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3 Very Easy Steps to Stay Highly Motivated

Motivation is not permanent, so why bother? Bathing is not permanent, either but you do that daily. We need to seek out ways to continue the motivation. Here are three practices that have helped me over the past 20 years.
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God is Not Done With You

If your life is all about you, then you will never reach your God-given potential. You may experience some success. You may even improve your own life in a limited and temporary way, but you will never reach your God-given potential until you develop a God-perspective and seek to turn the world upside down. Reaching your God-given potential is not about playing it safe, being comfortable, or improving your own little world.
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Never Settle

Never Settle In 1 Thessalonians 4:1, Paul says to the church in Thessalonica; “Finally, brothers, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact, you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this…
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Because.... Success Leaves Clues

When my wife and I notice couples who appear to be happy in their relationship and they appear to have been together a long time, we approach them to find out a little about their story (if it seems they are willing to share).  We ask how they…
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What do you REALLY Want?

Do not sit around waiting for your ship to come in. If you want that ship, then swim out and get it. Stop waiting for it to come in. If you just sit and wait for it, somebody else will swim out to the ship you want and then you will just sit and complain about how lucky they were. I have discovered that the harder I work the luckier I become.
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What To Do When You Feel Like Giving Up

When people are telling you that you cannot do it, when people are laughing at you because you want to try it one more time, even when you begin to tell yourself that you are not good enough, change those negative failure messages to positive success messages and “never give up!”
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My Thoughts on Mel Robbins' 5-Second Rule

Recently a fellow enthusiast asked about my thoughts on the 5-second rule taught by Mel Robbins. The concept is this: whenever you start to do something and your mind immediately begins to talk you out of it, you begin the countdown 5-4-3-2-1-GO!…
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Time Management is a LIE! How to Make the Most of Every Opportunity

Time management is a myth. Life is not about time, it is about priorities. Ephesians 5:15-16 says, “Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity.” How we do this may be different for each one of us of depending on our personality style.
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How Lighting Barbie's Hair on Fire Changed My Life

I took one of my older sister’s Barbie dolls and a lighter and I walked into my mom and dad’s bedroom......
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Never Settle

Sometimes we become so satisfied with how good we are that we never reach our greatness.