Below is the email:
"It's not WHAT you know, it's WHO you know."
The above quote is something that is fully evident in today's job market.
How many times have you thought to yourself how, in fact, you are more qualified for a certain position than that brown-nosing bozo over there. Shows even though skill and expertise is sought for, a personal recommendation goes a bit farther.
Anyways those recommendations stem from the people, each and every one of us have interacted with in some way or another. Class, work, church, missions, community service, and various other places are the breeding grounds for people to stash away an opinion (good or bad) of you. Also let's not forget that those are also the places where we too jot down the most competent, lazy, or sociable person for future references.
So that being said, we should live our lives just how the Lord has instructed us to do. Living as humble servants will indeed bring us future glory (if not here on earth than in heaven for sure). But going beyond that, the people that we connect with are also of high importance. Acquaintances can be great, but [true] friends are what can swing a vote in our favor.
Thus those people we call friends, how many of them have you talked to recently? Take away any and every social media outlet. Rather count how many you've been able to actually be in contact with. I'll take a gander and say it's not too high for everyone. Then I'll throw a curveball at those who have been in contact with many people, was the time genuine and real? Genuine and real in no way mean that every single conversation is deeply moving/delving into personal matters. Rather is there sincerity between the two parties even in the briefest of interactions?
All that being said, and feelings of regret aside (well least for me since I haven't been too good in keeping up with people either), let's attempt to treasure the friendships that each of us have. The people who've been there in our best and worst times tend to be your closest companions, and it's those people that losing is probably a no-no. But going farther, let each passing conversation be something the Lord would be pleased to see. Like I said no need to delve into personal matters each and every time, but just being there is what matters.
Re-connect with those you've begun to drift away from. Memories are so worth it.
I can't recall if this quote is from a man I can call a mentor or if I heard it elsewhere, but here it is:
Like I mentioned in the email; it can be hard to keep in contact with those we label as closest to us. But I'll ask why is it so hard?
For me (and many others), it's the whole getting wrapped up in our daily lives. The hustle and bustle of what we must accomplish is always set at work, school, and our little planners (physical, digital, or in our heads). But just like we plan to do certain tasks every day, we must also set aside time and focus on spending any amount of time with our closest acquaintances. It doesn't have to be every blinking second, but to check in every so often can mean the world to some people. I'll make a healthy assumption that every one would like to be remembered in a positive light in any or every aspect of their lives.
Thus why not start in something that is so simple as heartfelt hello to a friend each week?
I recently read a list of a few things that can help a person be their very best every day. One of those things that I really liked was in that every day we should define our top 3 priorities, the three most important tasks for the day. Manage your day accordingly and don't sleep until those top 3 are complete. Sounds simple doesn't it? But to accomplish something as easy as that, we've first got to intentionally and deliberately do the action to reap of any of it's rewards.
How many times have you thought to yourself how, in fact, you are more qualified for a certain position than that brown-nosing bozo over there. Shows even though skill and expertise is sought for, a personal recommendation goes a bit farther.
Anyways those recommendations stem from the people, each and every one of us have interacted with in some way or another. Class, work, church, missions, community service, and various other places are the breeding grounds for people to stash away an opinion (good or bad) of you. Also let's not forget that those are also the places where we too jot down the most competent, lazy, or sociable person for future references.
So that being said, we should live our lives just how the Lord has instructed us to do. Living as humble servants will indeed bring us future glory (if not here on earth than in heaven for sure). But going beyond that, the people that we connect with are also of high importance. Acquaintances can be great, but [true] friends are what can swing a vote in our favor.
Thus those people we call friends, how many of them have you talked to recently? Take away any and every social media outlet. Rather count how many you've been able to actually be in contact with. I'll take a gander and say it's not too high for everyone. Then I'll throw a curveball at those who have been in contact with many people, was the time genuine and real? Genuine and real in no way mean that every single conversation is deeply moving/delving into personal matters. Rather is there sincerity between the two parties even in the briefest of interactions?
All that being said, and feelings of regret aside (well least for me since I haven't been too good in keeping up with people either), let's attempt to treasure the friendships that each of us have. The people who've been there in our best and worst times tend to be your closest companions, and it's those people that losing is probably a no-no. But going farther, let each passing conversation be something the Lord would be pleased to see. Like I said no need to delve into personal matters each and every time, but just being there is what matters.
Re-connect with those you've begun to drift away from. Memories are so worth it.
I can't recall if this quote is from a man I can call a mentor or if I heard it elsewhere, but here it is:
"Relationships matter. You can take two things to heaven: yourself and others.
Like I mentioned in the email; it can be hard to keep in contact with those we label as closest to us. But I'll ask why is it so hard?
For me (and many others), it's the whole getting wrapped up in our daily lives. The hustle and bustle of what we must accomplish is always set at work, school, and our little planners (physical, digital, or in our heads). But just like we plan to do certain tasks every day, we must also set aside time and focus on spending any amount of time with our closest acquaintances. It doesn't have to be every blinking second, but to check in every so often can mean the world to some people. I'll make a healthy assumption that every one would like to be remembered in a positive light in any or every aspect of their lives.
Thus why not start in something that is so simple as heartfelt hello to a friend each week?
I recently read a list of a few things that can help a person be their very best every day. One of those things that I really liked was in that every day we should define our top 3 priorities, the three most important tasks for the day. Manage your day accordingly and don't sleep until those top 3 are complete. Sounds simple doesn't it? But to accomplish something as easy as that, we've first got to intentionally and deliberately do the action to reap of any of it's rewards.
