I SEE... I MUST...I Will                      

     Three Key Words To Help Us Live Exceptional Lives

              © Lee Wise 2003 All rights reserved

 

A GREAT TRIO

 

If someone were to present a set of Olympic medals to the

top three finalists for key phrases that help propel us

toward living an exceptional style of life, the finalists

might very well be:

 

     *I see!

     *I must!

     *I will!

 

"I SEE"

 

I see is vision. 

 

It is the ability -- or sense -- of a "way we need to go."

It may be an inner emotion that says...

 

     "We should do this... and we can do this."

    

It may be a burden on the heart that won't go away.

Or a dream that must be realized. 

 

You just see it. 

 

You see the book produced, the organization formed, the

children helped, the homes built, or the people energized.

 

Next comes...

 

"I MUST"

 

This is the feeling that something *must* be done.

 

In this phase of living the exceptional style of life, there

is a strong personal *conviction* that is inherently present

at the beginning or developed over a period of time. 

 

I see -- that's vision.

I must -- that's conviction.

 

Then comes...

 

"I WILL"

 

No surprise here: the final medallist that steps onto the

winners' block is *determination.* 

 

As the watching world expresses its appreciation...

 

     What *could* be done

     Is joined by what *must* be done

     And they both welcome what *will* done...

 

Into the spotlight reserved for those who survived years and

years of training for the purpose of receiving the honor they

deserve.

 

SAID IN ANOTHER WAY...

 

                        Right Vision

                             +

                      Strong Conviction

                             +

                       Determination

                             =

                 Focused, Exceptional Living

 

And of course that spells "influence" in great big capital

letters. 

 

Think about it:

 

          The power of living an exceptional life

          is the power of influence. 

 

A WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT

 

May I encourage you to hold on to the positive, well thought

through "visions" you have entertained over the years? 

 

And to pay attention to the feelings inside of you that

say, "This must be done"?

 

Maybe the timing is not right... for now.

Maybe it shouldn't happen... just yet. 

 

Or possibly it should!  It could be the time for

determination to take the stand and cause you to make the

first step towards the accomplishment your vision. 

 

Or the second.

Or the third.

 

I don't know -- but chances are you do.  

 

 

Yours for a day filled with beautiful moments in time,

 

 

Lee

 

Lee is a seminary administrator where supervises student interns as they train for ministry, writes two motivational ezines: "A Beautiful Moment In Time" and "Hope For Daily Living," and enjoys doing part-time business at home. Lee Wise may be contacted at http://www.motivation-for-daily-living.net Lee@seariches.net. Click here to view more of their articles.

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