Slow and Steady

You have heard me say before that leaders are learners…well, here is new learning for you today. The famous author of over 725 fables, Aesop, was a Greek slave. I did not know that, did you? According to WorldHistory.org, the fables were written by Aesop in the late to the mid-6th century. These fables were told person to person for both entertainment purposes as well as to teach a morality lesson.

As 2022 launches, I am reminded of one of his most famous fables, The Hare and the Tortoise. You remember the story…the hare and the tortoise are racing, and the hare starts out fast and strong meanwhile the tortoise just plods along. Before long, the hare stops for a nap to wait for the tortoise to catch up. As the tortoise passes him, he does not wake up and the tortoise wins the race. Moral of the story: the race is not always to the swiftest.

So, for 2022, why not just take it slow and steady? I know the goal experts will say don’t make goals too easy, but I follow what Jon Acuff has to say – make them easily achievable because then you have these small victories that motivate you to keep on the same track. Then you set another easily achievable goal. Here are a few slow and steady goals to think about:

• Loss .5 pound per week = 26 pounds in a year

• Write 300 words per weekday = 63,00 words in a year (average length of a book today is 100,000)

• Read 15 minutes a day = over 90 hours of reading a year

• Save $5 a day = $1,825 per year

• Walk a mile a day = Walking from Macon, GA to Tampa, FL

What do you want to accomplish this year? Where on the race of life do you want to be on January 1, 2023?

Let me know in the comments below or connect with me here. Let’s not just exist in 2022 but let’s improve ourselves, impact our world and advance the Gospel. If there is any way I can help you do that, please do not hesitate to be in touch. It would be my joy!