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Rich Lohman
Passport To Growth is personal growth coaching program designed to help you learn, live, and lead yourself and others in today's fast paced world. Each week the Tour Guides record a new values based lesson, provide a worksheet, and challenge the participants to grow through the lesson. There is a private coaching portion of the program where participants come together to share their takeaways and make commitments to their growth.To learn more, visit www.passporttogrowth.com
Benefits:
1. It builds trust and strong relationships
2. It can help resolve conflicts
3. It prevents you from missing important information
4. It enables you to identify and anticipate problems
5. It helps you build more knowledge
Habits & Characteristics:
1. These people give others their undivided attention
2. These people are empathetic
3. These people are patient
4. These people are curious
5. These people are lifelong learners
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Benefits:
1. It helps us take risks
2. It helps us think things through
3. It aides us in achieving our goals
4. It helps us to believe in ourselves
5. It aides us in overcoming our fears
Characteristics:
1. These people are not afraid to believe the unimaginable
2. These people have developed patience
3. These people know how to say “no”
4. These people are not afraid to ask for hep
5. These people have learned how to forgive and forget
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Welcome to our latest lesson on The Value of Initiative. We provide benefits, characteristics, and steps to follow to grow in this value.
Benefits:
1. It increases our confidence
2. It makes us more proactive
3. It improves our self-awareness through taking more risks
4. It creates opportunities and allows us to fuel our passion
5. It allows us to break through limiting beliefs and fears
Habits & Characteristics:
1. These people have a positive attitude
2. These people are adaptable
3. These people anticipate and prevent problems
4. These people are more decisive
5. These people tend to focus on their goals and vision for their lives
Benefits:
1. It increases our happiness
2. It makes us happy
3. It lowers our stress
4. It improves our relationships
5. It extends our lives
Habits & Characteristics:
1. These people are altruistic
2. These people are optimistic
3. These people value trust
4. These people bring energy
5. These people have the ability to lead
STEPS TO FOLLOW: Choose one of the following steps and commit to making a plan, taking action, evaluating, and improving yourself through consistent repetition.
- Give of your time. This is our #1 resource and giving it to others to help them in some way is one of the greatest gifts you can give.
- Give of your talents. List out the things you are good at and determine how you can give of your talents to benefit someone else consistently.
- Give of your treasures. The things you value are likely valuable to someone else. Figure out who it is and give it to them.
- Start small. It doesn’t need to be epic and big. Start small and start where you are at.
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Favorite Bible Verse on being focused:
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Philippians 4:8
Favorite Quote on Focus:
Focus on what you want, not on what you don’t want. --T Harv Eker
Benefits of increasing your focus:
1.It increases your usefulness to others
2.It expands your skills
3.It allows you to become clear and calm
4.You like and appreciate yourself more
5.It increases your confidence
Habits & Characteristics of people who are highly focused:
1.These people love routines
2.These people eliminate distractions
3.These people are compassionate with themselves
4.These people take advantage of inspiration but don’t rely on it
5.These people have clear and well defined values
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Benefits:
1. It promotes trust & loyalty
2. It enhances engagement
3. It improves collaboration & teamwork
4. It increases productivity
5. It creates better relationships
Characteristics:
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These people are good listeners
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These people are clear on who they are
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These people are focused
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These people are responsive
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These people are calm & stable
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Benefits of being charismatic:
1. It draws people to you
2. It causes people to want to support you
3. It helps you get what you want while still being a nice person
4. It makes you more attractive
5. It inspires a deeper connection with others
Characteristics of being charismatic:
1. These people have adaptability
2. These people are authentic, present, and aware
3. These people are aware of the importance of body language
4. These people have higher emotional intelligence
5. These people have great communication skills
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Benefits:
1. We will grow in Empathy
2. We will understand yourself and others better
3. We will learn not to take things personally
4. We will learn how to discern OUR emotions
Characteristics:
1. These people know their purpose or their WHY
2. These people do regular check-ins with themselves
3. These people look for similarities in others and appreciate differences
4. These people ask more questions
5. These people practice when to take action
STEPS TO FOLLOW: Choose one of the following steps and commit to making a plan, taking action, evaluating, and improving yourself through consistent repetition. STOP. Stop. Take a Breath. Observe. Proceed.
Practice doing your Check-ins.
Ask questions of yourself and others to better understand.
Read the Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live. –Jim Rohn
Benefits:
1. Physical health improves brain health
2. Physical health helps manage weight
3. Physical health reduces the risk of disease
4. Physical health strengthens bones and muscles
5. Physical health improves your ability to do everyday activities
Characteristics:
1. These people are proactive
2. These people are more energetic
3. These people are more confident
4. These people understand their worth and value
5. These people eliminate reasons, excuses, and circumstances and make things happen
"Our chief want in life is to find someone who will make us do what we can.”
