#8 – You Reap What You Sow
This Bible verse is a fundamental principle of life and one which should guide us on a daily basis. Put simply, we can only expect the rewards of life if we take positive actions to attain them. On the flipside, negative behaviour will result in little positivity and often distrust and ill-feeling directed towards us. Yes, we must set ourselves goals. Yes, we have to sow the seeds of hard work and discipline to work towards those goals. Yes, we should build positive relationships with others along the way. But not at any cost. It might seem overly simple, but the success we achieve in life is proportional to the quality and quantity of effort we put in. There really are no excuses for falling short of our own expectations when we know we could have done more in the first place.