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Self Discipline in 10 steps

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Ten Ideas On Discipline from Pastor John McArthur of Grace Community Church Los Angeles County, California 1. Begin with small things: Learn to discipline yourself in the little things of life, because it's the little things of life that make for the big successes. 2.  Clean Your Environment: Get rid of all that stuff, clean your desk, your room, your house, your garage. Become Discontent with mess in general. 3. Make A Schedule & Learn To Conform To It: Whether it's an absolute hard and fast schedule which appeals to the engineer or accountant type folks, or whether it's a little more fluid , but nonetheless you can anticipate things and you can establish time frames in which they need to be done and learn to train yourself to keep that schedule. 4. Decrease Your Need For Entertainment: Entertainment makes a very, very small contribution to your well being and to your success. Wean yourself off of being entertained. 5. Learn To Be On Time:  Even

I Can See It

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I can see it, I can see His blessing and the difference it has made. It's becoming clearer now, I understand my place within the persecution of the Saints. I feel it more, I feel His Love run through me and even more so, it's affect on those around me. I sense His Grace, I can't get away with Anything yet I'm forgiven for EVERYTHING. I can see it, I can finally see it...and I really, really like it! Written by 〰 Bruce P (Odd) Collard By OddCollard You can be You, reach your Dreams serve God & still Enjoy Life Now It's My Turn | Rise Above the Ordinary: Although written for young adults or teens who due to circumstances beyond their control were without emotional or financial support ANYONE CAN MAKE USE OF THESE PRINCIPLES. DOWNLOADS - Amazon US -   http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I8PN4ZC Amazon Canada - http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00I8PN4ZC?*Version*=1&*entries*=0 Amazon UK - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00I8PN4ZC?*Version*=

Why Do You Want What You Want

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Uh oh! Here We Go Again, here it comes. The hot sweats, dizziness, where's my wife? "Honey, I need you to watch me for a few minutes". That's always the last thing I would say before I went down along with placing my hand somewhere on her body then drift in and out for a few minutes. The Crash & Burn as I called it , is all too familiar to the diabetic. Then there was the spinal issue during those days that kept me grounded 24/7. I miss being Mr Physical and it wasn’t just my age. This is only a portion of my WHY. ▪ WHY the steadfast determination to leave the rat race behind. ▪ WHY the drastic change in my eating habits. ▪ WHY the single minded focus on making my life into what I want it to be. ▪ WHY I will never be so selfish as to deny my wife the experience of my best. Having a family history of diabetes, heart disease and cancer, I firmly believe that alcohol and a 9 to 5 job that is less than fulfilling has the strong potential of

Handle Your Finances

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At one time I spent a number of years working in financial services for an insurance company and then later a debt settlement company. During this time I personally spoke to hundreds of families about their financial woes. It is utterly amazing how many people have no idea what they do with their finances on a monthly basis. There were many examples of poor money management but there was one gentlemen in particular who made well over $300k annually. But because he had to keep up with the Joneses, while running the numbers with him on his financial profile, no matter how many times we did the math he still only had $188 left at the end of the month. Another client well into her senior years was more concerned with paying her credit cards then she was about taking care of herself. While her income was only $1,100 monthly, with rent and utilities around $600 she chose to give $400 to her credit cards alone and spend a mere $50 on food for herself to cover an entire month. This is