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How I Went From a 6th-grade Flunky to 4.0 Grad Student

I wrote a blog about how I went from a 6th-grade flunky who always struggled academically to a student that excelled in a Master’s program with a 4.0 GPA. Someone made the comment that the school must not have been very good if someone who always struggled academically was able to do so well. I think his insinuation was that it was not a “real” Master's from a “real” school.
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Do You Have a Good, Positive, Can-Do Attitude?

If the attitude of the plane is not right as it lands on the runway it may be an extremely rough landing. If the attitude is bad enough it could mean injury or even death. The same is true for us. Our attitude determines our altitude. Our attitude determines where and how high we go in life.
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Where There Is No Vision, The People Perish

To not have that purpose is deadening. To discover and follow that purpose is life to the full; life more abundantly; it is real and eternal life, more and better life than we ever dreamed of! Helen Keller said it well when asked if there was anything worse than being blind and she replied, “Yes, being able to see and having no vision.”
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Is Jesus Your Leader?

Our first purpose is to come to know, love, and follow Jesus. It is only in him “that we find out who we are and what we are living for.”
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Why Are You Here?

Is not life more than just living, dying, and having kids? Is this it? Just survive and reproduce? I believe there is more. Our purpose is bigger than just living, dying, and having kids. Our God-given purpose is to make an eternal difference in people’s lives and to make this world a better place in the process.
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Step 4 to Finding Real Happiness: A Deep Spiritual Connection to God

One of the best ways to find real happiness is to become a giver. Psychologist Alfred Adler put it this way, “We could be cured of depression in only fourteen days if every day we would try to do something good for somebody else.”
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Do You Want to be Happy?

John Maxwell tells of the time an interviewer asked his wife, Margret, if John made her happy. John Maxwell smiled as he expected a positive answer to this question, but to his surprise, she said, “No.” He was shocked until...
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Are You Ready to Reevaluate 2017 And Make the Needed Adjustments?

Before you start the second half of the 2017 game, evaluate where you are, where you want to be, and make proper adjustments to reach your goal.
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Stop Blaming Other People

If it is to be, it is up to me. If you are to do, it is up to you. Stop blaming other people or circumstances.