2 Peter 1:vs-2&4; “May God give you more and more grace and peace as you grow in your knowledge of God and Jesus our Lord.(2) And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world’s coruption caused by…
Category: Effort
The Final Step…Productive Effort
Ephesians 6:5-8; “Slaves obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but like slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were…
Smart Work + Hard Work = Diligent Work and Luck…More on Productive Effort
Proverbs 13:4; “The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.” (NIV) As I pointed out previously, putting forth productive effort takes more than hard work. In fact if we don’t avoid time wasters like excessive talk, excuses, setback paralysis and thinking we have all the answers, our work…
Conquering Stupidity with Teachability….More on Productive Effort
Proverbs 1:22,32-33; (NIVV) “How long will you simple ones love your simple ways?…For the waywardness of the simple will kill them and the complacency of fools will destroy them; but whoever listens to me will live in safety and be at ease, without fear of harm.” Another key aspect of putting forth productive effort is…
Handling setbacks and climbing mountains…More on Productive Effort
“Unless the Lord had helped me, I would have settled in the silence of the grave. I cried out, “I am slipping!” But your unfailing love, O Lord, supported me. When doubts filled my mind your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer.” Psalm 94: 17-19 (NLT) Productive effort not only takes the ability to…
Productive Effort
Proverbs 14:23: “All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.” (This is part 3 of a series of blogs focused on the “continue” phase of accomplishing goals using my P.E.A.C.E. acronym. For a more detailed explanation of P.E.A.C.E. see my blog for September 1, 2008) The famous football coach and…
“Bound” to continue…
“Proverbs 25:28; “Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control.” (This is a continuation from my previous blog about the two steps in achieving a new goal; start and continue. The next several posts will deal with what it takes to continue.) Has the following scenario ever happened to…
Break free from your SHELTER…
2 Timothy 1:7; “For God did not give us a spirit of timidity (fear), but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.” (NIV) The other day my wife was looking out the back window of our home observing our new “rescue dog” Boyd sprinting across the yard having fun with his “brother” Onyx….
The “Divine” Developer
Matthew 8:13 “Go! It will be done just as you believed it would.” Many years ago while attending a summer basketball camp a motivational speaker talked with us about the importance of “visualization.” He said; “what you picture yourself doing is what you will do.” Years after this camp I read about this “self-fulfilling prophecy”…
GOYA
It may not be your fault for being down, but it is your fault for not getting back up.” (Steve Davis)I saw this quote the other day and it struck a chord with me. So many people allow their circumstances to get them down and then they end up staying down…for the count. How many…
Jay Meyer
I started this blog in 2008 because of my passion for helping others take their lives to the next level. My hope is that, through sharing my life experiences as a business leader, husband, father, and recovering drug addict, I will positively impact your life.