No Place for Complacency

Wednesday Word
6/8/2016

Complacency

Merriam-Webster: a feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements. 

Quintessential Voyage: a false sense of security and inappropriate satisfaction with the performance of one's self in recent events; an often lethal feeling that allows the individual to be taken advantage of or robbed through lack of effort and innovation.

Complacency Kills. 

I've heard that phrase many times in my time as an Army officer. I had always thought of complacency as this sense of comfort causing you to become indifferent and unaware to the changing world around you. Upon looking it up in the dictionary, I had realized its definition is much worse than I had originally thought. 

It's a form of cockiness through idiotic confidence earned through trivial victories and accomplishments. 

Complacency is lethal to your goals and dreams. It's an injections of falsely earned confidence that slowly shuts down your drive one piece at a time, organ by organ. Think of it as "rewarding" yourself with Whataburger or Chick-fil-a after going to workout a few times in a week or taking a vacation after recently catching up since your last vacation. 

In order to avoid complacency, it is recommended you strive to keep yourself in perspective of where you are compared to world, and always remain hungry for your goals and dreams. Never settle and never feel like you've made it. Don't be proud. Work hard always.