You Don't Have To Be Great To Start
Updated: Sep 14, 2021
Written by: Natasha Stephens, Executive Contributor
Executive Contributors at Brainz Magazine are handpicked and invited to contribute because of their knowledge and valuable insight within their area of expertise.
Instead, I should say you don't have to feel great to start because you are already great! Greatness lies within you but through process, it must be excavated! Some of us may or may not already know this. However, I believe the work of process is the real issue here. Committing to the process of discovering, realizing, and activating our full potential requires work and patience.
Despise not the day of small beginnings. There is a purpose for those seemingly drudging difficult days. Those long drawn-out days may seem like punishment or like you're doing something wrong. Before I get into this, God says to look at it as a day. It's a season necessary for shaping and preparation. The problem comes when distractions and deception lend way to impatience, tempting us to abort the process as we seek relief from the laborious pushing. I was sent to remind you that it is “as a day”. Meaning, it is temporary. The time will pass, so why not pass the time beginning to build that dream, relationship, ministry, business from the ground up with the finest of detail. If you're going to build, make it built to last.
Greater will come as you commit to the process. Persevere no matter how uncomfortable, painful, and long. As you build you are building something even greater within you. As you learn new things and try new things you gain a broader perspective and expand your scope along the way.
Humble beginnings produce great character. It shows us how far we've come and what it took for us to finish to completion... the sacrifices, the sweat, and tears. We actually value it more when we've worked hard and long for it. don't underestimate the beginning, it lays the foundation for which we build upon. Circumventing those necessary steps is like skipping the steps to building a house. Leaving out the groundwork is a recipe for disaster as the house will lack integrity to withstand the natural elements. Inevitably the house will collapse from storms or strong wind. So if you're going to build, make it built to last.
If we are aware of what those seemingly insignificant days of waiting while we work do for us regardless of how it feels, we would embrace it. Well, now you know and for some of you, this is a fresh reminder.
Here is a rule of thumb... if it looks and feels insignificant, chances are it is significant. Because we are committed to our natural proclivities we miss the supernatural. God wants to develop the greatness inside of you. Commit to your potential!
Now, go be great!
Natasha Stephens, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine
Natasha, a retired dental hygienist turned entrepreneur as owner of Transformational Coaching with Natasha and a women's athleisure clothing brand, Ripped and Restored, is committed to the transformational journey as she discovers new ways of being and higher than realized levels of existence through the power of pain and using it to her advantage as a springboard to create an ideal life for herself. Along the way, she answered the call to empower others with this revelation. She is dedicated, with fiery passion and authentic advocacy to revolutionize mental health and fitness by embracing the pain of conflict and resistance in whatever form, as a weapon for good. Realizing that thoughts shape reality, Natasha's coaching model is built around mindset shifts resulting in realized potential. In her spare time, she loves to volunteer in local and global dental missions, physical exercise, and travel.
