Category: P.E.A.C.E.

The acronym P.E.A.C.E. serves as a simple way to become the best you can be at everything you do.

SURROUNDINGS

If you want to grow in excellence, hang out with people who will challenge you. If you want to remain average, surround yourself with people who agree with you.

— Jay Meyer —

If you want to grow in excellence, hang out with people who will challenge you.  If you want to remain average, surround yourself with people who agree with you.  ~Jay Meyer Today we continue our focus on the relational component of our Wheel of Life. The following is from my book, In Search of PEACE:…

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HELP

You can't keep what you have unless you give it away.

— Unknown —

You can’t keep what you have unless you give it away.  ~Unknown Today we continue our focus on the relational component of our Wheel of Life. Any success I’ve had in my life has involved great support and help from other people in the community around me. In turn my continued success in these various…

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Relationships

Not everyone thinks the way you think, knows the things you know, believes the things you believe, nor acts the way you would act. Remember this and you will go a long way in getting along with people.

— Arthur Forman —

Not everyone thinks the way you think, knows the things you know, believes the things you believe, nor acts the way you would act. Remember this and you will go a long way in getting along with people.  `Arthur Forman Being fit from a spiritual, mental and physical standpoint is a real key in passionately…

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Physically Pleasing

Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God--this is your spiritual act of worship.

— Paul - Romans 12:1 —

Romans 12:1 (NIV), “Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God–this is your spiritual act of worship.” Today we close out the discussion on the physical component of our Wheel of Life. Due to never ending technological advances, we live in…

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Results and Doing

You may never know what results come of your actions, but if you do nothing, there will be no results.

— Mahatma Gandhi —

You may never know what results come of your actions, but if you do nothing, there will be no results.  ~Gandhi When I started this series on February 1, I had no idea where it would take us but I simply started writing and here we are almost four months later.  I love the Gandhi…

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Fear and Pulling Over

If you only pray when you're in trouble...you're in trouble.

— Unknown —

If you only pray when you’re in trouble…you’re in trouble.  ~Unknown Last week I was out of town on business and when this occurs it usually gives me an opportunity to interview a taxi driver or two. Just like a janitor is with most any organization, a taxi driver knows more about the area he…

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Action over Fear and Worry

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.

— Dale Carnegie —

  I’m not the sharpest knife in the drawer but when I need to, I can work with the best of them and many times over the years I have “worked” my way through fear, worry and anxiety. What are your worrying about?  What do you fear? Name it, claim it, dump it…and get to…

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Prepare Your Fields

Do your planning and prepare your fields before building your house.

— Proverbs 24:27 (NLT) —

  Due to the instant gratification world we live in, I observe people building houses (their lives) with little to no planning and preparation. I do strategic planning with organizations and individuals for a living. It is not easy for people to plan. Strategic planning in its simplest form is casting a vision and creating…

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Counsel

Form your purpose by asking for counsel, then carry it out using all the help you can get.

— Proverbs 20:18 (MSG) —

  Nothing great in life happens by doing it alone. If you are trying to make the most of yourself it will not happen without surrounding yourself with wise counsel. Sometimes the most powerful three words we can say are, “I need help.” Who are you listening to? Who are you talking with? Who is…

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Walking With

The minute you think you have all the answers is the minute you begin digressing. The wisest people I know ask a lot more questions than they give answers.

— JJMeyer —

The minute you think you have all the answers is the minute you begin digressing. The wisest people I know ask a lot more questions than they give answers.