In his book, From Success to significance, Lloyd Reeb references a common Russian expression...."Initiative is punishable." The question that comes to my mind is...What is greater, the fear of pain or the anticipation of reward? Usually the fear of pain is my guide and my motivation is the fear of being ordinary. Recently I made the decision to go all in emotionally despite the certain guarantee of life's punishment. I've committed emotionally to providing for my family. I'm no longer going through the motions.
The rewards:
The Fear:
Is it worth it? The risk of punishment I mean.....My fear of being ordinary, normal, run-of-the-mill, standard, typical, middle-of-the-road, conventional, unremarkable, unexceptional, undistinguished, nondescript, colorless, commonplace, humdrum, mundane, unmemorable, pedestrian, prosaic, quotidian, uninteresting, uneventful, dull, boring, bland, suburban, hackneyed, garden-variety; informal plain-vanilla and nothing to write home about is greater than the risk of punishment.
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The rewards:
- Security for my wife
- My example to my children
- Fulfillment
- Growth
The Fear:
- Pain
- Loss
- Failure
- embarrassment
Is it worth it? The risk of punishment I mean.....My fear of being ordinary, normal, run-of-the-mill, standard, typical, middle-of-the-road, conventional, unremarkable, unexceptional, undistinguished, nondescript, colorless, commonplace, humdrum, mundane, unmemorable, pedestrian, prosaic, quotidian, uninteresting, uneventful, dull, boring, bland, suburban, hackneyed, garden-variety; informal plain-vanilla and nothing to write home about is greater than the risk of punishment.
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