November 21, 2012

Purpose Focus

Staying focused on your vision is a must if you are going to be your best and live in your purpose zone.

What is the vision for your life? Do you have a vivid mental picture of who you are, where you are going, and who are becoming? Do you see your purpose? Why are you here? These should be routine, easy questions that you answer with little effort. Once you have the answers you stay focused on them. They are your roadmap. They give you direction. To stay on track, to be your best and to stay in your purpose zone; you have to stay focused on the answers. Keep the answers in your mind all the time. Everyday, go over your purpose and what it takes to be your best. It is a process. A process that you have to focus on each day. Getting better each step. The picture of your purpose getting clearer each day. It is unfortunate that so few people will take the time to do this. Many want to, but won’t do. Take time today to answer the questions and start focusing on the answers. Do you have a clear focus on your purpose today?

November 20, 2012

Practiced Focus

Staying focused on your vision is the fundamental first step for any successful person, including the pursuit of greatness.

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When life is coming at you in many directions, you can easily lose your focus. This is where so many people get derailed on their way to success and greatness. It takes practice to stay focused when things are going bad or when they are going really, really good. Either extreme can cause us to get off track. Every day make it a conscious effort to stay focused. Keep your goal and process in your mind, a mental picture of where it is you are wanting to go. Many people start out great, going good, but lose their focus. Games are lost, deals go wrong, friends hurt, because people lose their focus. There are few that take the time to work on their focus each day. That is the distinction between the successful, the winners, the great and all those that gave up when they lost focus. Practice today, so that when the test comes, you will not be affected by losing your focus! Are you focused today?

November 19, 2012

No More Agenda

Selflessness means taking action in life for reasons that are beyond you. The moment you give up your personal agenda to help others succeed.

When it comes to being selfish, unfortunately, I know all to well what it is like. That is also, what qualifies me to know what it is to be selfless. That moment when I realized that I really was selfish, something had to change. When you have your “ah ha” moment and realize truth about yourself, be grateful. That was the day that I did away with my personal agenda. That is the day that I realized my purpose in life. That is when I started living my destiny. That my destiny is help you reach your destiny. I realized that I was a part of something bigger than myself. I have always desired to be on a team. Today I am on a team of purpose, process minded people. Today you can be on that team. You have a unique quality that you bring to the team. The team of process, destiny, and purpose minded people. Are you ready to give up your agenda today to make a difference in other people’s lives?

November 18, 2012

Being Great

True greatness happens when your life is centered on the deeper concerns of life; like finding peace with ourselves.

I want to declare words of blessing over you. I want to call forth your seeds of greatness. Someone may have told you what you can’t become, but I’m here to tell you what you can become. You are a person of destiny. You are equipped. You are talented. You are creative. You were designed for a purpose. You are loved, chosen and accepted by God. There is nothing you can do to make Him love you more and nothing you can do to make Him love you less. His grace is sufficient for you. His angels have charge over you. You are blessed coming in and blessed going out. You have uncommon wisdom. You have uncommon joy. You have uncommon peace. He is your protector, and He will fight for you! No weapon formed against you shall prosper. Are you ready to receive His true greatness and blessings?

November 17, 2012

Healing Words

Don’t conceal your pain and hurts any longer. Get healed today of your wounds. Keeping secrets will only keep you in torment.

I know all too well what keeping secrets can do to oneself. They will keep you in torment. There is only one way to get the healing you want so desperately for your pain. That is to expose it and get the attention that it needs. There are different ways to deal with emotional as well as mental pain and hurts. However, one of the them is not keeping it locked up in your heart and mind. You don’t have to or need to tell everybody about your pain but find the person that can help you. They are already in your life, God will put them with you. Someone that you can trust and that has the wisdom to help you. The longer you keep the secret of your pain locked away, the more hurt it will cause you. Sure getting it out will be painful, but only for a short time. The healing that comes from exposing it will be more than enough to overcome any discomfort you felt. Some of you have been carrying around emotional hurt and pain for years. Maybe since you were a child. Rejection, disappointment, abuse, there are all kinds of hurts. Take the first step today to your healing. Don’t carry around your pain any longer. Are you hurting today from emotional pain?

November 16, 2012

Emotional Pain

You will deal with pain one way or another. You will either self-medicate and just prolong the pain or you will openly and honestly deal with your pain.

