7 Way to Experience True Success, # 7 – Integrity

By John integrity, Resilience, True Success

When I started this series, I intentionally limited myself to seven traits of true success, you and I both know there are so many more. This trait will either cause a leader to rise or to fall. I’ve invested thousands of hours of my life as a people helper as a minister, therapist, and consultant […]

2019 Resolutions? Don’t!

By John 2019 New Year's Resolutions, Transition Points, True Success, Uncategorized

As we move into what could be a wonderful and exciting New Year I thought it would be fun to look at the traditional Top 10 resolutions and then give you some tips on how to be more successful in meeting them. These are from Statistic Brain. Lose Weight/Healthier Eating Life/Self Improvement Better Financial Decisions […]

Christmas Tradition – Candlelight Services

By John Christmas, Christmas Traditions, Holiday Stress

By John Thurman Earlier this week, my wife and I attended the annual Christmas Tree Lighting service for our church. Like many of you we worshiped by singing old, familiar carols and hymns, heard a dramatic reading of the Story of the Birth of Jesus. At the completion of that part of the service, my […]

Resilience and Hurricane Michael

By John Resilience, Self-improvement

The autumn breeze carries fine drops, each on a promise of rain to come. Isn’t this a beautiful quote about the seasons shifting from Summer to Fall? However, in my line of work, autumn means Hurricane Season, and that usually means that I will be traveling. I work as an Employee Assistance Consultant for several […]

7 Ways to Experience True Success – # 5 Partner Well

By John Resilience, Self-improvement, The No Fear Entrepreneur.

Partner Well “Plans go wrong for lack of advice; many advisers bring success.” Proverbs 15.22 In a few days, many of my friends will be traveling to Franklin, Tennessee to attend The Tribe Conference, 2018 hosted by Best Selling Author and Entrepreneur, Jeff Goins. This conference is somewhat unique in that it is a gathering […]

7 Ways to Experience True Success – # 4 Make a Decision

By John Resilience, Self-improvement, Surviving Hard Times

Make a Decision “Life is managed, not cured.” Dr. Phil To get where you want to go in life, you have to make a decision. That decision will be something like, if I want to improve my situation I must change ___________. You and I are our own life managers, and hopefully, your long-term […]

Getting Ready for Hurricane Florence: One Responder’s Thoughts

By John Disaster Mental Health, Hurricane Florence

John Thurman Over the past few days, thousands of us who work in disaster response have been watching the Weather Channel more intensely that the most devoted sports fan. Whether a volunteer with a faith-based organization like the Southern Baptist Disaster Relief Organization or veteran-based group like Team Rubicon, the Cajun Navy, and folks like […]

7 Way to Experience True Success – 3 – Take Action

By John Resilience, Self-improvement, The No Fear Entrepreneur.

Step 3 – Take Action Recently, I was watching A Night at the Museum 2, and there was Amy Adams, one of my favorite actors portraying Amelia Earnhart, one of America’s aviation pioneers. Amelia Earhart, what a powerful legacy of a woman, a person who experienced some extraordinary events all because she was willing […]

7 Ways to Experience Success Part 2 – FOCUS

By John Resilience, The No Fear Entrepreneur.

Albert Einstein said, “Genius is the ability to focus on one particular thing for a long time without losing concentration.” Excerpt From The No Fear Entrepreneur So many entrepreneurs and ministry leader fail to build their business/ministry because they are trying to do too much. The primary reason they experience frustration, as opposed to feeling […]

7 Ways To Experience True Success Part -1-Know Your Why

By John Biblical entrepreneurship, Resilience, Self-improvement, The No Fear Entrepreneur., True Success

Did you know that many entrepreneurs and ministry leaders start off with a great plan, product or idea only to do a face plant down the road? While there are many great stories and articles about why startups fail or succeed I want to spend a few minutes sharing some insight on some of […]

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