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THROWING THE IDEA OF "HARD WORK" AWAY



So you may be looking at the title of this post and be thinking "Oh, this writer does not know what he is saying." Hardwork is definitely a top requirement for any worthwhile acomplishment." "Long, tiring, strenuous work!" Well, to that view point, I ask, "Is that always true? Is hardwork the answer all the time?"

Ohhh, before you doubt me any further, look at Proverbs 22 verse 29. It does not talk about hard work as a requirement for standing before kings. It talks about diligence, not hard work.Could there be a difference between the two? Oh yes!  A whole world of difference.







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. When you are truly diligent, you control the situation rather than have the situation control you. Diligent labour is demanding; it requires vision, creativity, commitment and effective partnering. An hardworking man runs; a diligent man runs towards the vision. A hardworking man is active and reactive but a diligent man is proactive.
So if hardwork were the answer, truck pushers would definitely be one of the wealthiest folks on planet earth. Think about it. How about being truly dillingent than just hard working. Think about making the shift from hard work to true dilligence. Have a productive week!

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