Get tired of being tired. Seriously take a look at your circumstances, take a look within yourself, then DECIDE whether or not you are willing to move forward.

If not, give up! You really don’t have anything to lose anyway. If you’re no longer willing to grow, then you’ve already decided to die.

Imagine being a very important builder. You show up to a work site, kind of life on an Undercover Boss mission. You see two stonemasons working about 30 feet apart. You talk up to the first and ask, “do you like your job?”

He looks up at you and says, “I’ve been building this wall as long as I can remember. The work is monotonous. I work in the scorching hot sun all day. The stones are heavy and lifting them day after day can be back breaking. I’m not even sure if this project will be completed in my lifetime. But it’s a job. It pays the bills.” You thank him for his time and walk on.

About thirty feet away, you walk up to a second stonemason. You ask him the same question: “do you like your job?”

He replies “I love my job. I’m building a cathedral. Sure, I’ve been working on this wall for as long as I can remember, and yes, the work is sometimes monotonous. I work in the scorching hot sun all day. The stones are heavy and lifting them day after day can be backbreaking. I’m not even sure if this project will be completed in my lifetime. But I’m building a cathedral.”

What these two stonemasons are doing is exactly the same. The difference is, one understands and cares about the purpose of the work.

We have a habit of putting a good spin on things… wording the information in a way that makes us look good; padding our resumes. This is manipulative and backward thinking. Simply do and be good, and any accurate description of you or your actions will be the same. Quit frontin’!