Responsibility, Risk, Reward, Relationship, Respect

If you are young, perhaps you can consider these as you talk with your friends.  If you are old, perhaps you can teach these to the next generation.

Responsibility – Try to avoid pointing your finger at all cost, but be swift to assume responsibility.  When you are responsible with life's small things, though it involves a lot of hard work, you will quickly be given responsibility over great matters.

Risk – Overcoming the fear of taking wise risks is the only way to discover what has not yet been seen or create what has not yet been imagined.  Take a look, be sure you have prayed, and then take the leap!

Reward – Of course, reward is tied to risk, but there is something more important to remember.  Reward is tied to your heart.  Define the true reward you are seeking early in life, and be sure it is deeper and more meaningful than mere money or material wealth.  Perhaps the best way to look at reward is to measure it in terms of relationship.  At the end of the day don’t ask, “What do I have near to me?” but “Who do I have near to me?”

Relationship – Who is on the short list of people you want to be close to for the majority of your life?  Be sure to make an investment into those lives each and every week.

Respect – There is value—infinite value—in each and every human.  Take that truth very seriously and it will beautifully shape your daily decisions from the boardroom to the family room.