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Benefits:
1. Encouraging others creates awareness
2. Encouragement creates belief
3. Encouraging others builds their confidence
4. Encouragement improves attitude
5. Encouraging others promotes action
Characteristics:
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These people have a genuine heart for people
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These people have an empathetic ear
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These people have an eye for potential
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These people are a consistent source of hope
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These people set a positive and inspiring example
STEPS TO FOLLOW: Choose one of the following steps and commit to making a plan, taking action, evaluating, and improving yourself through consistent repetition.
- Recognize discouragement. Don’t ignore or overlook discouragement in others. Choose to notice and step into their pain and suffering. Sit with them, listen to them, and build them up if possible.
- Encourage to build up strength. Encouragement is meant to strengthen the heart and help them stand firm in the adversity they may be facing.
- Be patient as you encourage. It is easier to respond with annoyance and frustration to those who exhibit weakness or discouragement or to those who struggle in ways we don’t. Stand firm in your patience and grace.
- Encourage with gentleness. Be aware that you could come off as brash or bombastic. Instead be intentionally gentle to help others along. Remember they may not respond well right way. Be gentle and keep going.
- Encourage to comfort. Be aware of your desire to try to fix or help others. They may not respond well to fixing but they just may need to be comforted.
Be thankful for what you have; you will end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough. – Oprah Winfrey
Benefits:
1. It strengthens connections with others
2. It broadens perspective of self
3. It broadens perspective of the world
4. It strengthens connection between spirituality, religion, & well-being
Characteristics:
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These people spend more time listening than they do talking
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These people practice mindfulness and focus on the present moment
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These people are grateful for what they have
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These people ask for help when they need it
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These people seek feedback from others on a regular basis
STEPS TO FOLLOW: Choose one of the following steps and commit to making a plan, taking action, evaluating, and improving yourself through consistent repetition.
- Admit you are not the best. The primary way to become more humble is to admit you are not the best at everything. You have to reach a point that you are ok admitting that you won’t always be the best at everything.
- Recognize your flaws. Review your DISC report and acknowledge your weaknesses and where they might cause you trouble.
- Be grateful, not boastful. Be thankful in everything while avoiding boasting, especially when people didn’t exactly ask you.
- Admit when you make a mistake. Mistakes are part of our nature. Admit when you make them because others can see that you make mistakes. Avoiding deflecting or being defensive because there is nothing humble about that.
- Don’t brag. If nobody is asking about your accomplishments, don’t share them. If you are asked, it is more acceptable to share your story.
- Appreciate others. What we appreciate, appreciates. Recognize others and their contribution to the success of a project or to helping you become more successful.
The Value of Planning is the next lesson in the Passport To Growth.
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Here is the lesson in recap:
"Good fortune is what happens when opportunity meets with planning.” ~ Thomas Alva Edison
Benefits:
You will experience achievement. You will be more productive and efficient, which will enable you to accomplish goals more quickly.
You will reduce frustration. Frustration is a symptom of blocked goals that hinders progress.
You will build momentum and morale. Great planning causes you to consider the situation from all angles so that you see the pitfalls and delays that could occur. By anticipating problems and having ready solution or contingency plans, you can keep the plan in motion and continue to build on success.
You will get all the important things done. By forming a plan and prioritizing needs, you ensure that your focus is on the things that will bring the desired results.
You will increase your value and open yourself up to new possibilities. If you can show your ability to plan as an individual and as a part of a team, you will more likely be promoted or given important projects.
You will build confidence in yourself because you will have a means to measure your success. You will also earn the confidence and trust of others.
Characteristics:
These people have an aim in mind – a well-defined goal or vision they passionately desire to achieve.
These people set aside time for planning on a regular basis.
These people have clearly defined short-and-long-term goals with reasonable time frames in which to accomplish them.
These people make a list of resources needed to accomplish their vision, including people, budgets, and measurables.
These people are great communicators. When the plan involves a team, these people take the time to communicate the vision, update others on the evolution of the plan and ask people to contribute to the plan in their areas of strength. They encourage their team members, give credit to others, and show appreciation for each person's contribution.
These people consistently take time to reflect and, when necessary, make adjustments to the plan.
A new lesson in the Passport To Growth Coaching Program.
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Another great lesson from the Passport To Growth tour guides, Leigh Lohman, Rich Lohman, & Dave Rudin!
