“People are not, by nature, deserving of all they want.
When we think that we are automatically entitled to something,
that is when we start walking all over others to get it.” ― Criss Jami
For you, what are your (subjective) definitions for Entitlement and Appreciation?
What are the major benchmarks, on your personal evaluation scale, from 0 (completely entitled) to 100 (completely appreciative)?
Think deeply…
this is a much tougher question to answer honestly… than it first appears!
Since you’re just one, complex person, the need to blend 100’s of attributes / variables associated with Entitlement / Appreciation together, to discover your overall Entitlement / Appreciation level, is quite challenging! It is much easier to cherry-pick and just consider one attribute at a time, such as appreciation for clean drinking water, access to education, etc.!
Warning: Social media has made it so much easier for most people to talk about appreciation; while they actually do very little appreciating; other than, their “just enough to look good, program”. Or worse; criticize others who are asking them to step up and be part of the solution, based on that person’s previous content (which was naively believed), where they self-described themselves as being highly appreciative. They’ll immediately go into a defense or attach-mode, if you ask them to actually participate in the solution.
What do the sins, fruits and social obligations look like, along the continuum of Entitlement / Appreciation? If you really want to understand yourself, take a sheet of paper and draw a line, with the labels “0”, “10”, “20”… to “100”. Now; write down your subjective definition of Entitlement / Appreciation, at each level.
However; here are some guidelines to consider, for those people who genuinely want to understand themselves and develop into the overall, best person they can be on their unique Life Journey.
- Appreciation doesn’t begin, until “50” (scale=0 to 100); this is the “0” starting point for Appreciation.
- Under “50”, merely measures our sin level of Entitlement.
- Appreciation without Action for others, maxes out at “70”.
- When you begin using your Appreciation, to change the lives of others, that is the start of where true Leveraged Appreciation begins.
- The more you leverage your Appreciation for others, the closer you get to the unreachable, theoretical “100”!
What if WE all saw helping others,
almost as important as helping ourselves?
What if WE all began leveraging our personal opportunities,
to genuinely impact other people’s lives… in a BIG way?
What if WE measured our impact, from our “base” and not our “excess” (e.g. if you have $100 Million and you donate, $1M from your “excess”… did you really make anywhere near the impact, you could have made)?
Now… what will you do differently…
to positively change your part of the world?
Who are you genuinely…
Entitled…
Appreciative-Enough…
or Appreciatively-Leveraged?
Are you Appreciative enough for your gifts,
that you’re willing to actually use your talents
to help us actually change the world?
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Get MAD! Get Making A Difference! ~ JR
