The Power of Timing - Bishop T.D. Jakes
Summary
TLDRThe speaker emphasizes the courage required to be successful and stand out, contrasting it with the ease of mediocrity and fitting in. They discuss the importance of enduring hardships to achieve success and the societal pressure to conform. The talk also touches on the value of time in achieving true wealth and wisdom, suggesting that quick riches often lack the foundational knowledge and relationships to sustain them. The speaker encourages embracing the journey and the lessons learned through struggles, highlighting the need for patience and understanding of timing in life's various seasons.
Takeaways
- 💪 It takes courage to be successful and to act on one's inner vision.
- 🤔 Success often leads to contempt, and fitting in can neutralize one's uniqueness.
- 🏆 Winning is important because people talk about winners, highlighting the need for courage to stand out.
- ⏳ The best things in life take time, including personal growth and achieving dreams.
- 💰 True wealth is not just about money but also the wisdom and relationships built through struggles.
- 🌳 Seasons change in life, and understanding when to 'plant' and when to 'pluck up' is crucial for growth.
- 🍃 Letting go of past seasons and embracing change is necessary for personal development.
- 🧠 Being stuck in old ways of thinking can hinder progress and the arrival of new opportunities.
- 🎯 Timing is essential in all aspects of life, from sports to communication, and it's crucial to understand when to act.
- 🌟 The importance of being in sync with the rhythm of life, as everything from nature to human activities follows a pattern.
Q & A
What does the speaker suggest is required to be successful?
-The speaker suggests that courage is required to be successful. It takes courage to be different, to go where you've never gone before, and to stand through storms and criticisms.
Why does the speaker believe that being mediocre is easier than being successful?
-The speaker believes that being mediocre is easier because it involves fitting in with the crowd, not standing out, and not challenging oneself to achieve more.
What is the consequence of not having courage according to the speaker?
-According to the speaker, without courage, one will neutralize their uniqueness, conform to the norm, and not achieve their potential.
What does the speaker imply about the relationship between success and the opinions of others?
-The speaker implies that people talk about those who win, suggesting that success garners attention and discussion.
Why does the speaker emphasize the importance of having the courage to go after one's dreams?
-The speaker emphasizes the importance of pursuing dreams because it requires courage to overcome obstacles and to not just settle for fitting in with the norm.
What does the speaker mean when they say 'the best things in life take time'?
-The speaker means that valuable outcomes, such as relationships and personal growth, require patience and time to develop and mature.
How does the speaker differentiate between being rich and being wealthy?
-The speaker differentiates by stating that being rich is about having money, while being wealthy is about the wisdom and the lessons learned through the process of earning and sustaining wealth.
What is the significance of seasons in the speaker's message?
-The significance of seasons in the speaker's message is to illustrate that there are natural cycles in life, and understanding and accepting these changes is crucial for growth.
What does the speaker suggest is a key to unlocking new opportunities?
-The speaker suggests that letting go of old habits and past seasons is key to unlocking new opportunities and personal growth.
Why is timing important according to the speaker?
-According to the speaker, timing is important because it affects the impact of actions and decisions. Being out of sync with the right timing can lead to failure or missed opportunities.
What does the speaker mean by 'the Art of Letting Go'?
-The 'Art of Letting Go' refers to the ability to release things, ideas, or habits that are no longer serving one's growth or current season in life.
Outlines
💪 Courage and Success
The speaker emphasizes the importance of courage in achieving success. They discuss how it's easier to avoid success and fit in with the crowd, rather than standing out and being different. The speaker challenges the audience to consider whether they have the courage to be successful, to win, and to be exceptional. They also touch on the idea that success and wealth take time and that it's important to learn from struggles and failures. The speaker encourages the audience to have the courage to pursue their dreams and not to be afraid of the time it takes to achieve them.