The Value of Judgment. What it is. How it could benefit you. The key characteristics of a person with good judgment. And steps to follow to grow yourself.
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This weeks lesson was on The Value of Resilience.
"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” ~ Nelson Mandela
Benefits:
You will respond better to challenging situations. Instead of making rash decisions or lashing out at people, you will think things through and reach out to others for support.
You will be healthier both emotionally and physically. Stress takes a toll on your body and puts you in a reactive state, encouraging a bad attitude. Resilience will help you deal with your stress in productive ways.
You will be more productive. Discouragement from failure can hold you ransom and keep you from moving forward. When you are resilient, you can deal with the setbacks in life and keep working toward your potential.
You will be more flexible. Resilience will help you adapt to change and take control of your attitude and reactions.
You will increase your joy. You will have a more optimistic outlook during difficult times. Even when you don’t have a good reason to be happy, you will hold on to a sense of purpose.
Characteristics:
These people are flexible. Their ability to adapt to change helps them maintain a sese of stability. They embrace the idea that change is a part of living.
These people bounce back quickly. They do not see problems as insurmountable, but they use adversity to learn and grow. When they are challenged, they take lessons from their experiences and emerge stronger than before.
These people recognize the hardships of life without being ruled by them. Resilient people acknowledge pain but seek help, positivity, and solutions so they can move forward.
These people maintain a positive outlook. They focus on victories and the positive sides of situations. They realize that the pessimism can destroy their determination and well-being.
These people are self-aware. They know what kinds of situations bother them and understand their own strengths and insecurities. Because of this, they can ask for the support they need and contribute their best.
The Passport To Growth Personal Development and Growth Program is designed to equip and empower participants to grow into the best versions of themselves.
Each week there is a new lesson that is stored in the www.passporttogrowth.com online platform (this is lesson #154) and the participants gain access to both the lesson and the worksheet. Every Wednesday we come together to share our views, discuss how to apply the lesson, and encourage one another.
This lesson is on The Value of Criticism. Enjoy.
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This episode was recorded in late January of 2022 and we want to share it with you. This has been one of our most powerful and well received lessons by our tribe in quite some time!
The Value of Emotions
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Today's thought: Achievement
Principles of Achievement—found in a book I am studying: The Chase—Success, Motivation, & the Scriptires
Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.—Robert F. Kennedy
- We are meant to achieve
- We must be motivated to achieve
- Inner change is the beginning of the motivation process
- Motivation must be through daily repetition, feeding the brain with habits, through patterns and desires.
- Goal setting is the necessary pointer to keep us moving in the right direction.
- Belief in Gods power to accomplish His will through us is a must.
With God all things are possible Matthew 19:26
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Each week we teach on a value and then we come together to discuss and coach the tribe around the value. This weeks lesson is on The Value of Humility.
"Humility is making a right estimate of oneself.” ~ Charles H. Spurgeon
Benefits:
You will be more persuasive. You will gain favor from others because you lack ego and desire their input.
You will be more productive. By recognizing the strengths of others, you will bring out the best in them and build a strong team.
You will feel good about yourself. When you have a clear picture of your strengths and weaknesses, you can feel comfortable with yourself.
You will gain opportunities for personal growth. You will recognize the areas you need to change and will be able to make the necessary corrections.
Characteristics:
These people have a realistic view of themselves. They understand what they are good at and are willing to acknowledge where they need help. They admit when they are in over their head or do not know all the answers.
These people cooperate well with their peers and colleagues. They recognize and praise the efforts of others.
These people are willing to listen to constructive criticism. They care about improving and they understand that advice from other people can help them become the best possible version of themselves.
These people listen to what other people have to say. They have a firm belief that they can learn something from everyone.
These people serve others. They are more concerned with what they can give rather than with what they can get from those around them.
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Welcome to lesson #151 in the Passport To Growth. This is a group coaching program designed to help individuals and groups grow into the best versions of themselves. The premise of the program can be described in a simple quote from our mentor, John Maxwell, who said, "Growth is the only guarantee that tomorrow will get better."
Each week we teach and lesson and share it with members of the Passport To Growth for them to listen and learn. Each of the lessons comes with a worksheet to Learn, Reflect, and Create Action Plans for implementation.
This weeks lesson is on The Value of Pressure.
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Today's Thought of the Day: Progress
Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.--Edward Everett Hale
“Success is steady progress toward one’s personal goals.” Jim Rohn
How to measure progress:
- Facts & Figures (quantity vs quality)
- Stay on plan — key is have a plan to stay on
- Keep a record — journal (Weekly Questions)
- Checklists — My Daily WOOHOOing, Budget
- Rate Your Progress — wheels of life & job
“Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.”—1 Corinthians 15:58
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Today's thought of the Day: Share Joy
"Take joy in sharing positive energy with others. It’s a rough road for all so give the sunlight.” — Brendon Burchard
5 ways to give others a joyful boost:
- Ask “how can I be of service to you?”
