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Every single person is at some stage or level of development. I don’t know of anyone who gets up in the morning and says, “I wish I could be less, do less, have less in life, and be more impoverished. I wish I could drive a worse-looking car—a rusted, beat-up model that barely runs and has no air conditioning!” No one I know can honestly say they’d love that.
In all probability, most people wake up in the morning thinking (in their own way), I want to expand myself and broaden my horizons. I’d love to have a more meaningful and loving relationship, a fine car, and a beautiful home. It would be wonderful to become even more aware.
You see, most people would love to grow.
To evolve to the next step or plateau, it’s wise to be willing to raise the bar on the scale of quality. For instance, I remember buying a $100 suit when I was working at J. C. Penney. (It was reversible as well, so you could wear it two ways.) I thought that was a pretty amazing deal. Now I realize that that was my first step on the scale of quality. Next I bought a $200 suit, and since then I’ve graduated into more expensive, higher-quality clothing as I’ve been able to afford and appreciate it. The finer pieces look nicer and last longer, and I feel better when I wear them, which means that I act differently. I’ve learned that quality makes a difference.
If you go to an inexpensive restaurant that gives you a plastic spoon and plate, you’ll have a different level of respect for the art of creating and eating food than you would in a five-star, fine-dining facility where quality presentation is a must. You’re designed to grow, and to expand and prosper, so you naturally desire to keep pushing yourself to higher levels.
Imagine walking past a street display and seeing some cheap art and then going to a fine museum where you can view a masterpiece. Now put this in relation to your daily existence: If you surround yourself with quality, you learn to express quality. Make it your goal to say, “Today I’m going to expand myself just a little further.” I encourage you, no matter what your lifestyle, to attempt to increase it by at least 10 percent every year. Beat out inflation and grow. If you don’t, you’re stagnating, and once you account for inflation, that means that you’re actually going backward.
So take a step forward and make it a goal to say, “I’d love to go from one quality of clothing to the next, and even to the level beyond that. I want this degree of excellence in my car and home. I increase my caliber in relationships and every area of life that’s important to me.” Step up! There’s nothing inherently wrong with higher quality—you’re investing in people who are masters of their art, rather than in those who don’t respect themselves and just put something quick out onto me market. Invest in quality, and you honor yourself and the universe. You’re worth it.
Say to yourself each day: My quality grows with every day that I live: the quality of what I eat, the quality of the clothes I wear, the quality of where I live and where I travel, the quality of my companions, and the quality of my relationships. The quality of my own integrity and of the understanding of my true self is magnified. The quality of everything I do is upgraded. As a result, you’ll live a quality life.
As long as you accept less than what you dream about, you’ll keep receiving it; and as long as you accept less than what you’d love, you’ll keep experiencing that. Ask yourself—and push yourself—to go beyond. When you decide to stay in a nicer place and pay a little bit more, you’ll become accustomed to it, and you’ll find that you’ll begin to attract a new set of friends, great opportunities, and fresh ways of doing things. Quality works!
Right by the phone in my office I have a placard that reminds me: “Quality first!” Why spend your precious time and life on anything less? The process of increasing excellence makes a huge difference in your daily outcomes. Years ago I often gave my seminars for nothing, and they never seemed to get off the ground. Nobody valued them. Later I presented the same material for something: I made attendees compensate me. Now these evolved workshops attract people from all over and are held across the globe. People receive what they pay for, so if you’d love to experience an amazing life, be willing to pay for it—and be paid for it. Go for the Law of Quality.
WORDS OF POWER
Quality first!
The quality of my life grows with every day of my life.
Every day in every way I increase the quality of my lifestyle.
I provide quality service for a quality price and live an amazing life.
The quality of everything I do is upgraded daily.
Quality works!
MY WORDS OF POWER
MY REFLECTIONS
How can I use the Law of Quality today to fulfill my life’s
purpose, dreams, and objectives?
