Video Game Quotes: God of War on Being Better

“Do not be sorry…

…be better!”

Kratos, God of War (2018)

So…it’s been a while. I could apologize for not posting an update in almost a year, but instead I am taking the advice of everyone’s favorite Spartan and working to be better. By the way, Kratos is a terrible father and this quote shows it. While there is nothing wrong with holding ourselves to a higher standard, lacking empathy and demeaning your son is a jerk move.

In the future, I will write more about the lessons we can learn from the latest God of War game (which I actually loved), but for now I want to assure that Kratos eventually takes his own advice.

So what about us? This quote inspires me to do my very best on the things that I am working on, so that I don’t have to apologize for missing the mark. If for some reason I don’t achieve the results that I want, I just remind myself to do better next time. It does not mean dismissing a poor attitude or excusing substandard work, but rather holding myself to a higher standard, then coming up with a plan for what I will do next time to “be better.”

Until next time, keep leveling up!

Jon