- Make, hold, & keep eye contact —means put down your phone
- Stop acting like you are the only person in the room
- Comment on their emotions
- Share your love
“And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.”--Hebrews 13:16 NIV
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Today's Thought of the Day: Share Hope, Add Value
Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.—Desmond Tutu
When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.—Maya Angelou
How to give hope to someone:
- Show them love and care
- Help them feel they deserve happiness
- Show them acceptance
- Help them
- Appreciate them
- Help them find their passion
- Stay connected to them
“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.”—Romans 12:12 NIV
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Reset
I usually head up to the mountains or out into the desert. Somewhere nobody is. There I can dig deep and find the core that got me where I am today. It's sort of like my reset button.--Nathan Parsons
How to:
- Remove yourself
- Rest yourself
- Recognize yourself
Benefits:
- Increased productivity
- Improve overall health
“He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”—Revelation 21:5 NIV
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Lesson #7: rejection
Remember, the pain of rejection is nothing compared to the pain of regret.--Matthew Hussey
Benefits of rejection:
- It’s a chance to regroup and refocus
- It’s a way of getting back on the right path
- If you are rejected it means you are trying
- Occasional letdowns make success sweeter
Overcoming Rejection
How is your bounce back ability (BBA)?
- Don’t take it too personally
- Learn from it
- Evaluate and document
- Regroup and revisit
- Focus on other opportunities
- Seek out support
- Keep emotions in check
- Don’t give up
“The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. The righteous person may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all; he protects all his bones, not one of them will be broken.”--Psalms 34:17-20 NIV
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Lesson #5: Grow
It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.—e. e. cummings
Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave.—Mary Tyler Moore
Benefits
1. You’ll figure out what you want to do
2. You’ll be able to make clear goals
3. You’ll be motivated
4. You’ll have better work/life harmony
5. You’ll improve career prospects
Primary areas to grow:
1. Emotional — stress, positive outlook, attitude, & anger management
2. Mental —exercise your mind to stay open to new ways or ideas
3. Physical — exercise, nutrition, healthy BMI
4. Social — communication skills and how you interact with others (DISC)
5. Spiritual — not religion, necessarily, but how you perceive the world around you and the impact you can have on it.
6. Financial—how you handle your money and debt
“so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,”—Colossians 1:10 NIV
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Lesson #3: Try new things
“You never know what you can do until you try, and very few try unless they have to.” –C.S. Lewis
Benefits of trying new things:
- Improve brain function
- Meet new people
- Become involved in a community
- Feel good about new skills (confidence booster)
- Have fun
How to go about it:
- Pick behavior and action you want to change
- Let go of limiting beliefs
- Make immediate plans
- Start listening to your gut
- Start small
- Create a do something list
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.”—Isaiah 43:18-19 NIV
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Lesson #2: Work Hard
"Success isn't always about greatness. It's about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come.”—Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
Benefits of hard work:
- Hard work builds character
- Hard work gets results
- Hard work draws attention
- Hard work brings new opportunities
- Hard work blesses others
How to improve your work ethic:
- Start with your body, treat it right
- Eliminate distractions
- Measure your effort against others
- Set your own standard
- Be dependable
- Work a flexible day
- Start your day strong
- Don’t let mistakes ruin progress
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,”—Colossians 3:23 NIV
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Lesson #1: Show up every day
I feel strongly about showing up and being prepared and not taking the opportunity for granted and being conscientious about my fellow co-workers."—Paul Schneider
5 benefits of showing up every day:
- You start living to your potential sooner
- Your confidence increases
- Your relationship to your body and mind improves
- You attract more good into your life
- You are ready for opportunities when they come
It’s going to be hard—what to do about that:
- Expect it to be hard
- Remember your why’s (why power)
- Be prepared when your beliefs tell you to skip today
- Start coaching yourself (I am…)
- Get a coach (outside perspective)
“In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”—Matthew 5:16
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Lessons
The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson.—Tom Bodett
Learning from mistakes:
0. Make mistakes
- Become aware of mistake
- Determine cause of mistake
- Ask the hard questions
- Listen to feedback
- Come up with a plan
- Create strong routines
- Teach lessons to other people
- Expand your mindset (PassportToGrowth)
“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”-2 Timothy 3:16-17 NIV
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The Value of Forgiveness
It is impossible to live in the past and simultaneously take advantage of the opportunities of the present or plan ahead for the future.
