self-esteem

  • The Now of God

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    God can make a way when there seems to be no way. Can is an interesting word in reference to God. Can is an ability. The Bible says that God is able. Able doesn’t mean obligated. Just because God can or is able doesn’t mean that he wants to. This is referred to as the…

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  • Confidence

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    Confidence isn’t always acquired, sometimes its discovered. Sometimes the only way in life is to support yourself. Confidence is, “with-fidelity.” After everyone and everything else in your life falls short of what’s required for you to excel, the final option is to have fidelity in and with yourself. You must support you. Sometimes that does…

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  • Feature not a Bug

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    What you go through is there to shape you. I can recall at the beginning of my sales career being told to “fire clients.” The idea behind that is just like you want to have clarity in terms of the people you do want to work with, you also need to have clarity in understanding…

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  • Choosing Over Feeling

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    There is a whole list of things I didn’t feel like doing today. When I woke up this morning I thought to myself “is it really only Wednesday?” Life can be a drag sometimes. The existential things that I think about are, will I ever reach the pinnacle of success I want? Can I keep…

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  • The Value of Determination

    What fires you up? What creates a sense of urgency in you? When you act on what matters to you, you are exhibiting determination. Being determined is a life essential. It’s a posture of purpose. When you apply determination things get done. This can be an off-putting reality about effort. When you apply yourself you…

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  • Dealing with Other People’s Insecurities

    In psychology there is a human behavior identified as projection. Projection is when a person instead of admitting to and owning their feelings, emotions, and beliefs blame or abdicate that responsibility to some other noun. For example, let’s say you wear your hair a certain way, and someone you know almost always has some type…

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  • Why you Struggle with Supporting Yourself

    Support starts in the family. A family is the built in support system of life. That’s where your sense of self starts. If support wasn’t important nature wouldn’t have made it our natural disposition. Support lends itself to your survival in a number of ways. Having the right support can be the difference maker between…

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  • Body Maintenance

    Is it possible to retain physicality? The short answer is yes. We give up on our body long before it gives up on us. It’s said that it’s never too late to start exercising. You can build muscle at any age. You can lose weight in any phase of your life. The biggest roadblock in…

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  • Get Your Mind Right

    Getting your mind right means adjusting your thinking. The brain is malleable. You can adapt and change. Thought revision is a core biblical theme. The word “repent” literally means “change your mind.” Getting your mind right is changing your mind in the correct direction. Right has some subjectivity, however, utilize this operational definition when deciphering…

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  • The Need to Create

    Why do we need to constantly create? That was the question I asked myself before sitting down to write today. Every day Monday through Friday, for some Sunday through Saturday, we are tasked with the responsibility of creating. You create at work. When your boss asks you to do an assignment, that’s creation. You create…

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