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There are no traffic jams when you go the extra mile.
Anonymous
If you do the same thing as everyone else then more than likely you will get the same results. If you want to start seeing more results out of the ordinary in these days you must be willing to go the extra mile. This will be the thing to help you stand out and make the difference.
If everyone walks a mile, and you decide to do extra you will most definitely be noticed. That’s right, it will be too hard to miss you. Imagine if you can hear Stevie Wonder saying yea I see you to.
Hold on wait a minute, I didn’t even ask you if you wanted to be different. My apologies, for just assuming that you wanted your life and business to be better and happier. Ok let’s start again, are you aiming to be different? Well if your answer is ‘Yes’ then continue reading. If your answer is ‘No’ and you desire to be the same then you can exit here and go to ‘I want be like everybody else blog’.
I’m so glad that you decided to continue. You just proved that you are interested in being a go the extra mile person. So exactly what is “go the extra mile” definition. It is an adaptation of a commandment of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount : “Whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain”, (two) Matthew 5:41 (KJV). Basically saying, make an extra effort in doing beyond what is expected of you.
I’m sure you have seen person’s who just do the least or minimum required of them at home, in school, in business, at church, in the community and the likes. And then they wonder how is it that other people are always advancing and making improvements in their life. Honestly if you needed help with something, do you want someone who is only willing to do the bare minimum expected of them? In these days there is a lot of demand on us as individuals. And I am sure you want people connected to you that are willing to give more than they are asked.
Alright let’s get back to you, yea sometimes it’s tough but let’s look at persons in the sports world who put in the extra effort in practice. These are the ones who aim to perfect their skills and develop into world class athletes and champions. Can I tell you that there is a world class champion in you?
So how can you go the extra mile and stand out?
Here are a few examples:-
- When everyone else is flooding a friend’s Facebook wall with Happy Birthday greetings send them a private unique message. See which one they remember the most.
- When someone asks you to pray for them this week, start by praying for them right there too.
- When a friend or someone asks you about something you have no knowledge on, do a little research and send them the info about what you learn.
- When you volunteer for a project at your church bring someone else who’s not involved.
- When everyone is trying to rush through a busy doorway, hold the door open for the line. They will easily forget the person who was trying to bump them over and remember you.
- When you are grocery shopping and find a good deal that provides extra, give the extra away to someone else.
- When you know someone needs more help in their business, find out how you can help them get a breakthrough in some area.
- When you read a post like this don’t just say that sounds good, leave an encouraging comment for the writer then share it quickly with your friends and contacts….. (Thank you in advance… as I’m smiling)
I hope this somehow gets you started in going the extra mile today.
See you again soon.
Take care until………and God Bless ya
Feel free to give your input or let me know how this benefited you in any way, or share some of your ways to go the extra mile.