So we learn to forgive. Forgive ourselves, forgive others, and and ask for forgiveness. And the journey begins.
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Hope (Revisited)
They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.--Tom Bodett
Hopes 3 requirements:
- A goal (desire, repeat reading statement)
- Willpower (hard things, not an endless supply, environment, learning, growth)
- A plan (way power—needs course correction regularly)
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”--Jeremiah 29:11 NIV
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Belonging
"Tell me with whom you associate, and I will tell you who you are."- Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Passport To Growth is:
- A place to be authentic
- A place to grow
- A place to feel safe
- A place to feel supported
- A place to be accepted
- A place to feel inclusion
- A place to find your identity
- A place to call the people your tribe, your community, you family
“There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”—Galatians 3:28
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Appreciated
At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.--Albert Schweitzer
Show more appreciation:
- Say THANK YOU
- pay attention to others
- Listen empathetically
- Write an appreciation note, text, or post
- Be reliable
- Be specific about their attributes
- Be aware of their effort
- Give a small gift
- Celebrate their success
- Make a list of other ways to show appreciation and be intentional about it each day
“And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.”--Colossians 3:17 NIV
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Difficulty
No difficulty can discourage, no obstacle dismay, no trouble dishearten the man who has acquired the art of being alive. Difficulties are but dares of fate, obstacles but hurdles to try his skill, troubles but bitter tonics to give him strength; and he rises higher and looms greater after each encounter with adversity.--Ella Wheeler Wilcox
How to overcome difficulty:
- Make a plan
- Know you’re not alone
- Ask for help
- Feel your feelings
- Accept support
- Help others
- Think big
- Positive mindset
- Don’t give up
- Work smart & work hard
Mental Health
Physical Health
Financial Health
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“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”--Philippians 4:6 NIV
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Repetition
The eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition.--John Wooden
The daily thought broken down:
- Learn by reading & researching
- Learn by explaining it
- Learn by demonstrating it
- Learn by applying it (imitation)
- Learn by doing it over and over again
“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”-2 Timothy 3:16-17 NIV
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Desire
The starting point of all achievement is desire. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desires bring weak results, just like as a small amount of fire makes a small amount of heat. -Napoleon Hill
Stoke the fire of your desire:
- Burn the ships—make a public commitment
- Feed your mind with the results you desire daily
- Surround yourself with successful people
- Improve your identify (image, environment, & self talk)
- Take action daily
“Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.”—Psalms 37:4 NIV
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Revitalized
“Rest when you’re weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your body, your mind, your spirit. Then get back to work.” —Ralph Marston
- Streamline your life (de-clutter living space and mind—reorganize priorities and commitments, make decisions you have been putting off, challenge limiting beliefs, reframe your attitude
- Begin something new(swim & discipleship)
- Start a practice
- Be in nature
- Take a trip
“Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.”—Psalms 51:10
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Asking for Help
Sometimes all you have to do is ask and it leads to all your dreams coming true. Ask those questions. Just ask them. More often than you’d suspect, the answer you get is, “Sure.—Randy Pausch
Tips on asking for help:
- Demonstrate you’ve tried
- Seek collaboration
- Be specific
- Stay engaged
- Know that most people are willing
- Ask privately, praise publicly
- Give help to get help
““Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.”—Matthew 7:7-8 NIV
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“Why” Power
You are worthy! Let those words sink deep into your heart. You are worthy. Life can get overwhelming for us, as our busy schedules keep us on our toes. Sometimes we forget that we need to intentionally slow down, take a deep breath, and remind ourselves of our purpose, the very foundation of why we do what we do. When we neglect to quiet our souls and rest in God's amazing grace, we miss out on the intimate opportunities where God assures us of our worthiness, clarifies our purpose, and strengthens us to endure each day.—Jennifer E. Smith
Why I do what I do:
- For Gods glory and approval
- For family (Leigh—to show the kids what’s possible in their life) and friends
- For me—-confidence, joy, fulfillment
- For the freedom to choose each day what’s next
- To be an example
- To be consistently excellent
- To be salt & light
- To do hard things to learn and grow
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”—Acts 1:8
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Objective: a thing aimed at or sought; a goal Target
The archer who misses his mark does not blame the target. He stops, corrects himself and shoots again.—Confucius
- Aim big, start small & build
- Don’t let others establish your target
- Be clear what success looks like to you—begin with the end in mind
- Have “why power”
“A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better.”—Jim Rohn
- State your goals
- State your plan
- Let me help you
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“The plans of the diligent lead to abundance but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.”—Proverbs 21:5 NIV
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Energetic—the anti-burnout
Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with all your might. Put your whole soul into it. Stamp it with your own personality. Be active, be energetic, be enthusiastic and faithful, and you will accomplish your object. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.--Ralph Waldo Emerson
Tips to become more energetic:
- Think about the importance of the goal
- Read about people who have achieved success
- Visualize yourself acting energetically
- Stay patient and persistent
- Repeat affirmations
- Consider it all joy—nothing is drudgery
- Do not give up
- Find energetic friends
“Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.”—2 Timothy 2:15 NIV
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Positive Limitations
The only limitation is that which one sets up in one's own mind.—Napoleon Hill
- Bad limitations = beliefs & thoughts that limit the potential of a person
- Good limitations = eliminate overwhelm and help you thrive
Good limitations:
- Limit the amount of food you eat
- Limit your yearly goals
- Limit yourself to one highly important thing each day (main event)
- Limit your to do list to important tasks
- Limit the amount of time allotted to each task
- Limit the items you add to your schedule (purpose)
- Limit yourself to working on the task at hand
- Limit your work hours
- Limit your belongings
- Limit time listening to media or on social media
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”—1 John 1:9 NIV
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Emotional Control
If you do not have control over your mouth, you will not have control over your future.
