They say people are willing to pay a premium for coffee at Starbucks, not just because of the coffee itself, but because of the “experience.” If that’s true, then a full-flavored life is about the “experience” not just the time lived.
I am by no means a coffee connoisseur. If I drink coffee it has to have a good amount of sugar and cream (I especially like flavored cream). I am just as likely to indulge a 99-cent cup from McDonald’s as I would a $4 grande from Starbucks – as long as it has lots of sugar and cream…
For those who are coffee connoisseurs, how often do you think about what it takes to provide you with a great java experience? Have you ever thought about what the beans have to go through to get to the point where they provide the fresh taste, pleasing aroma, and comforting warmth that you come to expect from a superb cup of coffee.
Coffee beans in their natural form don’t taste very good. They have to go through a long, strenuous process of grinding, heating, and (in my case) sweetening in order to be desired and enjoyed. Without this process, the full-flavored potential of the coffee bean is never achieved.
A full-flavored life is one where you are able to achieve your full potential in terms accomplishing your purpose, pursuing your passions, and leveraging your professional skills to create wealth. When you are flowing in all these areas simultaneously your life experience will have a fresh taste, pleasing aroma, and comforting warmth. Not only will you enjoy your life, others also will have a positive experience and lasting impression as they engage and interact with you.
Like the best coffee, achieving a full-flavored life involves a process similar to the coffee bean - grinding, heating, and sweetening…
- Grinding: Tough situations and circumstances that press the mess out of you, so that you can be pure in your intentions and motivations.
- Heating: Challenging events that serve to forge your character, i.e. the times you are compelled to do the right thing even when you don’t want to.
- Sweetening: Rich and refreshing experiences that make life worth living – relationships, recreation, relaxation, and other rejuvenating rewards.
I’ve heard people say that life is a grind. When I really think about it, they are absolutely correct. So why not use the grind to your advantage? Like the coffee bean, the grind should help to make you better not bitter.
You may or may not be a coffee connoisseur, but you are a life connoisseur. You should want to indulge in the best that life has to offer. Just understand that enjoying a full-flavored life is going to cost you something, whether you want to pay the price or not. However, when you do pay the price, it will be an experience worth enjoying over and over and over again! Drink up!
Dream B.I.G.,
Paul Wilson, Jr.
B.I.G. Dreams are coming soon to a mind near you! www.DreamBIGin3D.com
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