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Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Proverbs 13:4 The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing; but the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.
Lord,
Please help me to be diligent to exercise this gift. Give me a vision of what I will be in the future if I work hard. Thank You for all You are teaching me on the way.
Amen"
Janet's prayer is the perfect addendum to our comparison between what NIV translates as Cravings VS. Desires.
Thanks for bringing it on home, Janet. The story here is wonderful!!!
Below is an excerpt from my article in The Dream Factory on Cravings or Desires.
So what is the difference between the desire of a dilligent person and the craving of a lazy person?
From the start, we nod our heads knowingly, acknowledging that this proverb is true. A craving is a carnal drive that overwhelms our judgment and woos us into reckless thinking and action.
The key is to distinguish between the two and to dilligently pursue what is real and lasting.
Monday, June 05, 2006
The Road to Success
The = Definite article – Indicates something specific. We must be specific about:
H – Hope - If there is no hope, there is no dream, no goal, no objectives, and no action.
E – Expenditure of Energy. Nothing will happen without work.
Road = Indicates process. We must fall in love with the process of moving toward success, not just the outcome.
O -=
A = Attitude – The way we approach life (attitude) determines the heights we attain (altitude).
D = Destination – Roads go places. Always have the desired destination in mind.
To = A tiny preposition. It denotes direction. Success is gradually, purposefully, progressively, and with determination, moving toward our worthwhile ideals.
O = Obligatory opposition. You must pass this way and there will be resistance to your success.
Success = “… the progressive realization of a worthwhile ideal” (Earl Nightingale).
U = Unleash your inner force. Call upon a strength lying dormant in you,
C = Chart your course. Know where you are going and your game plan for getting there.
C = Consider that the course is a concourse. You are not alone.
E = Enforce discipline upon yourself for your own success.
S = Stay the course. There will be many diversions and temptations along the way.
S = Stay the course (Saying it just once is not enough.).
© Copyright, 2005, Thomas B. Sims, All Rights Reserved
Saturday, June 03, 2006
A New Pattern
We have a pattern problem. We have developed behaviors that we practice consistently, habitually, and without much thought. We start practicing these behaviors before we crawl out of bed in the morning and condition ourselves to practice them before we lay our heads on our pillows at night. When we realize that some of these behaviors are negative or destructive, we have a battle on our hands removing them. When we determine to introduce positive practices to the mix, we find that there is no room for the old is crowding out the new. The first change is in our attitudes . Then we can address behaviors. We need new patterns. We need to replace old, worn-out,, useless and even harmful behaviors with newer, more nurturing and positive actions. What are the steps?
- We must pray for guidance and strength. Our creative God will work with our creative minds to create a new scenario and unveil options we have never considered.
- Then, we must do the hard work of being institutional and aware. We must accept that change is awkward and new behaviors may be “forced,” contrived, manipulative, or uncomfortable. We must practice them anyway.
- We must repeat the new behavior (which includes avoidance of the old) day after day, keeping some sort of record of our progress.
- We must allow grace for the failures and celebrate the victories and patterns begin to change in our lives.
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Big Ideas
Someday, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love, and then, for a second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire. - Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Since once again, O Lord, in the steppes of Asia, I have no bread, no wine, no altar, I will raise myself above those symbols to the pure majesty of reality, and I will offer to you, I, your priest, upon the altar of the entire earth, the labor and the suffering of the world. - Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost.—Gilbert K. Chesterton
Perfect love is rare indeed - for to be a lover will require that you continually have the subtlety of the very wise, the flexibility of the child, the sensitivity of the artist, the understanding of the philosopher, the acceptance of the saint, the tolerance of the scholar and the fortitude of the certain. - Leo Buscaglia
Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried. - Gilbert K. Chesterton
A room without books is like a body without a soul.—Gilbert K. Chesterton
You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love.— Henry Drummond
Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.—Henry Van Dyke
Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish.—Albert Einstein
Immature love says: 'I love you because I need you.' Mature love says 'I need you because I love you.' - Erich Fromm
Some people are so afraid do die that they never begin to live. -
Henry Van Dyke
Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired. - Robert Frost
An empty stomach is not a good political adviser. - Albert Einstein
An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered. - Gilbert K. Chesterton
When once you have tasted flight you will always walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward: for there you have been and there you will always be. - Henry Van Dyke
It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity. - Albert Einstein
Friday, June 02, 2006
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
I've loved this poem since I heard it on a Yager CD.
Thanks for sharing it.
These articles are practial, sound, and fun to read on the subject of time management. I found some wonderful applications here.
This will go into my collaboration at the Dream Factory. Specifically, it is found in this article on Collaboration with links to the forum discussion.
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
The question of whether it is easier to set a priority or to keep one is a viable concern. In fact, it may vary from person to person. You may be someone who has to analyze the living daylights out of every issue that comes before you and still be indecisive. You will find it very hard to set a priority and quite a relief once you have done so.
You may, however, be a person who makes quick decisions by has a hard time sticking with them. You fly by the seat of your pants and are subject to emotional variations. You are going to struggle with priorities on the back end.
Whatever you personality or decision making style, success in networking is going to require the development of skills in the area of priorites.
This is an excellent topic for an entrepreneur's table.
Saturday, March 25, 2006
What I want to insert as a caution here is that I do not refer to cross-lining when advocating cross training. Cross lining happens when people in the same business model (or others) who are not in a networkers imediate line of sponsorship, discuss the specific details of that person's business with him or her and offer advice or instructions related to specific strategy.
Only a person's sponsors and their sponsors in networking have the particular information and vested interest in a networker to offer that kind of advice.
Cross training deals with principles; cross-lining is dangerous. We must maintian the distinction.
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
The Entrepreneur's Table
The Entrepreneur's Table - Part II - T = Timely Topics and Transferable Themes
The Entrepreneur's Table - Part III - A = Attitude
Monday, March 20, 2006
T=Timely Topics and Transferable Themes
A=Attitudes
B=Building Blocks
L=Lifestyle
E=Ethics
The last four are the legs of the table and the first is the flat surface.
Join us for the ride. There will be a discussion forum attached to this weblog.
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