Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great

I understand the risk and fear involved with change. But as Rockefeller so elegantly says, you “have to give up the good to go for the great.” Most people are simply too afraid to let go.

But if you are not happy with what you have now, you have to do something different, or you will wind up on an endless merry-go-round. This usually means getting rid of something that’s working now to get something that will work better in the future.

The truly ambitious among us have a certain distaste for comfort.
They complain when there’s nothing to complain about.

They make quick decisions and kill off stagnating projects at the drop of a hat. They don’t care much for money (unless it’s other people’s money) because they know the value of good ideas.

They never settle for good enough, because they know that good enough turns into just okay after a while, eventually languishing what now territory.

Instead, they jump, always, straight to what now and find it in the margins of a story, the edges of the perceivable landscape, right where expectation starts to interweave with imagination. They are never afraid of giving up the good to go for the great because the good never quite pay off the same way.

Similarly, you should never be afraid to give up the good to start your journey towards the best. Life is all about taking risks. It is all about taking huge leaps towards the better versions of ourselves. None of us want to get stuck in a position when we feel like we have achieved everything. It should not be anyone’s mentality to think that way.

We all are worthy of the fight. We all want to make things better for the people we love and for us. Especially the ones who have a dream to achieve in their lives are the ones who should never look at their lives in such a way.

There is always a level up in our lives. If we have done something that looks great, that is fine, but some things are even better. It won’t be good if we commit to our life that we think we have done it pretty well, and there is nothing better left. We have to find out the best versions of ourselves to achieve our dreams. We have to do everything we can to unleash the best of ourselves.

So never be afraid of leaving things that seem good to achieve the great ones. You should never stop in great either. When you achieve greatness, you should opt for even better work. And the day you can hear your heart’s call in a satisfactory tone, is the day you have done your greatest work. So never be afraid to give up the good to pursue the great.

In 2021, will you be bold enough to go for the great?

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-By Amisha Shukla