I recently came across an interesting concept and believe it may help each and every one of you in your daily life. Let’s thinkabout water for a second… Water is just water when it is at anything below 212 degrees Fahrenheit but the second it hits 212 degrees, it becomes more than just water. It now becomes boiling water; boiling water turns into steam and with steam, you can power a train.
You may be wondering why I am telling you this. And here is the thing… applying one extra degree of temperature to water is the difference between something that is simply very hot and something that generates enough force to power a machine. This basic concept should be applied to your daily life.
When you think about doing a task, think about this concept and put in that extra degree of effort. That extra effort you put in, will take you from being just something to being something more. We begin to achieve life results beyond our expectations when we take small steps in everything that we do. This may sound simple, and it is. But the tricky thing is applying this to EVERYTHING that you do.
Water is just water at 211 degrees but when it reaches beyond that, and an extra degree is added, it is something completely different; and you can be too, if you look at your life this way. The key, is to be persistent. You can’t just apply heat to water once and expect it to continue boiling. You must continually apply heat in order to achieve not only the primary objective you seek, but to also reap the exponential rewards that are possible by applying one extra degree of effort.
Think about this…
How many opportunities have you missed because you were not aware of the possibilities that would occur if you applied a small amount of effort beyond what you normally do?
For more on this concept, check out “212 Degrees the Extra Degree” by S.L. Parker
