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What Are You Striving For In Life?

What is the full meaning of strive?


It is to try very hard to do something or to make something happen, especially for a long time or against difficulties.


What is the definition of strive in the Bible?

The Hebrew word for striving means longing, a feeding upon, or grasping after.


Why is it important to strive?

By setting yourself goals in life you learn an incredible amount and you get a sense of fulfilment and pride.

Even the journey of getting there, the ups and the downs makes you feeling motivated and positive. There is a constant feeling of reward.


Why is it important to strive for the best?

When we strive for excellence, we feel satisfied with a job well done.

We learn from our mistakes and don't let them define us.

We enjoy the process, not just the outcome of our endeavors. And we remain flexible and can adjust our standards and goals as needed.


Identify Your Values. To make the right choices in your life, you need to know what truly matters to you. ...


Let us take Excellence as an example-


20 Ways to Strive for Excellence…


Is To -

  1. Know yourself and your strengths

  2. Have pride in yourself and your work

  3. Share your knowledge and talents with those who value them

  4. Believe that you will make this world a better place through your contributions

  5. Practice gratitude for the small and unpredictable moments

  6. Learn something new as you work towards being your personal best

  7. Show compassion and empathy for others

  8. Choose to excel despite the level of difficulty

  9. Honor your needs and make them a priority

  10. Reflect on your successes that contribute to a larger goal

  11. Step outside of your comfort zone to do something risky and creative

  12. Accept the challenge and choose to be a leader

  13. Surround yourself with positive and encouraging people

  14. Forgive yourself of past mistakes or failures so you can learn from them

  15. Build a trusted connection with a mentor and seek advice when needed

  16. Reach for your dreams, even when they are scary or seem impossible

  17. Speak your truth and let the world know what you stand for

  18. Be brave, no matter what the challenge or obstacle may be

  19. Embrace your authenticity and give yourself permission to be you

  20. Close the gap between who you are and who you want to be


What Are You Striving For?


Is it - Success as a claimed in the following list below?


  • Fame

  • Money

  • Influence

  • Attention

  • Recognition

  • Significance

  • Reputation

  • Acknowledgement

  • Adoration

  • Excellence

  • Power

  • Acceptance

  • Love etc etc


Listen my friend,


“Strive not to be a success but rather to be of value”. Albert Einstein


What is value and example? Values can be defined as those things that are valued by someone.



In other words, values are what is considered 'important' by an individual or an organization. Examples include courage, honesty, freedom, innovation etc


What are the 7 types of values?


  • Moral Values

  • Ethical Values

  • Social Values

  • Cultural Values

  • Spiritual/Religious Values

  • Corporate Values

  • Relational Values


What are the 7 core values?


The seven core values include

  1. honesty,

  2. boldness,

  3. freedom,

  4. trust,

  5. team spirit,

  6. modesty, and

  7. responsibility


Your value will pave way for all.


Your value will make room for you.


Become a value laden person who exudes all round value.


Choose Value, choose to be a Man or Woman of Value.


Bring value to the market place regularly and as a lifestyle and see your life transformed satisfactorily and exponentially for good and beneficial to the human race.


Think about it.🤔


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