Do you deserve to keep what you worked hard for?

My Mother had been asking for new photos of the kids for her fridge.  At Christmas, I gave her a new 4x6 of each kiddo that would be a little cuter than just the straight photo.  Download the free version and see how cool it is.  It is easy to create with the

CM Storybook Creator digital software. 

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Isn't it funny how we can think just because we are somewhere, that we arrived at something we worked for... that we deserve to stay there?  Why is that?  I am not talking about things, but progress to our successes. 

It reminds me of a friend that I had a long chat with.  She is AMAZING!  A very talented photographer that has worked hard for many years.  I must say that she has a very unique style and captures the most incredible moments in peoples lives.  So we were chatting about how she would love for her calendar to be full with sessions, and how it is hard to be in business for many years but have a slow month.  Hmmm...my friend and I asked a few simple questions.  The chat was really awesome and brought her back to what she loves...helping people capture the amazing moments in their lives so that they can be cherished for years and years in the photographs.   She called me later with GREAT news about her business that happened after our discussion, and after her perspective had changed to faithful.

You see, you might have worked really hard to get somewhere, but that does not mean that you deserve to stay there forever without working hard to do so.  Never lose the perspective that success is a constant.  It is consistent and needs to be reviewed and updated often.  Keep things fresh, and apply those changes.  Just because you have been doing something for a long time does not mean that you are doing a good job with it anymore.  Be the best you can be everyday and the positive attitude that you omit might just encourage others to do the same!

Todays quote:

The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress.  ~Joseph Joubert, Pensées, 1842