You will have pain in your life. I don’t just mean physical pain, but emotional pain. Most times, the physical pain in easier to deal with than the emotional pain. When you have emotional, mental pain how do you deal with it? Ignoring it, is not dealing with it. Pushing it to the back of your mind is not dealing with it? When you do this, you simply make the pain last longer and get worse. It is time to be open and honest about our issues and pain. I know all too well what trying to self-medicate will do to a person. Trying to deal with emotional pain yourself will not work. Find that person in your life that God has given you to help you. There will always be someone you can trust. There will be someone you can confide in. Don’t go another day trying to act like all is okay when it’s not. Don’t try to self-medicate any longer. Asking for help is not a sign of weakness and even if it was, do it any way. Do you need help with emotional pain today?

November 15, 2012

Character and Integrity

Character will protect your talent. When you have integrity you will guard your talent.

Your talent will take you places where your character may not can keep you. This has been true in my life. I have the talent but at times in my past I didn’t have the character. Now my integrity protects my talent. Where my talent takes me my integrity will keep my character in check. No matter how talented you are, you have to have the integrity to guard it. Character does protect it, but guarding it takes it to another level. Integrity is the key to reaching your full destiny by using your talent. God has given you a specific talent to use, make sure you don’t waste that talent by not have good character and integrity. We see in pro sports all the time where great talented athletes don’t have the character or integrity to keep them on a high level. No one wants them on their team because they are not good for the chemistry of the team. You may never be making millions playing professional sports, but your character and integrity is just as important. Do you need to work on your character and integrity today?

November 14, 2012

No More Regrets

Living with regrets will stop you from living your destiny. Regrets keep you in the past.

So many people today live in guilt and condemnation over their past mistakes and wrongdoings. They have this attitude that they are too far gone or they’ve made too many mistakes. They think that if they walk into church, the roof will cave in. Friend, if that’s you, nothing could be further from the truth! It doesn’t matter what you’ve done, it doesn’t matter where you’ve been; God’s grace is enough. Don’t live another minute in regret, condemnation, heaviness or despair. Receive God’s grace. It’s as easy as opening your heart and inviting Him to change your life. Remember, there’s nothing you could ever do that His grace can’t bring you through. So open your heart to Him and receive it today. Are you walking in regret today?

November 13, 2012

Wounded and Hurt

Your wounds have to become scars if you are going to forget the past and focus on the now, on your purpose and destiny.

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If you stay in the past, you will never reach your destiny. So many people today are trapped in the dungeon of their past. They have been wounded and yet never allowed the wound to heal. Every time you talk to them, they will eventually bring up all their past wounds and hurts. There comes a time when you have to allow wounds to heal, to scar over and them forget about them. The scars can be reminders of our past, but only allow them to be if they are healthy reminders. If you can talk about your past, show your scars in order to help someone heal; then do so. If you don’t get past the past you will stay in the past. Break free today of the past wounds and hurts. Don’t stay in the dungeon any longer. You have the key to the lock, if there is a lock, if there is even a door. You have been there so long, you didn’t realize the lock and door aren’t even there any longer. They only exist in your mind. Get free from that today. Don’t let it hold you back anymore. You are ready to be healed of that wound. You are ready to step into your destiny. Then do it today, do it now! Are you still wounded today?

November 12, 2012

A Major Key to Life

Desire to show mercy, grace and forgiveness. Really give it away freely.

When you have messed up bad, made an insane decision, made a terrible mistake don’t you want mercy, grace and forgiveness? Then why do we withhold it from others when they do the same? I have learned that the basic key to a successful, happy, joyful life is actually very simple. Treat others the way you want to be treated. How about this; treat others even better than you expect to be treated, huh? Especially those that you don’t like! You thinking about them right now. Do something nice for them. Do it in love, showing grace and mercy, giving forgiveness. How can expect to be given these if you don’t give them away freely? Who said we had the right to pick and choose who we loved, forgave, showed mercy and grace to? We talk about karma and how they will get what’s coming to them? Karma goes both ways. You curse it when it happens to you, but praise when it happens to others. That is so wrong. That’s what makes people bitter, angry, mean, hateful and just no fun to be around. Exchange your pride, sarcasm, negativity and meanness for grace, mercy, forgiveness and love. When you aren’t carrying all that mess around with you, you will feel so much better. Those around you will be feeling better too!! Do you need to show grace, mercy and forgiveness to someone right now?