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Me as a person I am not inclined to any religion in particular but that does not mean that I am closed to wisdom. Wisdom comes from everywhere the point is to make the best use of it. As it is said “Wisdom is the proper use of knowledge”.

In the book of the Bible called 2nd Peter, beginning in verse 5, the apostle Peter wrote:

“… Make every effort (be diligent) to add to your faith, goodness; and to goodness, knowledge.”

Elsewhere in the Bible, we find that “the hand of the diligent makes him rich.” You sure already understand that faith in what you do and acting diligently is key for success in life.

You acquire this faith, this confidence in what you are doing, through diligence, by making every effort to acquire knowledge. But keep in mind that you must be diligent to acquire the right knowledge. It is all too easy to be fooled by marketing hype into acquiring worthless knowledge, information that will not succeed in helping you to achieve your goals.

Once you have faith in yourself and your method to reach your goals, add good information to what you have already learned.
Peter says in verse 6, we are told to add self-control to our knowledge, and to self-control add perseverance.

Would you agree that self-control is critical to achieve your goals, and that the only way you can develop self-control is to persevere? stick with it until you have it? Peter then finishes that verse, writing “…and add to perseverance, godliness.”
What is really godliness? The word translated “godliness” means also “respect.” Do you respect the power of nature? You should.

The nature can do whatever much he pleases and you are just another piece of dust that can be barred anytime. Achieving your goals means that you also need to respect some rules from the almighty in order to succeed.

Apotle Peter tells us to “add to respect, brotherly kindness”, In my experience the best you treat your work colleagues, your partners and friends the best you will be. There will be more respect and more desire for them to work on your side.

Obviously this brings to mind the selfish enterpreneour, the one who wants to have it all, leaving nothing for their competitors and doing it is in his reach to destroy everyone around.

Peter has yet more to say that we can apply to our life. In verse 8 he says, “if you possess these qualities (the virtues we’ve been looking at) in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive.” He also says, in verse 9, that “if anyone does not have them, he is short-sighted and blind.”

We find other inspiring words to us in the New Testament of the Bible in the book of Galatians, Chapter 5, beginning with verse 22:
Paul begins by telling us we must have love. You really must have an affection for what you are doing if you are to succeed in them. This love or affection for what you do is essential for persevering in your endeavours. As we will see later, perfect love, according to scripture, drives out fear.

Paul tells us we must have joy. The word used here also means gladness. Are you a happy, joyful person, glad for the opportunities presented to you in life? Or do you work always uptight, fearful, and with great trepidation? It is truly difficult to live if everything, for you, is a traumatic event.

Paul tells us next that we should be at peace when we live. We should be relaxed, at rest, quiet, exempt from rage. When we live we should be in step with life. The word used here also mean to be in harmony with your goals, because peace and harmony make and keep things safe, and the results of our efforts will be prosperity. Being at peace means we should be assured of the outcome of our activities. Did you ever think you would find such things in the Bible?

He tells us that we must be patient, constant, and steadfast. Are you patient, constant, and steadfast? Do you stick with what you know? Do you follow your plan?

Paul tells us to be gentle, good, and to have faith.

To have faith, in equivalence assurance, belief in what you are doing. Do you believe in the truth of the knowledge you have in order to achieve your goals? If not, how can you possibly achieve your goals with any assurance that you will produce your desired results?

Paul says: You should be meek and temperate. By the word meek, Paul means to be mild, calm, and at ease. By temperate he means under control; self-disciplined and self-controlled. I suppose there have been plenty of books written about that in conjunction with achieving your goals.

Then Paul concludes with a rather interesting statement. He says, “Against these, there is no law.” Can you agree with that? Has anyone ever passed a law that says you cannot be happy, joyful, in love with your work, believing that what you are doing will bring you success? Is there a law against being a nice person, a humble person, an ethical person, or a person who practices moderation?

All of this messages can only just do good to you and your life, consider them a piece of wisdom a message that is looking to reach you in order to make your quest shorter and your journey pleasant.