Germany Kent
- Self care
- Maintain healthy relationships
- Stop suppressing and start reappraising
- Practice mindfulness
- Prevent emotional outbursts
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.”—Galatians 5:22-23 NIV
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Practice
Do it again.
Play it again. Sing it again. Read it again. Write it again. Sketch it again. Rehearse it again. Run it again. Try it again.
Because again is practice, and practice is improvement, and improvement only leads to perfection.--Richelle E. Goodrich
Practice ideas:
- Practice choosing your attitude each morning
- Practice expressing gratitude
- Practice praying/meditation
- Practice emotional control
- Practice writing
- Practice learning
- Practice doing something uncomfortable every day
- Practice visualizing
- Practice winning
- Practice being the person you want to meet in this world
Practice is preparation for a future that hasn’t arrived yet. If you don’t practice, the future you want may never arrive. --Rich Lohman
“Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.”—Philippians 4:9 NIV
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Grounded
When adversity strikes, that's when you have to be the most calm. Take a step back, stay strong, stay grounded and press on.—LL Cool J
Tips to staying grounded:
- Practice gratitude
- Appreciate life’s simple pleasures
- Take a break
- Connect with others
- Be the change you want to see in the world
- Prioritize your mental, physical, & spiritual health
- Stay active
- Have fun
- Lend an ear and be kind (you don’t really know what others are going through)
“Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers.”—Psalms 1:1-3 NIV
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Ownership
Taking complete ownership of your outcomes by holding no one but yourself responsible for them is the most powerful thing you can do to drive your success.—Gary W. Keller
Taking Ownership for you and your life:
- Notice your blaming tendencies
- Notice your deflecting tendencies
- Focus on solutions
- Take back your power of choice
- Become accountable
- Get uncomfortable
- Monitor your media
“Rise up; this matter is in your hands. We will support you, so take courage and do it.”--Ezra 10:4 NIV
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Emerge
Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves together; that at length they may emerge, full-formed and majestic, into the delight of life, which they are thenceforth to rule.--Thomas Carlyle
How to emerge from difficulty:
- Practice Acceptance
- Reach out to others for help
- Invest in self care
- Look for meaning and purpose
- Stay motivated
“When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”—John 8:12 NIV
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Forgiveness
You can’t forgive without loving. And I don’t mean sentimentality. I don’t mean mush. I mean having enough courage to stand up and say, ‘I forgive. I’m finished with it.’— Maya Angelou
5 steps to forgive
- Acknowledge the hurt
- Identify your emotions
- Cancel the debt
- Set boundaries
- Make commitment to forgive
It’s not an easy journey, to get to a place where you forgive people. But it is such a powerful place, because it frees you.— Tyler Perry
“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”—Ephesians 4:32 NIV
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Visualize
Decide what you want. Believe you can have it. Believe you deserve it and believe it’s possible for you. And then close your eyes and every day for several minutes, and visualize having what you already want, feeling the feelings of already having it. Come out of that and focus on what you’re grateful for already, and really enjoy it. Then go into your day and release it to the Universe and trust that the Universe will figure out how to manifest it. “—Jack Canfield
- Decide
- Believe x2
- Visualize every day
- Focus on gratitude
- Go live your best life
“Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.”—Mark 11:24 NIV
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Nurture
Monsters will always exist. There's one inside each of us. But an angel lives there, too. There is no more important agenda than figuring out how to slay one and nurture the other.--Jacqueline Novogratz
Nurture relationships:
- Make time
- Attack problems, not people
- Be the most positive person
- Never assume
- Under promise, & over deliver
- Communicate with candor & care
- Be appreciative
- Connect through service
“Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.”—Philippians 4:9 NIV
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Mindfulness
Adopt the pace of nature: Her secret is patience.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Tips to slow down:
- Do less
- Be present
- Disconnect
- Focus on people
- Appreciate nature
- Eat slower
- Drive slower
- Single task
- Breathe
- Pray
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”—Philippians 4:6-7 NIV
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Adapt
