{"id":990,"date":"2025-04-10T19:04:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T19:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emprepinc.com\/cyl\/?p=990"},"modified":"2025-04-27T01:22:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T01:22:15","slug":"990","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emprepinc.com\/cyl\/index.php\/2025\/04\/10\/990\/","title":{"rendered":"You Were Meant to Be Great!"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-990\" data-postid=\"990\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-990 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_6ts6773 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_gc89774 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_valu609   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u201cYou were never meant to be just good.\u00a0 You were meant to be great!\u201d Recently, I shared this message on social media because we need reminders of what is inside us and what we can do.\u00a0 I inherently believe greatness is inside each of us, and if we are willing to work toward it, it will display itself. However, people often settle for \u201cgood enough\u201d for various reasons, none which matter if you truly want greatness.<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Why do I believe greatness is inside of you?\u00a0 First, God is greatness, and His breath of life lies within you.\u00a0 Thus, greatness is inside you.\u00a0 Second, you are here.\u00a0 Anything created or positioned has a purpose.\u00a0 What is your purpose?\u00a0 That is where you will see your greatness truly shine through.\u00a0 Third, we have a choice to live a life of greatness, no matter how humble our beginnings.\u00a0 Ask my mother, who gave birth to seven children- all of whom hold college degrees and some advanced degrees.<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Some may say, \u201cIf it\u2019s good, it\u2019s good enough.\u201d I may say yes to that if you are an overworked mother whose house is not perfectly clean after a long day of work or after running after a toddler all day.\u00a0 Yet, what would you choose if you had a choice between a good meal and a great one?\u00a0 What would you choose if you had a choice between a good hotel or a great hotel?\u00a0 What if you could choose between a good car and a great car?\u00a0 How would you choose between a good and great doctor or a good lawyer and a great lawyer?\u00a0 Undoubtedly, you will choose great every time unless you are a self-saboteur.\u00a0 You choose great because you love the experience.\u00a0 You choose great because you enjoy the quality.\u00a0 You choose great because it exceeds your expectations.\u00a0 Therefore, why would we not exude the same if we want this from other people and situations?\u00a0 Consider how you react when the experience or situation is less than stellar.\u00a0 We brag about great, not good enough. What you want from others, you must first apply to yourself.<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Again, I know greatness is in all of us, but just because greatness is inside you and people believe in you and your abilities doesn\u2019t automatically mean you are great. Being great is a choice, and you make that choice every day.\u00a0 I hope that you choose to be great!\u00a0 Don\u2019t choose it because you expect something in return.\u00a0 Choose it because that is simply who you are.\u00a0 So, if you can upgrade your client or customer, give an employee a little extra comfort, or answer a quick off-the-menu question for someone who may not offer you an immediate benefit, why not?\u00a0 Even a smile or another small act that shows that you value them can make someone\u2019s day greater!\u00a0 Go and be great!\u00a0 That is who you are!<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u201cYou were never meant to be just good.\u00a0 You were meant to be great!\u201d Recently, I shared this message on social media because we need reminders of what is inside us and what we can do.\u00a0 I inherently believe greatness is inside each of us, and if we are willing to work toward [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":992,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-winning-personally","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"builder_content":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u201cYou were never meant to be just good.\u00a0 You were meant to be great!\u201d Recently, I shared this message on social media because we need reminders of what is inside us and what we can do.\u00a0 I inherently believe greatness is inside each of us, and if we are willing to work toward it, it will display itself. However, people often settle for \u201cgood enough\u201d for various reasons, none which matter if you truly want greatness.<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Why do I believe greatness is inside of you?\u00a0 First, God is greatness, and His breath of life lies within you.\u00a0 Thus, greatness is inside you.\u00a0 Second, you are here.\u00a0 Anything created or positioned has a purpose.\u00a0 What is your purpose?\u00a0 That is where you will see your greatness truly shine through.\u00a0 Third, we have a choice to live a life of greatness, no matter how humble our beginnings.\u00a0 Ask my mother, who gave birth to seven children- all of whom hold college degrees and some advanced degrees.<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Some may say, \u201cIf it\u2019s good, it\u2019s good enough.\u201d I may say yes to that if you are an overworked mother whose house is not perfectly clean after a long day of work or after running after a toddler all day.\u00a0 Yet, what would you choose if you had a choice between a good meal and a great one?\u00a0 What would you choose if you had a choice between a good hotel or a great hotel?\u00a0 What if you could choose between a good car and a great car?\u00a0 How would you choose between a good and great doctor or a good lawyer and a great lawyer?\u00a0 Undoubtedly, you will choose great every time unless you are a self-saboteur.\u00a0 You choose great because you love the experience.\u00a0 You choose great because you enjoy the quality.\u00a0 You choose great because it exceeds your expectations.\u00a0 Therefore, why would we not exude the same if we want this from other people and situations?\u00a0 Consider how you react when the experience or situation is less than stellar.\u00a0 We brag about great, not good enough. What you want from others, you must first apply to yourself.<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Again, I know greatness is in all of us, but just because greatness is inside you and people believe in you and your abilities doesn\u2019t automatically mean you are great. Being great is a choice, and you make that choice every day.\u00a0 I hope that you choose to be great!\u00a0 Don\u2019t choose it because you expect something in return.\u00a0 Choose it because that is simply who you are.\u00a0 So, if you can upgrade your client or customer, give an employee a little extra comfort, or answer a quick off-the-menu question for someone who may not offer you an immediate benefit, why not?\u00a0 Even a smile or another small act that shows that you value them can make someone\u2019s day greater!\u00a0 Go and be great!\u00a0 That is who you are!<\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/emprepinc.com\/cyl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/emprepinc.com\/cyl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/emprepinc.com\/cyl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emprepinc.com\/cyl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emprepinc.com\/cyl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=990"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/emprepinc.com\/cyl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/990\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1013,"href":"https:\/\/emprepinc.com\/cyl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/990\/revisions\/1013"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emprepinc.com\/cyl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/emprepinc.com\/cyl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emprepinc.com\/cyl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emprepinc.com\/cyl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}