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How Can You Know If Your Dream Is Right For You

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What Is Your Level Of Commitment? When a person is committed, they will accept the responsibility long before they are given the authority.  In general, potential employers at all levels view college graduates as a group who have documentation that proved they took the time and effort to finish something they started. Something much bigger than the individual. They were committed. Commitment Is Largely Misunderstood : When you have the resolve, the resources will follow. Committed Leaders Show It With Their Lives :  "You can't shake hands with a clenched fist" (Ghandi) Commitment Is The Fraternal Twin of Decision : It is your present decisions that determine your future condition. Commitment Does Not Allow You To Get Off Course : If you are avoiding the hard work, it's probably because you are not as committed as much as you may think. Commitment Sometimes Must Be Made Long Before A Situation Arises :  P...

The Lost Discipline of the Pencil & Paper

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Is Personal Journaling a Dying Discipline? A Look Back On Your Life Via Your Thoughts In Print The idea of following and imitating the habits of people who get things done in life became at some level an obsession of mine.  One of the most talked about habits spoken about by the greats of motivational speaking is the act of having a journal on hand.  For myself, putting my thoughts in print was, is and always has been a priority for growth. At first keeping a journal seemed trivial and I dare say weak.  At that point in my world, I had only heard of girls keeping a diary or old Hollywood black and white movies with Errol Flynn or Ricardo Montalban who were actors portraying pirates recording the days events in the ships log books. I  and was unable to grasp the importance, benefits and therapeutic value of putting pen to paper and holding onto my thoughts for safe keeping to review at a later date.  Eventually, the value of this...

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*=...