The 4 tenets of leading a productive life

I don’t like to get religious here. This is not a religious blog. Not only do I not intend to challenge anyone’s faith, but I do not wish to defend my own. Not here. 

But when my minister gave this particular sermon in our church a few weeks ago, I just knew I had to share it.  I found this talk to be meaningful, and it has absolutely nothing at all to do with God or even religion, unless you consider daily practice or life philosophy to be religious, as some of us do.

It was about the 4 tenets of leading a productive life.  

A tenet is, according to Merriam-Webster: A principle or belief, esp. one of the main principles of a religion or philosophy. 

Our minister did not come up with these four tenets. In fact, over 20 years ago he was in Boston for a Red Sox game, and decided he was there he thought he would “visit two sacred spots in one trip” so to speak (haha, Yankees fans!)  and stopped by one of the churches in his faith as well. He forgot the name of the minister who spoke. He even forgot the score of the ball game. But he remembered those four tenets.

They made an impression on me, too. So I thought I'd share. You can apply them (or not) however you'd like. 

1 – Show Up.

2 – Tell The Truth.

3 - Do What You Do With Intensity.

4 - Don't Worry Too Much About The Outcome.