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On Being Intentional

 We live in a world where if we aren't careful, we can just be driven wherever the wind will take us. I can just open my phone and I'll be submitted to whatever opinion happens to be there. And if I keep my phone on me all day, there is seemingly an endless stream of notifications that vie for my attention. Just one tap and I'm taken wherever my phone thinks I should go that day.

This breaks my focus. It takes my mind away from the deep work that I want to do to be successful at work and in life. The beauty is that all I have to do is put my phone out of reach and put on my focus music and set a timer and zone in and I can do it. It is just a matter of being consistent at that and not giving in to instant gratification.

Also, growth in the gospel does not come instantaneously. It comes with consistency, patience, and hard work. Growth in my skillset and career also come that way. I need to work harder. I need to be disciplined, and I need to be intentional. I want to be. 

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