🌳 Seasons and Timing
The speaker uses the metaphor of seasons to discuss the importance of timing in life. They compare the different appearances of a yard in spring, fall, and winter to illustrate how life has its own seasons. The speaker encourages the audience to understand when to 'plant' and when to 'pluck up' in their lives, suggesting that holding on to something past its season can prevent new growth. They emphasize the need to let go of old habits and thoughts to make way for new opportunities and experiences. The speaker also discusses the concept of timing in various aspects of life, such as baseball, comedy, and music, highlighting that timing is crucial for effectiveness and impact.
⏰ The Power of Timing
In this paragraph, the speaker delves deeper into the concept of timing, asserting that it is crucial in all aspects of life. They stress that being right about something is not enough; the timing of when to express that rightness is equally important. The speaker warns that delivering the right information at the wrong time can have negative consequences, such as damaging relationships or hindering personal growth. They emphasize the importance of being in sync with the rhythm of life, suggesting that understanding and respecting timing can lead to more effective communication and better outcomes in various endeavors.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Courage
💡Success
💡Mediocrity
💡Wealth
💡Timing
💡Seasons
💡Struggle
💡Wisdom
💡Rhythm
💡Letting Go
💡Patience
Highlights
Courage is required to act on what you see and to be successful.
Success often breeds contempt, and fitting in can neutralize your uniqueness.
It takes courage to be different and to venture into uncharted territories.
Attending a conference or stepping outside of your comfort zone requires courage.
Winning is noticed, and it takes courage to stand through the storms of criticism.
Courage is needed to be exceptional, wise, rich, educated, and knowledgeable.
The best things in life take time, contrasting with the instant nature of modern society.
True wealth is about the lessons learned through struggles, not just money.
Many lottery winners lose their money due to lacking the infrastructure to sustain wealth.
Struggles and trials are teachers of valuable life lessons.
Seasons change, and with them, the opportunities and blessings in life.
The art of letting go is crucial for embracing new seasons in life.
Timing is critical in all aspects of life, from sports to personal growth.
Understanding and respecting the timing in life leads to better decisions and outcomes.
Everything in life has a rhythm, and timing is a fundamental aspect of this rhythm.
Being right about something but wrong about the timing can lead to more harm than good.
Transcripts
do you have the
courage to act outwardly on what you see
inwardly do you have the
courage it takes courage to be
successful it is far easier not to be
successful misery will always have
Company Success breeds
contempt if you don't want to make way
be
mediocre be normal and fit in and if
you're more concerned about people than
you are God then neutralize everything
he put in you just fit in with everybody
else dress like them walk like them act
like them eat like them go where they go
think like they think do what they do
and once you've neutralized your
uniqueness you don't need courage it
takes courage to be different it takes
courage to go where you've never gone
before
for some of you it took courage to come
to this conference it takes courage to
get you outside of the bar it takes
courage to be successful it takes
courage to win people don't talk about
people that don't win if you win they're
going to talk about you do you have the
courage to stand there though the storms
keep raising and the people get to talk
it and you stand there and say I've come
too far to turn around text your
girlfriend and say do you have the
courage
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it takes courage to be
exceptional it takes courage to be wise
it takes courage to be rich it takes
courage to be educated it takes courage
to be knowledgeable because the moment
you do but you you don't talk like you
oh you don't got forgot where you came
from look at you T it takes
courage and I'm just wondering and the
weak watered down mediocre society that
we live in today in this reality TV
world we live in today I'm wondering if
there's anybody left that's got the
courage to say after all I've been
through and all my ancestors have been
through and all my parents have been
through I didn't come through all of
that just to fit in with Normy I have
the courage to go after my dream
the best things in life takes
time when I was younger I was impatient
because I had the naivity of thinking
that dreams would come quickly but the
best things in life take time from
simple things like food preparation to
more complicated issues of parenting and
marriage the best things in life take
time you can get married you can have a
wedding in 30 minutes
but it takes years to have a
marriage it is a sharp contrast between
being rich and being
wealthy you can hit the lottery receive
an inheritance uh you can be catapulted
