Sterling Terrell

recovering economist

To Make A Difference

To Make A Difference

To make a difference, do something different.

That makes sense. But that’s hard too.

And nobody wants to do what’s hard, do they?

This makes me think of this post I did on blogging frequency.

I mean, what if the only difference between where you were today – and where you wanted to be – was an intentional change in effort and productivity?

Understand: Average action begats average outcomes.

“Everybody wants to make a difference, but nobody wants to be different. And you simply cannot have one without the other.”

-Andy Andrews, The Noticer Returns

Trying Your Best

Trying Your Best

I believe that trying your best in underrated.

For there are so many things that we cannot control.

You can’t control how your work is received, when you were born, the state of the global economy, who your parents are, or how or how long you get to live.

But you can control your effort, can’t you?

You can control how often you show up and what kid of work you do while you are there.

I, for one, am going to try to dwell less on the things that I can not steer, and look more at where I am able to move the needle.

It starts by trying your best.

What we can’t do is control the world around us—not as much as we’d like to, anyway. We might perceive things well, then act rightly, and fail anyway. Run it through your head like this: Nothing can ever prevent us from trying. Ever.

-Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle Is The Way

Sterling Terrell