CALLED TO STAND OUT: THE ESSENCE OF SUCCESS

Monday, January 16, 2012

THE ESSENCE OF SUCCESS

Who in heaven’s name created the idea that success has to do with currencies and jewelry? Lots of people are loaded of that stuff but can hardly be called successful …

You are a success when you clearly understand that failure is an event, not a person – that yesterday ended last night, and today is a brand-new day.

You are a success when you know that a success (a win) doesn’t make you and that a failure (a loss) doesn’t break you.

You are a success when you have made friends with your past, are focused on the present, and are optimistic about your future.

You are a success when you are filled with faith, hope, and love and live without anger, greed, guilt, envy, or thoughts of revenge.

You are a success when you are mature enough to delay gratification and shift your focus from your rights to your responsibilities.

You are a success when you know that failure to stand for what is morally right is the prelude to becoming a victim of what is criminally wrong.

You are a success when you are secure in who you are, so you are at peace with your Creator and in fellowship with others.

You are a success when you have made friends of your adversaries and have gained the love and respect of those who know you best.

You are a success when you understand that others can give you pleasure but that genuine happiness comes when you do things for others.

You are a success when you give hope to the hopeless, love the unlovable, and are pleasant to the grouch, courteous to the rude, and generous to the needy.

You are a success when you can look back in forgiveness, forward in hope, down in compassion, and up with gratitude.

You are a success when you know that the greatest are those who choose to be the servants of all.

You are a success when you recognize, confess, develop, and use your given physical, mental, and spiritual abilities for the benefit of others.

You are a success when you know that you have been a good and faithful servant of the Creator of the universe.

The Essence of Success: Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not to your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. (Prov. 3: 5-6)

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MENTOR'S CORNER 1-31-12

MENTOR'S CORNER 1-30-12

Send Someone A Signal That They Matter … Every word you speak is a Seed that guarantees a reaction. Everyone needs reassurance of their worth. Remind yourself throughout today that each person you meet has encountered waves of criticism, condemnation and inferiority.. you can change this. Your words of reassurance can be like water on their Seeds of Hope.

“The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary.” – Isaiah 50:4

MENTOR'S CORNER 1-23-12

Warfare always surrounds the birth of a miracle.

Nothing is as ever as bad as it first appears. Battle is the opportunity to prove what you believe. Joseph proved that opposition is the wave that takes you from the pit to the palace … Accept opposition as proof of your progress.

The size of your enemy determines the size of your reward. Do not let any enemy decide the timing of battle, nor the weapons you will use. - Murdock

“In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.” – Psalm 56:11

MENTOR'S CORNER 1-21-12

Those you admire, eternally effect your future. Choose a mentor who increases your faith in God. Learn from the scars of your mentor as well as his sermons. You cannot learn from anyone you resent or envy. You can only learn from someone you are humble enough to admire … Choose A Proven Mentor. – Murdock

“And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; And to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake.” – 1 Thes. 5: 12-13

MENTOR's CORNER 1-20-12

Never hesitate to re-appraise your goals and what you really want to accomplish.

Remember that your goals are birthed out of needs .. and your needs are often seasonal. Celebrate every page of progress toward your goals. Don’t keep pursuing a dream no longer capable of energizing you.

New information creates new goals. New relationships create new enthusiasm … Re-evaluate your current goals.

“For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?” (Luke 14:28)

MENTOR's CORNER 1-19-12

Every champion must be willing to believe in his own dream when others seem too busy or uncaring to encourage him.. Every great inventor, such as Thomas Edison, faced waves of ridicule and scorn before their geniuses were recognized and appreciated. Don’t forget to keep your focus on where you are going and refuse to be discouraged by the present circumstances that will soon pass.

Aloneness.. removes the stain of wrong influence … Be willing to dream alone sometimes. - Murdock

“… I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” – Heb. 13: 5

MENTOR's CORNER 1-17-12

The secret of champions is their refusal to quit trying. Futility is merely a feeling .. conquer it and keep heading toward your goals. Create small successes when the large ones seem impossible. Even skyscrapers are built a brick at a time. Quitting .. does not really give you what you really want. Every step away from yesterday is significant progress. – Murdock

For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little. – Isa. 28: 10 (ESV)

CALLED TO STAND OUT

Monday, January 16, 2012

THE ESSENCE OF SUCCESS

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