99.9% of the time your actions and your decisions determine your outcomes. Humility and personal accountability are keys to a successful and happy life. Think of yourself less and accept that your problems are your fault.
Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: [14] But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
James 1:13-14 KJV
Be wise and intentional about your direction. Start every day with gratitude for the blessings in your life. This will help you withstand the flood of advertising and social media that pulls us to desire things we neither need or want.
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
Hebrews 13:5 KJV
Embrace correction and learn to grow from it. Choose humility and steer clear of arrogance and pride. For practical purposes… Be Coachable. 🙂
Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.
Hebrews 12:11 KJV
Faith is not just belief… it is the substance of hope. Pure words and actions are the tangible products.
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Hebrews 11:1 KJV
You can move others with your actions and attitude. Be positive and intentional, help others move away from anger and wrath toward love and good works.
And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is ; but exhorting one another : and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching
Hebrews 10:24-25 KJV
The path of least resistance is a terrible teacher.
Ryan Holiday
The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say ‘no’ to almost everything.
-Warren Buffett
I was talking with Mark, a sales rep for one of our suppliers. He has been coming by the shop for so many years now, he is more of a friend than a salesman. We were talking about the economy, growth, new equipment, etc. and he told me his division was up over a million dollars in sales this year! He was very pleased and excited with the increase. I asked him how they did it, hoping to glean some information and ideas. His countenance changed a little from happy to calm and serious, then he said “The growth and new business we are experiencing this year is the result of 4+ years of hard work.”
Continue reading “Base Hit, Better Life.”If money is your main goal in life, you will find no fulfillment when you get there. Understand that money is just a tool… like a hammer. Wouldn’t you think I was nuts if I thought all I wanted out of life was a pile of hammers? 🙂
Labor not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom. Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that with is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
Proverbs 23:4-5
It is sad and comical how we try to escape our problems. Sad because we blame to avoid responsibility and comical because humans never change. The first man, Adam, blamed God and his wife for his mistake. (Genesis 1-3), “It’s your fault you gave me the woman and her fault she gave me the fruit.” (paraphrase mine).
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