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.--George Bernard Shaw
The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.—Albert Einstein
How to adapt to changes:
- Change your mindset
- Find meaning and purpose
- Let go of the past (this is the way I’ve always done it)
- Write out a plan to move into action
- Focus on living healthy life of boundaries & good choices
“To keep the body in good health is a duty…otherwise we shall not be able to keep the mind strong and clear.” – Buddha
“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”—Romans 12:2 NIV
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Action
Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.—Thomas Jefferson
The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.– Tony Robbins
- Review your goals each morning
- Keep visual reminder of your goals in front of you all day
- Make a plan for the day, each day
- Schedule your time to each day to complete your goal-directed plans
- WORK THE PLAN
- Remember the benefits of reaching your goals
- Accept help from those you have asked help from
- Don’t beat yourself up over mistakes made along the way
- Keep going keep growing!
“Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.”--1 John 3:18 NIV
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Accountable
Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else.—Les Brown
How to become more accountable:
- Adjust your attitude
- Write things down
- Create your strategy
- Ask for help
- Take charge of your life
““Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.”Matthew 7:3-5 NIV
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Relate
- make or show a connection between.
- feel sympathy with; identify with.
Life is this simple ~ birth, eat, drink, play, explore, and relate to family and friends; be happy and enjoy life…!—James A. Murphy
How to relate better:
- Connect on common ground
- Listen effectively
- Develop empathy skills
- Be genuine/authentic
- Acknowledge similarities
- Be open to differences
- Give it time
“The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.”
Proverbs 12:18 NIV
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Greatness
Be you and be the best damn version of you
“Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.” —Wilma Rudolph
- No comparing
- No judging
- No shaming
- No quitting
“And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.”--Colossians 3:17 NIV
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Knowledge
“Be a lifelong student. The more you learn, the more you earn and more self-confidence you will have.” Brian Tracy
Areas to acquire knowledge:
- Faith
- Family
- Finances
- Fitness
- Fun
“The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, for the ears of the wise seek it out.”
Proverbs 18:15 NIV
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Wisdom
Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.—Albert Einstein
“A loving heart is the truest wisdom.” Charles Dickens
How to gain wisdom:
- Try new things.
- Talk to people you don't know. Talk to people from different backgrounds and with different perspectives from yours, and pay attention to what you can learn from them.
- Do it the hard way.
- Make mistakes. Experience makes us wiser.
- Share your wisdom with others. Mentor and be mentored.
“If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.”--James 1:5 NIV
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Accountable
"Ninety-nine percent of all failures come from people who have a habit of making excuses."-- George Washington Carver
“So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.”—Romans 14:12 NIV
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Interested vs Committed
There is a difference between interest and commitment. When you are interested in doing something, you do it only when it is convenient. When you are committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results.—Ken Blanchard
How to move from interested to committed:
- Eliminate reasons why you can’t do something
- Change the excuses to exclamations (I can’t to I CAN!)
- Overcome the current circumstances
- Take more risks
“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.”—Acts 2:42 NIV
What are you committed to that you won't allow any reasons, excuses, or circumstances to get in your way, slow you down, or all but stop you from achieving?
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Excellence
“The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.” ―Confucius
Achieving Excellence:
- Have a burning desire
- Make a thorough plan
- Believe in yourself
- Learn from the best
- Have continuous & committed action
- Never give up!
“Excellence can be obtained if you:
…care more than others think is wise;
…risk more than others think is safe;
...dream more than others think is practical;
…expect more than others think is possible.”
“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”--Philippians 4:8 NIV
What will you do today to pursue excellence?
