and attention depends on the degree of determination and passion you give in your work.