How Much Is Important?

Proportion:  It is not what you do necessarily that hurts, it is the amount in which it is done.  Too much of anything is not good.  Allowing yourself to limit the temptations of life builds a will power and allows for the development of self-discipline.

With self-discipline, a person is able to direct his or her own boat.  They are able to say no and move on as if the situation never presented itself in the first place.  Many people lack the ability to limit their intake of an activity.  A perfect example of this is eating.  Are cookies bad for you?  How about Soda’s? 

Although it is not the healthiest thing to eat, eating or drinking one once in a while is not what hurts the person.  It is the over consumption of these products that hurt the outcome of a persons performance.  The lack of self-discipline to tell yourself and whoever else around that you are not going to eat that cookie, or drink that soda is lacking and therefore you are unable to control yourself. 

Take something like working out.  Is it safe to work out 7 days a week two times a day?  Of course not, because it is just as important to rest your body as it is to work your body out.  If we went to school or work for seven days out of the week and never got a rest from it, our productivity would begin to drop, and general functioning would drift as well.  Our body is the same way with working out. 

With that being said, it is essential to be able to do our activities and live our lives with proportion.  Our greatest athletes have suffered from the lack of this ability also.  Mike Tyson was one of the best fighters to set foot on the earth.  His lack of proportion cluttered his performance and left what was once the greatest boxer ever to lose and get caught up in trouble continuously towards the end of his career.

So next time that you think about what it is that you are doing, first ask yourself if it is proportionally set up for you to have a successful life.

Own yourself!  Run your life!