from rags to riches and you can be rich
quick though many Define wealth
differently than how I will today true
wealth isn't just about
money but it is about the lessons you
learned ear while struggling upward if
you have money without wisdom you will
soon be parted from your money the best
things in life take time takes
relationships you got the money but
because it was given to you quickly you
didn't build the infrastructure to
sustain it you don't have the
relationships to sustain it you don't
have the information to sustain it and
most people who hit the lottery 70 to 80
% of them go broke within 5
years you can't imagine that you could
hit that much money and lose it but the
truth of the matter is God is teaching
us that the best things in life take
time there are things that you learn
from struggling there are things that
you learn from test and trials and trial
and
error some of my best teachers were
failure it takes time to to do well it
takes even longer to be
well some people are seasonal some
relationships are seasonal some
opportunities are seasonal And yet when
we see the seasons change we think the
blessing has
ceased but it is not that the blessing
has ceased it is that the season has
changed there's a great I got a lot of
trees in my yard there's a great deal of
difference between how my yard looks in
the spring and how it looks in the fall
and by the time it gets to Winter quite
frankly the trees are ugly and Barren
and destitute and if you came in the
winter and saw it you would have no idea
of how beautiful it would be if it takes
time there is a time to be
born and there is a time to die
if I had time I'd talk about the there
are very similar birth and death a time
to plant and a time to pluck up that
which is planted now listen at what he
says there's a time to plant and there's
a time to pluck up that which is planted
do you know the difference in your
life the difference between knowing when
to plant and when to
pluck have you ever asked God maybe
you've asked him when to
plant but have you ever asked him when
to pluck up or are you intent on keeping
that which is planted to the destruction
of plucking up that which you have
become accustomed to you can't have a
new season until you are willing to say
goodbye to the
season you
had I call it the Art of Letting Go the
spirit of release not wrestling
releasing some of you are wrestling to
hold on to something that God is trying
to take away from you and you need to
release it and simply Let It Go that was
that season if you are still talking the
way you were talking 10 years ago I've
got bad news for you you have a
deformity a spiritual dysfunction that
keeps your thoughts in one
dimension that means you can't fall in
love with your
thoughts because if you are stubborn
with your thoughts you delay your next
season I have watched some of the
greatest people in every industry you
can imagine I've had I've had the
privilege of having relationships with
people who were at the top of their game
and just about every industry you can
imagine those doesn't leave the greatest
impact understand
timing timing is everything you've got
to understand it's timing in baseball
it's not just skill it is the timing
that causes the batter to be effective
as swinging the bat you can have the
right swing but if you swing at the
wrong time you won't have the impact
that you should have had some of you are
trying to do the right swing but you're
swinging at the wrong time you're in
such a hurry that you're swinging before
the ball can strike the Target because
you are more moved by the crowd than you
are by the
ball timing is everything many people
don't realize that not only is timing
everything in baseball and baking it is
also everything when it comes to Comedy
or speaking or music it's about timing
it's not just can you read music can you
keep time it's not can you tell a joke
but can you time the joke it's not can
you speak a message can you use timing
to convey information you can give great
information out of time and be an
incompetent speaker because you don't
understand timing everything is a rhythm
everything is a rhythm God is a rhythm
br breathing is a rhythm circulation is
a rhythm heartbeat is a rhythm pulse is
a rhythm everything that is alive has a
rhythm Birth has a rhythm a woman's body
has a rhythm God is telling us over and
over and over in nature in Creation in
procreation that timing is everything
you can't be truthful out of
season somebody shout teach me to know
my season teach me to know my season
help me with my timing help me with my
you can be right about what you said but
wrong about when you said it and do more
damage than you did good it's not about
right and wrong it's about
timing right information delivered at
the wrong time can tear a marriage
up can cause a child to feel defeated
can stop alone from going through can
stop the house from being built can stop
you from having the peace you ought to
have you're worried about being right
you need to be worried
about timing timing timing time time
time time time time timing is everything
timing is absolutely everything
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