Are you aware that you can overcome fear and anxiety with your mind? That’s right, our tendency is to think a lot about the wrong things. Did you know that humans average around 6,200 thoughts a day, and they tend to be on the negative side for most of us? No wonder you and I […]
Self-improvement
4 Steps to Change Your Thoughts And Your Life!
By John Thurman, M.Div., M.A., LPCC Did you know that you have the power to change your thoughts, alter the path you are currently on and delete or reduce your limitations? By understanding the power of resistance and resilience and by engaging these 4 tips, you can dynamically impact your future and boost your motivation. […]
Get Your Stuff Together! How to Hit the Restart Button.
Regretting that you didn’t start earlier is a great distraction from moving on your dream today, and the reality is that today is earlier than tomorrow. Jon Acuff Do you suffer from the paralysis of analysis? Are fear and lack of focus and holding you back? Here is a path you can take to get […]
7 Ways to Experience True Success, #6 – Practice Optimism
I have a question for you. Do you tend to see the glass half-full or half-empty? How you answer that question can reveal a lot about who you are and how you view life. Thousands of years of human history has shown us that people who tend to experience real success have a more positive, […]
7 Ways to Experience True Success – # 5 Partner Well
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
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 […]
7 Way to Experience True Success – 3 – Take Action
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 True Success Part -1-Know Your Why
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 […]
The Three C’s of Grit
Why is it that some people succeed in starting a new business, ministry opportunity, or creative enterprise and others fail? If you read or listen to motivational books you learned the importance of knowing you’re why, identifying your passion, developing a business plan, understanding your niche, having goals with measurable outcomes, and having a tribe. […]
One Woman’s Story of Overcoming Fear and Violence
Author’s Note: Due to security concerns, the names and locations in this story have been altered. In the Summer of 2016, I was on a short-term deployment to the central sub-Sahara as a part of a stress assessment team. During my stay, I made new friend James. James and I had visited several times […]