I don't want you to ever think that you are too young to be in the spot where you are at right now. I don't want you to ever think that just because you are young that you won't have an impact. You will always be younger than most other people...think about that. The best way to have an impact is to be disciplined in many, if not all, areas of your life.
I want to tell you a couple stories about people who were younger than me that had an impact on my life.
My brother Jack
My younger brother Jack is the first person that comes to mind for me. I never used to be disciplined about reading my Bible until my later years in college. In high school I was pretty pathetic when it came to reading my Bible. One of the things I remember is that every night when I would walk up stairs I would see Jack sitting in his room reading his Bible. I didn't understand him for the longest time. I always thought that he had better things to do... I couldn't possibly think about reading my Bible instead of watching the big game or shooting some hoops outside. But you know what? His daily habits impacted my life. I see now why all of those things that he was doing paid off.
B - Will
The next person that comes to mind is Bryce Williams. He was one of my point guards when I was as senior in high school. Bryce was a skinny little freshmen who probably weighed 100 pounds soaking wet. Since he was probably in 3rd grade him and his siblings were in the gym everyday. I remember thinking that they were crazy. I was in the gym a ton but at their age it didn't make sense to me. I didn't want to be outworked by a kid who was four years younger than me so I was motivated to get in the gym even more than I already was doing. The past couple of years when I would go back and watch occasional Archbold High School basketball games I saw all of that work paying off by his success and the amazing success of the teams that he was a part of.
My younger clients
I am motivated by everyone I meet with but am very impressed with some of my clients who are a couple of years younger than me. To see what they have done with their money and what they aspire to do in their lives at such a young age is so motivating. They are going to be so much further ahead of everyone else their age. Their success at a young age isn't just happenstance. They have made smart decisions their entire lives that have led to where they are at right now.
All three of these examples have one thing in common and that is daily disciplined habits and routines. I don't preach often but I am preaching it right now. Everything that I am today is because of having a daily routine that is centered around God. Being disciplined about my walk with the Lord has led me to being disciplined in all other areas of my life.
Being disciplined will guarantee you success. Mark my words. You can't just do something good for a week and expect it to pay off for the rest of your life. It starts with doing a couple of little things and then your life will be transformed and you will become a machine operated for success.
"Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, and in purity." (1 Timothy 4:12)
The people who motivated me were excellent at setting an example in all that they do. We are called to set an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, and in purity. My challenge for you it to keep doing those little things and that will lead to success.
Honestly the most important thing is to be spiritually disciplined. Once that is taken care of everything else is going to naturally fall into place because we serve a God who is faithful, loving, and caring. Trust him and trust the process.
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