Category: Focus Areas

Wheel of Life – What’s at Your Center?

God may not guide us in an obvious way because he wants us to make decisions based on faith and character.

— Dallas Willard —

God may not guide us in an obvious way because he wants us to make decisions based on faith and character.  ~Dallas Willard If you are just joining us, this post is a part of a series that began on February 1, 2016. I remember years ago taking my business through a culture transformation.  I…

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Spiritual Condition & Helping the Least

God won't hold us accountable for what we could not do, but He will hold us accountable for the things we could have done.

— Joyce Meyer —

We continue our discussion on what it takes to keep our spiritual condition strong. God won’t hold us accountable for what we could not do, but He will hold us accountable for the things we could have done.  ~Joyce Meyer What a profound word from Joyce Meyer! How many times have you had a thought…

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Life Focus Areas & Helping Others

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   Over the past few days we have been focused on the Spiritual component of our Life Focus Areas.  I shared my simple formula for staying spiritually fit:  Trust God, Clean House, Help Others. Today we take another look at what it means…

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Spiritual Condition, Cleaning House and Inventory

A "shortcoming" is like a flat tire. A "character defect" is like driving on it.

— Unknown —

A “shortcoming” is like a flat tire. A “character defect” is like driving on it.  ~Unknown Today, we take a deeper dive by looking at what it takes to keep our house (spirit) clean. I don’t know about you, but I have to work to keep my house clean. Working to keep my house clean…

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Life Playing Field & Spiritual Growth – Clean House

We have met the enemy and he is us.

— Walt Kelly —

We have met the enemy and he is us.  ~ Walt Kelly If you are just joining us, this is day fifty-four in a series focused on living a life by design instead of default. We spent seven weeks designing our Life Playing Field and we are now taking a look at key areas of…

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Focus Areas, Spiritual Condition and Trust

Man says, 'Show me and I'll trust you.' God says, 'Trust me and I'll show you.'

— Unknown —

Man says, ‘Show me and I’ll trust you.’ God says, ‘Trust me and I’ll show you.’  ~Unknown   …we are currently taking a look at the Spiritual section of our Wheel of Life Focus Areas. Yesterday I referred to my spiritual growth mantra:  Trust God, Clean House and Help Others.  Today we continue with what…

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Focus Areas, Spiritual Condition

No matter what your spiritual condition is, no matter where you find yourself in the universe, your choice is always the same: to expand your awareness or contract it.

— Thaddeus Golas —

No matter what your spiritual condition is, no matter where you find yourself in the universe, your choice is always the same: to expand your awareness or contract it.  ~Thaddeus Golas

Focus Areas, Spiritual Condition and Life

I promise if you keep searching for everything beautiful in this world, you will eventually become it.

— Tyler Kent White —

I promise if you keep searching for everything beautiful in this world, you will eventually become it.  ~Tyler Kent White No matter how hard we try to do the next right thing, life has a way of reminding us that crap is always going to happen. Over the past few weeks our family has been…

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Life Playing Field & Focus Areas

I have come to believe that caring for myself is not self indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival.

— Audre Lord —

“I have come to believe that caring for myself is not self indulgent.  Caring for myself is an act of survival.”  ~Audre Lord Yesterday I wrote about the importance of investing time in preparing ourselves for our Mission so we can achieve our Vision. Whenever I coach people I have them complete the following exercise:…

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