Wisdom and effort (Concilio et Labore)

11-1-2022
Tuesday 
10:00am
#97

Concilio et Labore is the Motto of the Manchester United football club which means Wisdom and effort.

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Wisdom

Wisdom is the combining of knowledge, education and experience Creating meaning out of those three things. It's deciding to be successful. It's having great life experiences. The ability to take what you have and create something new from it is the foundation for wisdom.

Wisdom is knowledge. Wisdom allows you to see beyond the surface, to notice patterns and connections that others don't see.

It gives you something solid to stand on, so you can bring order to the chaos of a complex situation. It enables you to predict the consequences of your actions. Wisdom gives you a foundation of ideas and principles on which you can build a plan.

Wisdom has power.

Meaning when we choose to walk down the right path, that power is multiplied.

The right path is the path of knowledge and positive action. Each of us has the power to walk that path and each of us has the power to choose what we do with what we know.

A person's wisdom is defined by the choices they make with the power they have.

We all have it within ourselves to be happy, to be healthy and to live a life well-lived. But there will always be obstacles along the way. It is up to each of us to be strong enough to face those obstacles, whatever that might mean for us personally, so that we can achieve our greatest potential and leave this world better than we found it.

Effort / Hard work

There are two types of effort: the effort of sustained attention and the effort of consistent discipline. You can’t be taught effort, nor can it be given to you, but it can be developed.

Is there a difference between effort and hard work?

I realise that's a confusing question. After all, aren't they the same thing? The dictionary puts it this way:

Hard work is the laborious exertion of strength or faculties; Effort is the amount of physical or mental force you apply to complete a task.

Effort and Hardwork are synonyms. Though there is a little difference between effort and hard work. Effort does not guarantee success. In fact, it doesn't even guarantee noticeable results, except when wisdom is being applied.

Does having Wisdom and effort guarantee success?

Everyone knows that technical skills are important to success, but what about wisdom and effort? Can you succeed without them?

Success is not what we are created for, it’s what we do with what we possess. We have been given so many talents, skills and abilities but the greatest weapon in handling them is wisdom. Wisdom is a reflection of the application of knowledge, experience, training and education to acquire deep understanding of things.

Wisdom and effort are important to success in any field. Everything that you attain is the result of one or both of these. Sometimes both come into play and much of the time it is just wisdom without sufficient effort. There are also times when only effort is involved, or wisdom with little or no effort.

The tendency seems to be that people automatically ask for wisdom and attribute their success to it.

This was illustrated by a small story that I heard in my school days. As I recall it, a king once ordered everyone to pay him homage by praying to him in his presence. The king wanted to know who among his subjects were truly wise, so he set up a test. He sat in a large hall where he could observe many people passing through the area. He ordered those who went in to pray to him to leave through different doors, each door leading to a separate kingdom or destination. Two or three people appeared and took their seats on either side of the king.

Most people tend to think that success occurs as a result of genius or luck. They believe that a genius has a unique ability to make things happen, while luck is pure chance or probability.

The truth is, neither one of these concepts fully explain success. A person who has no special abilities nor luck can still achieve high levels of success simply by understanding the two elements of that success: wisdom and effort.

Wisdom and effort are important to success in any field. What is the benefit of applying wisdom and hardwork when it comes to personal finances?

Money is a powerful thing. It can help us travel the world, buy a home and raise our families. It is important that we know how to manage money in a way that will allow us to reach our financial goals.

One of the important factors in managing our money is wisdom. By gaining wisdom on personal finance, we can make sound decisions that will benefit our finances. Wisdom helps provide clarity and gives us direction on where we want to go with our money. We can use wisdom to help us make the right decision for ourselves and to help avoid making bad financial decisions.

A bad financial decision occurs when we are not wise with our money. We can have lots of good intentions but without wisdom, we might not have the ability or means to carry out our actions and in turn, they can lead to bad financial decisions such as using credit cards when we do not have the income to pay them back.

Closing thought:

If you want to be successful, you must have both wisdom and effort.

No matter what field or domain of life you are talking about, this is true. You can have the desire and passion for something, but if you do not have the necessary knowledge and skill, you cannot succeed. If you have the knowledge and skill, but no desire and passion, then your success will be very limited.

GGMU- Your motto inspired my writing for today

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