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This is the blog of Andrew Staggs containing the developing thoughts and reflections on life, the kingdom of God and what I see God doing in the world, in my life and the life of my family and friends.
Steps are a key part of living a great life. And so is starting.
Today many of you will begin a rewarding journey. Like every journey, it starts with but a single step.
That single step is an important one. It must...
•Start in the right direction.
•Have purpose and motivation. Decide now that you, too, will succeed.
•Be only the first of many steady steps. This is not a race. Speed kills.
The most important decisions in any business are made early. Take your time and get your first step right. Don't feel you have to "do it all" by tomorrow...
Sir Richard Branson is the bearded entrepreneur who, it seems, will do anything to gain publicity for his various enterprises.
Branson says, 'If you sit down with accountants and look at profit and loss projections, they will manage to come up with all sorts of reasons why something will not work well. I think if you have a gut feeling about something, then trial and error can produce the best results. I think the only way to learn is to give it a try.'
It is this very attitude that contributed to his huge success!
I got this thought hook from a recent email from the Napoleon Hill Foundation.
A CLOSED MIND STUMBLES OVER THE BLESSINGS OF LIFE WITHOUT RECOGNIZING THEM.
To the untrained eye, a geode looks pretty much like an ordinary rock.
But a trained geologist knows that inside the geode there is a beautiful crystal lining.
The story is the same for those who refuse to examine new possibilities because their minds are closed. Life’s greatest opportunities, like the geode, often come in ordinary packaging.
Do not allow yourself to become such a creature of habit that you simply go through the motions and let life happen to you. Just taking a new route to work, putting together a jigsaw puzzle, reading a newspaper instead of watching television, or visiting a museum at lunchtime will stimulate your thought processes and may help you open your mind to new possibilities.
Have a great new week! and make it a GREAT day today!
I have been working with the richness of the word "wealth" recently... and have developed a thinkmap... and got some help from the visual thesaurus people.
The good book again provides some great wisdom about how to negotiate your work day TODAY.
And after the last season in my life I am very grateful that I have a GREAT job!
Here goes:
Don't give up your job when your boss gets angry. If you stay calm, you'll be forgiven.
Ecclesiastes 10:4 (CEV)
A lazy employee will give you nothing but trouble; it's vinegar in the mouth, smoke in the eyes. Proverbs 10:26 (MSG)
Bad work gets paid with a bad cheque; good work gets solid pay. Proverbs 11:18 (MSG)
The diligent find freedom in their work; the lazy are oppressed by work. Proverbs 12:24 (MSG)
Hard work always pays off; mere talk puts no bread on the table. Proverbs 14:23 (MSG)
Diligent work gets a warm commendation; shiftless work earns an angry rebuke. Proverbs 14:35 (MSG)
Put God in charge of your work, then what you've planned will take place. Proverbs 16:3 (MSG)
Slack habits and sloppy work are as bad as vandalism. Proverbs 18:9 (MSG)
Blockheads shouldn't live on easy street any more than workers should give orders to their boss. Proverbs 19:10 (MSG)
If you care for your orchard, you'll enjoy its fruit; if you honour your boss, you'll be honoured. Proverbs 27:18 (MSG)
Committed and persistent work pays off; get-rich-quick schemes are ripoffs. Proverbs 28:20 (MSG)
Hard and honest work earns a good night's sleep... Ecclesiastes 5:12 (MSG)
Yes, we should make the most of what God gives, both the bounty and the capacity to enjoy it, accepting what's given and delighting in the work. It's God's gift! Ecclesiastes 5:19 (MSG)
Character isn’t something you were born with and can’t change, like your fingerprints.
It’s something you weren’t born with and must take responsibility for forming.”
Dale Beaumont is a best-selling author, international speaker and creator of the 'Secrets Exposed' series.
Dale's career began at the age of nineteen when he co-wrote his first book titled: "The World at your Feet". Since then, Dale has run self-development and life-skills programs for over 15,000 young people across four countries.
In 2005 he created the 'Secrets Exposed!' series; a selection of books that takes you up-close and personal with hundreds of Australasia's most successful people, in a range of topic areas.
To-date a total of fifteen Secrets Exposed book have been successfully released into bookstores and over 250,000 Secrets Exposed books are now in print. The series is now sold across Australia and throughout South-East Asia receiving exceptional feedback from readers everywhere.
Dale has been interviewed on Sunrise, Today Show, Mornings with Kerri-Anne, ABC Radio, Radio 2UE and well as being featured in over one hundred newspapers and magazines, including Wealth Creator, My Business, AFR Boss and Virgins In-flight magazine.
Some of you saw me write this during the week on Twitter - but the thought is still sticking with me.
Can You Give GOD a Loan of Money?
Proverbs 19:17 says you can.
Mercy to the needy is a loan to God, and God pays back those loans in full. Proverbs 19:17 (MSG)
Jill and I gave $32 this week to the Christian Blind Mission. We just had to when we heard their story.
$32 and a 10 minute operation restores someone's sight. That's a MIRACLE. We both have glasses, but that is nothing compared to a lifetime of blindness.
As humans, it seems like we are hard-wired for comfort. As a result, change does not come easily. As the saying goes, "Change is like rain. Everyone knows it's good for you, but nobody wants to get wet."
We resist change so much because we overestimate the value of what we are clinging to and underestimate the value of what we are moving toward. Sometimes, we need to turn our world upside down to see a new perspective.
Good one, Lee.
This is a short post because I need you to think about this for a bit again...
"we overestimate the value of what we are clinging to & underestimate the value of what we are moving toward."
Is this how you see it?
I would be very INTERESTED if this is YOUR experience!
Have a think about it and post a COMMENT - thanks.
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