Your Potential?

7 11 2009

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Do You Really Know What Your Potential Is?

If you really knew who you are and what your potential is, you wouldn’t spend any energy or time being discouraged, disappointed or depressed. You have the seed within you to be greater than anything you can image.

One of the most important keys to your potential is having  a pure love for others.  This love doesn’t come naturally. Our natural inclinations are selfish. When we develop habits of thinking of others, of really caring about their potential, then we can begin to find immense joy.

Again, this doesn’t happen naturally.  However, as we continue to strive to look for the goodness and greatness in others, when we stop looking as others as competition or the enemy, then our hearts begin to change a little at a time.    Our aspirations begin to change.

We take time for ourselves to learn and grow because we know it will better bless others.    We don’t ran faster than we can – because we know we won’t be as sensitive as we should,  we won’t have the energy we need to focus on what matters most.

When you focus on others,  that force, that inspiration, that spirit, those noble passions  grow within you and you will become greater than you can image because you are focused on true love.   Interestingly,  pure love is power.  There is no other force that is or can be greater.





Creating

6 11 2009

Do you know what you are capable of?   The power of “creating.”






Time for you to become a joint CEO of our country!

24 10 2009




Civility

16 10 2009

- Civility Is Vital To Our Country

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For most of history, people were ruled by kings and tyrants. The United States Constitution was an experiment – that worked brilliantly.  At its foundation was an understanding of people and their basic rights and their tendencies. Today most nations have written constitutions, and the U.S. constitution has influenced all of them. It is a model of rights and protection for all. The right of religion, free speech and press is core.

There is a strong move towards secularism and religious antagonism. There are growing attacks on Christian religions by atheists and are hostile to religion. They are skilled at demonizing those who are believers.

So, what do we do?

Dallin A. Oaks suggests:

First, we must speak with love, always showing patience, understanding and compassion toward our adversaries. We are under command to love our neighbor, to forgive all men , to do good to them who despitefully use us and to conduct our teaching in mildness and meekness. ….Even as we seek to speak with love, we must not be surprised when our positions are ridiculed and we are persecuted and reviled…

Second, we must not be deterred or coerced into silence by the kinds of intimidation. We must insist on our constitutional right and duty to exercise our religion, to vote our consciences on public issues and to participate in elections and debates in the public square and the halls of justice. These are the rights of all citizens and they are also the rights of religious leaders.  We must also insist on this companion condition of democratic government: when churches and their members or any other group act or speak out on public issues, win or lose, they have a right to expect freedom from retaliation.

Third, we must insist on our freedom to preach the doctrines of our faith. … Religious people who share our moral convictions feel some intimidation.

Fourth, as advocates of the obvious truth that persons with religious positions or motivations have the right to express their religious views in public, we must nevertheless be wise in our political participation.

If we aren’t open and civil in our dialog, what is the alternative?    Whatever it might be, it isn’t good.

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10 Worst Job Hunting Mistakes

14 10 2009




Building others

11 10 2009

- How do we best build others?

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We tend to focus on “who is best” and everything becomes a contest. People and their differences can be such a blessing. What if someone were to ask you, “which of your children or siblings do you love most?” What would you think? What a terrible question. Hopefully you love them each with all of your heart. They are wonderfully different and those differences provide variety and thus tremendous joy. Love is not discriminating. It only discriminates against evil behaviors. When we feel love, our hearts want to find all that is good in others and throughout the world.

How do we best build others? Start be seeing the greatness, the strengths, of the person you hope to help. When you talk with them, do so with love, with gentleness, tenderness, openness, and with confidence in them.

Christians and others learn that there are really only two commandments – to love God and to love our neighbors as ourselves. Be patient with people. There is considerable confusion nowadays. Many have hidden agendas, and so sometimes it takes patience. Help them to trust not in you – but in God. Be patient with them and follow that wonderful spirit you feel at times.

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Building Your Confidence

11 10 2009

- Book Summary: How To Have Confidence and Power in Dealing with People

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How to have confidence and power

Key Insights:

*  All of us has a need to be accepted, to feel special and to be liked

*  We should focus most on building others.  Accept them, approve them and share your appreciation.

*  Never underestimate the importance of a smile

*  Critical people generally have low self-esteem.  Fighting with them is not productive for them or you

*  Avoid sarcasm – it is generally hurtful

*  Be more interested in the other person’s story vs. sharing your own

*  Respect your competition or your opponent.  Be respectful, calm, and be objective

*  Seek advice and opinions from others.  That is a way to get good information, show respect, and gain cooperation

*  We all need praise.   Praise others

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Finding Hope

11 10 2009

– Finding Hope After 9-11





Choose This Day

7 10 2009

- Most important approach to prioritizing tasks for the day

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