The Unintended Consequences of Being Lazy

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I was reading some passages from Proverbs the other day on 7 Deadly Sins.  Now, a lot of people hear Proverbs and think religion, the bible, etc.  But, I have found Proverbs to be one of the great sources of wisdom for life and business that anyone can read.  

Specifically, I was reading about Sloth or laziness and found it very insightful.  We think of being lazy as just that, lazy - not doing anything, not taking initiative, etc.  And the consequences are that we miss out on opportunities and reaching our potential.  While that is absolutely true, this passage shared that the consequences are much worse.  

Part of the passage stated that "Laziness brings on deep sleep."  It went on to explain, that sloth brings a progressive decline of a person's ability to work hard - not just in the area they are choosing to be lazy, but throughout all areas of their lives.  Sort of like a person who loses their physical conditioning can no longer exercise as hard or as long and then finds themselves less healthy, gaining weight, etc.  Being lazy in that area brings about unintended consequences that impacts other areas of their lives.  

Over time, laziness can slowly erode capability and potential as well as habits needed to excel and succeed being our best.  It permiates into all parts of our lives.  

If you find yourself being lazy in one area of your life, ask yourself why?  And then take a look at other areas of your life and see if they are being impacted as well.  In the end, you must "do the work" and push throug the urge to be lazy because if you don't, you will find areas of your life going into "deep sleep."