Perseverance and Handling The Unknown

The space between what you do know and what you're not meant to know--that's called faith.

— Steven Furtick —

The space between what you do know and what you’re not meant to know–that’s called faith…

Perseverance and More Seeing

All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson —

All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen…

Better or Worse

No matter how bad things are, you can always make things worse.

— Randy Pausch —

No matter how bad things are, you can always make things worse…

Concerns and Influence

Be a light, not a judge, be a model, not a critic. Little by little, your circle of influence will explode and you will avoid the emotional metastasizing cancers of complaining, criticizing, competing, comparing, and cynicism, all of which reflect victimization, all of which are the opposite of being proactive.

— Stephen Covey —

Be a light, not a judge, be a model, not a critic. Little by little, your circle of influence will explode and you will avoid the emotional metastasizing cancers of complaining, criticizing, competing, comparing, and cynicism, all of which reflect victimization, all of which are the opposite of being proactive…

Positives in Tough Times

You’re going to go through tough times – that’s life. But I say, ‘Nothing happens to you, it happens for you.’ See the positive in negative events.

— Joel Osteen —

You’re going to go through tough times – that’s life. But I say, ‘Nothing happens to you, it happens for you.’ See the positive in negative events…

Perseverance and Peace

God's peace is not the calm after the storm. It's the steadfastness during it.

— Michelle Bengston —

God’s peace is not the calm after the storm. It’s the steadfastness during it…

Perseverance, Steadfastness, and Effort (Continuous)

Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.

— Winston Churchill —

A few years ago I was talking with a business colleague who successfully built a billion-dollar business from the ground up. I asked him to tell me in one word, the secret to his success and he said, “Perseverance–I never gave up.” Definition of perseverance – :  continued effort to do or achieve something despite…

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Strength and What We Stand For

Our strength is seen in the things we stand for; our weakness is seen in the things we fall for.

— Theodore Epp —

As much as the thought of having to spend five weeks of my life in a chemical dependency center is embarrassing to me, it was actually the most valuable five weeks I’ve lived to date. I learned so much about myself…some good…some not so good. A huge epiphany took place when my counselor helped me…

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Living By Design

Life is God’s gift to you, How you live it is your gift to Him.

— Unknown —

Life is God’s gift to you, how you live it is your gift to Him.