Don’t Kid Yourself
Most people have ideas and dreams, things they’d like to have in their life. Few people are really willing to do the work it takes to accomplish those things, however. Many people talk a big game, and they tell people…
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Tag Archive: persistence
Success Takes Work
Success doesn’t just happen. Success takes work. Recently my wife and I attended a conference put on by Joyce Meyer. One of the take-aways from that conference was something she said. A lot of times when we pray to God,…
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Just Show Up!
A lot of people are looking for external motivation to do something. My advice? Just show up! “Oh, I need someone to motivate me to go to the gym. I need to get motivated to go do this. I need…
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How Can You Keep From Failing?
Today I discuss how you can keep from failing No one wants to feel like a failure. So how can you keep from failing? When we don’t succeed at a task, we can feel like a failure. We have a…
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What do you do when things aren’t going your way?
What do you do when things aren’t going your way? Sometimes in life, while you’re plugging away working on this thing or that, your efforts get derailed. Life just throws you a curve ball and knocks you down. It would…
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How to know if you’re meant to do what you’re doing
How do you know if you’re meant to do what you’re doing? I recently watched a video posted by someone I know. In their video they expressed a feeling of defeat because the project they’d been working on didn’t seem to be…
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The Difference Between Successful and Unsuccessful People
When it all comes down to it, what is the difference between a successful person and someone who’s not successful? Is it privilege? Is it the environment they’re raised in? Is it race? Is it gender? What is it that…
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Change the People Who Are Around You
My wife came home recently, as cheerful and energetic as I’ve seen her in months. She’d recently sought out and joined a local MeetUp group for successful women. She went straight to the event after work while I stayed home…
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To Reach Your Goals, Insist You Persist
Five months ago I was reassigned to a different position at my job. As a result, I was unable to continue facilitating an in-custody gang diversion and mindset class that I co-developed (it’s now called the QUEST Program). At the time it…
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