Success. Excuses. Those words share several letters but are vastly different in how they can affect our lives. We hear excuses every day: “It’s not my fault.” “He made me do it.” “Stupid car.” “The
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The Key to Real Success
’Tis the season of graduations…and graduation speeches. And almost every speech will encourage the graduates in their pursuit of success. A recent search for the word “success” in the Amazon books category yielded 269,946 results.
Read moreGetting to the Root of Success
I grew up around a rhubarb patch that grew like weeds. We mowed it down, gave it away, ate as many pies as we could hold, and still that little patch grew like a jungle.
Read moreOvernight Successes…They Don’t Happen Overnight
If we are working hard and succeeding it is as much a blessing from the Lord as it is our efforts. We read in Deut. 8:18, “But remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you the ability to produce wealth, . . .”
Read moreOn the Road to Success
We were on the road to Success. Literally, I mean. We were driving along route 62 East across Arkansas when we crossed a junction with a township sign pointing to Success. This prompted the conjecture
Read moreA New List
Before the ball drops on January 1st, people pull out a paper and pen and list all the things they’d like to change about themselves. They want to be thinner, smarter, more successful, or more
Read moreI Am A Dreamer
There’s something strange about growing up. When you’re a little kid, everything is possible. You can be an astronaut, president, a solider, firefighter, and you can even be Spider Man. You’re free to be a
Read moreDream to Reality in One Day
I want you to do something. It’s a little test. Are you ready? Without thinking too long and too hard about it, finish this sentence: In five years I’d like to ______________. Write it down,
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