Guess What? Solomon's Concept of Diligence Is Not What You Think!

Written by Debra Morrison on Feb 23, 2009 3:48 pm

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I've been doing some reading out of the book "The Richest Man Who Ever Lived"
and the discoveries are really mind opening.

My dictionary describes Diligence as "a persistent and hard working effort in doing something."

Would you believe that only one in a thousand people fully utilize this skill of Diligence?

Most people think they understand what diligence means,
but nothing could be further from the Truth.

When Solomon talks about Diligence, he's talking
about a trait that is as rare as a ten-carat diamond.

The reason it's so rare is that TRUE DILIGENCE runs contrary to human nature.
The trait that is most common to all humans is our desire or drive for Instant Gratification.
We all have a natural inclination to follow the path of least resistance.

Fortunately and despite our natural inclination we CAN CHOOSE
to follow a path of greater resistance and become diligent in the
pursuit of any endeavor, project or goal.

If you develop the kind of diligence that Solomon refers to, you
can Achieve Incredible outcomes in any important area of your life.

You can add the words meticulousness, conscientiousness, thoroughness
and carefulness and this will still not fully convey Solomon's meaning.

Now add those qualities and his words found in Proverbs 20:11: "Even a child
is known by his doings, whether his work be PURE and whether it be RIGHT."

Pure ... not just in the sense of a moral or ethical value,
but rather about work in its purest form.

Getting down to investing one's days, hours and minutes in that
which brings a pure return on the time and effort invested.

Right ... not just a about working at something with persistence and by working smart.
It's about doing it Right ... expeditiously, efficiently and effectively.

In other words, doing it on time to the highest standards possible,
regardless of what is demanded or expected.

It means bringing creativity, persistence and even other people
and outside resources into the effort to achieve an extraordinary outcome!

DILIGENCE is a Learnable Skill that combines:

Creative Persistence, a smart working effort RIGHTLY
planned and rightly performed in a timely, efficient,
and effective manner to attain a result that is PURE
and of the highest quality of Excellence.

Have An Amazing Day!
Debra
http://DebraMorrison.wstblog.com