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Adventure
“The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.” – Oprah Winfre
How to make everyday life an adventure:
- Take a new route to work
- Discover an unexplored area
- Journey faraway without leaving home
- Be an everyday seeker of knowledge
- Freshen up your perspective
- Question all your limiting beliefs
- Immerse yourself in someone else’s world
“‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’”—Jeremiah 33:3 NIV
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Creating New Experiences
“A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.”—Oliver Wendell Holmes
How to Creating new experiences:
- Get out of your head
- Think big and small
- Set your own rules
- Opportunities comes as you grow—be open to them
- Celebrate your failures
- Enlist the help of others
- Document and share your experiences
Bonus: ignore Debbie Downers
““Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.”—Isaiah 43:18-19 NIV
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Strong
Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.—Arnold Schwarzenegger
Being strong means to me:
- Be humble
- Live out your principles and values
- Be intentional
- Practice self discipline
- Be accountable
“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”—Deuteronomy 31:6 NIV
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Value others
- Have a high opinion of
- Importance
- Worth
- Usefulness
People who add value to others do so intentionally. I say that because to add value, leaders must give of themselves, and that rarely occurs by accident.--John C. Maxwell
How to add value to others:
- Be interested and impressed by them
- Help them
- Invest in them
- Set clear, measurable expectations
- Make time for them
- Acknowledge them publicly
- Say the tough stuff
- Give them opportunities to succeed
“Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.”—Romans 12:10 NIV
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Forgiveness (self)
To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.—Lewis B. Smedes
How to forgive yourself:
- Accept Responsibility
- Express remorse
- Seek restoration
- Find renewal
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”1 John 1:9 NIV
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Working hard
Winners embrace working hard. They love the discipline of it, the trade-off they’re making to win. Losers, on the other hand, see it as punishment. And that’s the difference.--Lou Holtz
7 Ways to Develop the Value of Working Hard:
- Don’t think of it as working hard
- Create small bite sized goals
- Read daily
- Stop caring about things that don’t matter
- Set a stop time
- Just do it
- Celebrate wins
“All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.”—Proverbs 14:23 NIV
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Relationships
When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are ~ Donald Miller
5 essentials of relationships:
- Communication
- Respect
- Boundaries
- Trust
- Support
Thoughts:
How is your relationship to food & health?
How is your relationship to money & finances?
How is your relationship to your work?
How is your relationship to fun & hobbies?
How is your relationship to the people that are important to you?
“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.”
1 Thessalonians 5:11 NIV
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Empathy
Leadership is about empathy. It is about having the ability to relate to and connect with people for the purpose of inspiring and empowering their lives.—OPRAH WINFREY
How to develop empathy:
- Cultivate curiosity—ask questions of and learn from people you don’t know well
- Step out of your comfort zone—feel the anxiety & stress of new
- Receive feedback—use active listening skills
- Examine your biases—what do you believe and how do you judge others for not being like you (ego/assumption)
- Walk in the shoes of others
- Learn to have difficult, respectful conversations
- Join a shared cause (you didn’t create)
- Read widely—find fiction and non fiction stories of others struggles and how they overcame them
“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” —Ephesians 4:32 NIV
Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?--*MARCUS AURELIUS
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Purpose
“The heart of human excellence often begins to beat when you discover a pursuit that absorbs you, frees you, challenges you, or gives you a sense of meaning, joy, or passion.” ―Terry Orlick
What to do when you can’t find your purpose
- Take more action
- Drop from your head to your heart
- Break up with the “One”
Insecurity around doing it wrong:
- Overthinking it
- Worrying what other people think
- Fear you are doing it wrong
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28 NIV
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Integrity
When you are able to maintain your own highest standards of integrity – regardless of what others may do – you are destined for greatness.– Napoleon Hill
Developing Integrity:
- Make promises and keep them
- Be honest in all your communications
- Keep yourself and your environment clean
- Stay focused
- Allow for proper influences
“The righteous lead blameless lives; blessed are their children after them.”—Proverbs 20:7
What will you to do grow in this value in the next 7-14 days?
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Teaching
Teaching is the highest form of understanding.’ –Aristotle
‘It is essential to understand that battles are primarily won in the heart…(people) respond to leadership in a most remarkable way and once you have won (their) heart, (they) will follow you anywhere.’ –Vince Lombardi
Teaching process:
- Learn
- Discuss (perspective)
- Apply (nothing happens until you apply)
- Evaluate
- Improve
- Repeat
“In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us.”--Titus 2:7-8
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Priorities
“Let us reflect on what is truly of value in life, what gives meaning to our lives, and set our priorities on the basis of that.” Dalai Lama
Observations of our society:
- We think activity is priority
- Our values in what is important has eroded (put first things first)
- We are out of alignment (required, return, reward)
“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”—Romans 12:2 NIV
In this thought of the day I discuss courage, what it is, and steps you can take to build your courage!
Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.—Dale CarnegieThe daily challenge to to grab one of the 8 points suggested and go do it to build your courage!
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