In life people always talk about getting ‘ahead of the curve.’
Being ready before an event happens.
But on the flip side being behind the curve is safe. It feels like there is less risk. Yes, you miss out on the full opportunity, but at least you’re not in uncharted territory.
To be ahead of the curve is to be in the unknown. Heck, ‘the curve’, whatever that is, is way behind you!
But being ahead of the curve is also thrilling. It’s being courageous enough to try to take all the opportunity and not just some of it.
Where do you want to be?
One of the greatest lies we tell ourselves is that we’re falling behind. That someone else is ahead.
As a young man I associated strength with force; louder voices, sharper opinions, firm lines in the sand.
There’s a strange kind of pride we’ve developed in being exhausted. But even lions, the king of the jungle, rest.
I can't remember a time in my life when I didn't have ambition.
We sometimes believe strength means self-sufficiency — that being independent means being isolated.
We often try to outrun the storm, emotionally, physically, spiritually.
We’re entering an age where machines do our thinking before we’ve even had a chance to try.
In church the other day, the pastor gave a sermon that really stuck with me. He talked about two people.