Don't Waste Opportunity to Grow

“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” — E.E. Cummings

“A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of death better than the day of birth.”

‭‭Ecclesiastes‬ ‭7:1‬ ‭NIV‬‬

In the workplace we know that having a good name means good. Being called lazy, clumsy , and slow poke is probably not gonna get us that promotion . Yet how about when we are falsely accused off ? Or when we have been acting unprofessional at work? To me I see it as an opportunity . People want workers who grow . Someone may have a steady sales rep but as soon as someone makes more sales than you , you begin to worry. I reassure you one who is celebrated with “We have seen you grow so much this year,” is praised and acknowledge for what they have done . Think of a child . There is nothing wrong with being 5 but if you act like a 5 year old till the age of 19 than there is a problem . We must grow as it’s a necessity. I have a saying that if I don’t grow close to God today than it’s a lost opportunity and a waste . So why do we take our past mistakes , our bad name, our bad rep, as something bad? We can change our perspective and see it as opportunity to grow and impressive , or we can sit in our self piety and allow our bad rep to grow. So I encourage you, if you don’t have a good name work for it , and if you don’t know how than that’s okay ! Because even though we may not know what to do, our God does, and all we have to do is trust in Him.