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Don't Ask Time Where It's Gone; Tell It Where To Go

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All great achievers, all successful people, are those who have been able to control their time. All human beings have been created equal in one respect; each person has twenty-four hours each day. We must give our best time to our most challenging situation. It's not how much we do that matters; it's how much we get done. I remember my dad always telling, "Don't spend a dollar's worth of time for ten cents' worth of results." We should choose to watch our time, not our watch. One of the best timesavers is the ability to say no. Not saying no when you should is one of the biggest wastes of time you will ever experience. Make sure to take care of the vulnerable times in your day. These vulnerable times are the first thing in the morning and the last thing at night. I've heard a minister say that what a person is like alone at midnight and alone in the morning reveals that person's true self. There are the potent times of the day, when p...

You Are Gifted, Use it!

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One of the most neglected areas in many lives is the area of gifts that God has placed within them. It is amazing how some people can devote their entire life to a field of endeavor or a profession that has nothing to do with their inborn talents. In fact, many people spend their lifetime trying to change how God has made them. They ignore God-given abilities while constantly seeking to change their natural makeup. As children of God, we need to recognize our innate gifts, talents and strengths and do everything in our power to build on them. One good thing about God's gifts and calling is that they are permanent and enduring. Romans 11:29 says: "The gifts and calling of God are without repentance." The Greek word translated repentance in this verse means irrevocable. God does not take away His gifts and calling in your life. Even if you've never done anything with them, even if you've failed time and time again, God's gifts and calling are still reside...

The Only Place To Start Is Where You Are

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I want to share to you this Nugget #2 of John L. Mason's "An Enemy Called Average" Here he lays out the thought of starting where you are. Telling people that they have to stop wishing and start doing. That people cannot accomplish something by writing all the problems and not thinking about the solutions. So the below thoughts may help you understand it. Start with what you have, not with what you don't have. Opportunity is always where you are, never where you were. To get anywhere you must launch out for somewhere, or you will get nowhere. Hamilton Mabie said, "The question for each man to settle is not what he would do if he had the means, time, influence, and education advantages, but what he will do with the things he has." God will always give us an ability to create what we need from something that is already here. Each person tends to either underrate or overrate tat which they do not possess. Ed Howe said, "People are ...

Time Is Your Opponent! Be Quick!

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