Jaime Jackson Safety Blog: KEEP GOING

Jaime Jackson Safety Blog: KEEP GOING:                                                               “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort an...

KEEP GOING

                                                 

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands

in moments of comfort and convenience, but where

he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”

                                        Martin Luther King, Jr.

The going gets tough sometimes. There is a lot of tough going in life,

and when we feel that way we just need to keep going. It will inevitably

get better. We will be the better person or better for it because we kept

going. Struggled through and never faltered. It is like mile two in a 5K

race or mile nine in a half marathon or mile 18 in a marathon, there

is always a tough stretch, a wall, but if we push on, we will reach new

heights. New horizons. New levels. We will get the job done. It is not

given to us on a silver platter. It is not worth it if it was. We must earn

it. Then the reward is worth it. Then we feel the sense of worthiness.

The sense of accomplishment. We did it. As Winston Churchill said,

“we have just got to keep buggering on!”

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Jaime Jackson Safety Blog: MOTIVATION

Jaime Jackson Safety Blog: MOTIVATION:                                                     “What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.”                                     ...

MOTIVATION

                                         

“What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.”

                                        Ralph Marston

We do not always feel motivated. In fact, some days we may go out

of our way to avoid the task at hand. This is when our discipline must

kick in. We are not always motivated so we must be disciplined. As

usual it comes down to just getting started. Once we get started, we

find our flow. On those rare occasions we just do not even find our

flow, when we complete the task at hand, when we are done, we feel

better about ourselves than how we would feel if we skipped out on

the workout, work, or whatever job needed to be done. We are going

to have to get it done at some point, so why not just get it done? The

satisfaction of a job well done, or even just getting it done is way better

than the feeling of guilt or regret of not doing it. Lack of motivation can

be just another form of resistance we need to overcome. So, step up

to the start line and just get going.

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BE A GIANT

 

                                            

“If I have seen further, it is by standing

on the shoulders of giants.”

                            Isaac Newton

Everything builds on itself. Nothing is new. Our thoughts. Our ideas.

Our actions, which all may seem original, or we may think they are,

but consciously or unconsciously we are taking the seeds of someone

else’s thoughts, ideas or work and growing them. Improving them.

Making them bigger or better with fresh insights and new points of

view. Different environments that are more receptive to ideas or work.

History repeats itself for sure. Make no mistake, many critical thinkers

and “inventors” have come forth with fantastically new concepts, ideas,

and improvements, but all this is building on someone else’s foundational

work. New breakthroughs and “improvements” may come, but

for all the unheralded or long forgotten work of many, many others

that started the ball bouncing down the path, the breakthrough innovations

would have been much delayed. We all rely on those who came

before us and around us. Give credit where credit is due and be that

giant for someone else in the future. We learn so much from those

who came before us, or we should if we only look. As it is often said,

“history repeats itself.” Technology may be vastly different, but the

underlying principles, problems, issues, human nature, rarely change.

Chances are someone has been there and done that. Learn from

other people’s mistakes. Improve upon them and make them better.

Learn from other people’s experiences and wisdom. There are so

many people in the history of the world that we can gain insight and

lessons from. Whether it be “ancient history” like Marcus Aurelius and

Seneca or “modern times” like people who are alive today, over the

last few decades and centuries. Learn from the best. Stand on the

shoulders of giants. Gain fundamental insights into what great minds

have learned before us and then look at it from our own point of view

and how to make it better. Adapt to our own environments. If you just

stand on their shoulders, you will see further than the crowd.

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Jaime Jackson Safety Blog: INNER STRENGTH

Jaime Jackson Safety Blog: INNER STRENGTH:   “The sun shines not on us but in us.”                                      John Muir We all have it. Some people may be better at tapping ...

INNER STRENGTH

 

“The sun shines not on us but in us.”

                                    John Muir

We all have it. Some people may be better at tapping into it and going

deeper than others, but it is in there somewhere. Where does it come

from? Fortitude, persistence, resilience, preparation, relentlessness,

wisdom, courage, patience, strength, whatever label we choose to

put on it, these are just words we use. What counts is what we do

and how we do it. We may never know the exact answer to whatever

divine providence, or the universe has placed within us, or whatever

we have grown, developed, cultivated within ourselves, or both. We

are capable of things or so much more than what we ever “thought”

possible. The choices we make based on our values are the foundation

for everything we do. The hero and the coward feel the same inside.

Some people just make better choices. Some people are simply better

at hiding it. Choose courage. Choose truth. Choose to do your best no

matter what the circumstances may be. We may never know where

this inner strength comes from. Do your best and use it to the best of

your abilities. Be the best version of yourself in the moment you are

faced with it. Believe in yourself. Banish all doubt. A little doubt is ok,

it helps us prepare. The only true limitations are the limits we place on

ourselves. Challenge yourself regularly. Take on interesting challenges

that force us to grow. We do not always get to choose the load, but

we get to choose how we carry it. We are what we believe ourselves

to be. Do not lie to yourself. Do not fool yourself. Avoid constantly

comparing yourself to other people. Believe in yourself.

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