{"id":332,"date":"2014-06-28T20:36:38","date_gmt":"2014-06-28T20:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/becominggreat\/?p=332"},"modified":"2014-06-28T20:38:15","modified_gmt":"2014-06-28T20:38:15","slug":"thrive-at-every-level","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/becominggreat\/2014\/06\/thrive-at-every-level.html","title":{"rendered":"Thrive At Every Level"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Successful people have a secret that most don&#8217;t talk about.\u00a0 They understand that you must be excellent at every step of the dream journey. Not when the dream arrives, but before and during the process.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve told you\u00a0 before that we are legends and no one will be able to live the human experience as us, quite like us.\u00a0 So in everything be legendary.\u00a0 If your dream is to be an actress, be legendary in your classes.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/becominggreat\/files\/2014\/02\/Success-Starts-Here-Freeway-Style-Desert-Landscape.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-81\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/367\/2014\/02\/Success-Starts-Here-Freeway-Style-Desert-Landscape-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Success Starts Here Freeway Style Desert Landscape\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Life is designed for you to thrive not survive.\u00a0 Life happens from you.\u00a0 We are provided with the tools we need to thrive and succeed in our purposes and callings.\u00a0 We sometimes allow society&#8217;s standard of success to cloud our perspectives. You are so dynamic that you can be a life-changing agent for another at Point A.\u00a0 Why deny someone that extraordinary gift of yourself because its not a point Point Z (where we all want to be)? Is that fair?<\/p>\n<p>Remember the magic happens not at the destination, but along the journey.\u00a0 The truth is you really enjoy the journey more than the actual goal.\u00a0 Never for a moment think that just because you&#8217;re not where you&#8217;d like to be that you can&#8217;t be of use.\u00a0 That&#8217;s hogwash. In fact, the impact you could make on a person&#8217;s life would only solidify your greatness in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Remember we have the ability to not only change our world, but the world as a whole&#8230;.BE GREAT!!<\/p>\n<p>Until Next Time,<\/p>\n<p>Pervis<\/p>\n<p><em>Pervis Taylor, III is an Author, Life Coach, Speaker and Contributor. His books Pervis Principles Volume 1 and 2 are available exclusively on his website: <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pervistaylor.com\/author\" target=\"_blank\">www.pervistaylor.com\/author<\/a><\/em><em>. He is the creator of the inspiration\/life coaching mobile app, I-Inspire, available for IPhones, Ipad and Ipod Touch via: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pervistaylor.com\/i-inspire\/\">www.pervistaylor.com\/i-inspire\/<\/a>. He resides in New York City. Follow him on Twitter @pervistaylor or Facebook <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pervistaylor3\"><em>www.facebook.com\/pervistaylor3<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Successful people have a secret that most don&#8217;t talk about.\u00a0 They understand that you must be excellent at every step of the dream journey. 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