“When boasting ends, there dignity begins.” ~Owen D. Young Boasting, bragging and conceit are behaviors born out of fear. For some reason the boaster fears inferior and feels the need to elevate himself by telling everyone about his accomplishments. The biggest harm for the boaster is he not only comes across as a fool to others, but…
Whipping the devil – Day 6 – Anger
“Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.” ~Mark Twain Another emotion born out of fear is anger. Anger often rears its ugly head when we are trying to control a person, place or thing we have absolutely…
Whipping the devil – Day 5 – Denial
“The worst lies are the lies we tell ourselves.  We live in denial of what we do, even what we think.  We do this because we are afraid.”  ~Richard Bach Are you in denial about something? Is there something going on in your life you know is not right but you can’t muster up the courage to…
Whipping the devil – Day 4 – Self Pity
“The quicker we get out of “why me?” and into “why not me?”–the quicker we can get out of the problem and into the solution.” ~Jay Meyer The devil loves for us to wallow on the “pity pot.” Self pity is the ultimate form of selfishness and it is born out of fear and creates…
Whipping the devil – Day 3 – Perfection
“The greatest mistake you can make in life is to continually be afraid you will make one.” ~Elbert Hubbard Perfectionism is a great tool the devil uses to paralyze us. If he can get us to think we are only worthy when we do things perfectly, eventually it will wear us down to a point where…
Whipping the devil – Day 2 – Can’t
“If you want to conquer fear, don’t sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.” ~Dale Carnegie Years ago when our kids were little I used to tell them “can’t” was a four letter word I didn’t want to hear come out of their mouths. The devil loves for us to live…
Replacing fear with God
“The devil has no power…except in the dark.”. ~Casandra Clare Today is Ash Wednesday and it is the beginning of Lent. Although I’m not much into religious rituals the period of Lent (47 days leading to Easter) is a great time to draw closer to God by removing anything we are in bondage to. Being…
Paralyze Resistence
“Paralyze resistance with persistence.” ~Woody Hayes …nuff said Although I am not one who is big into Christian rituals, last year I waged a war on the devil and his favorite tool, fear, during the six weeks of Lent and I thought we would do it again. (Wikipedia’s Description of Lent) There is no bigger…
The 3 P’s
“Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.” ~Napoleon Hill Nothing great in life ever happens without hard work and persistence… Although I have much to be proud of something I’m really proud of is the fact I can still do a 70.3 mile triathlon at the age of 54 even though I’ve…
PATIENCE Conclusion
Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time. Never make your most important decisions when you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will come. ~Robert H. Schuller Learn to know patience and you will get to know God…
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.