2. Invest in coaches and counselors who make you better.
On that note, most people who need counseling say they can’t afford it. It’s like couples who can’t afford a date night but then spend thousands of dollars on divorce later because their relationship fell apart.
If you need counseling to deal with issues, it’s an investment. Ditto with coaches who can bring out the best in you.
It’s not just an investment in you. It’s an investment in everyone you impact.
3. Get off the fence.
Indecision plagues too many people.
Make the best decision you can with the information you have, then humbly pursue it with everything you’ve got.
4. Study and practice faithfulness.
Faithfulness is rare. Not just in marriage, but also in life.
Culture teaches us to dispose of anything or anyone we don’t like.
So do the opposite.
Learn how to be consistent, loyal and steadfast, holding to what you know is right even when you feel like doing the opposite
5. Live like God loves you and everything you read in the Bible is true.
Most people wish someone loved them unconditionally. Someone does.
So live like it.
And while you’re at it, live like everything you read in the Bible is true. Doubt your doubts. You won’t regret it.
6. Be generous when you have no money.
Don’t fall for the lie that you will be generous one day when you have money. If you’re not generous now, you won’t be generous then.
Practice generosity with every dollar you receive and everything you have. Then if you ever have money or possessions, they won’t own you.
You will have released their grip from your life long ago. And you will look behind you and already see you’ve been able to make more of a difference than you imagined.
7. Choose a few awesome friends and stick with them.
Friendships can be confusing in your 20s, 30s and 40s. Friendship circles change when you leave school, get married and even change jobs.
In the midst of all that change, find a few friends and stick with them for life.
Most people can only handle five really close relationships in their life. Choose those five well and build into those relationships deeply.
8. Cultivate a circle of people around you who make you better.
In the last 20 years, I’ve spent a lot of time trying to intentionally pursue friendships and relationships with people who are smarter, more skilled and simply ‘better’ than me.
One of the best ways to become a better person and leader is to spend time with people who are better than you.
