MY FRIDAY STORY

Here is another Friday Story I’d like to add. While this may not be directions on how to market, we all still need to get back to what’s really important in our lives. I am in this industry to so I can work from home and be with my family. Sometimes I find myself being consumed and I spend too much time building my business and not enough with my loved ones.

-Jeremy

The 3 “F’s” to Life’s Greatest Riches

by Darcy Keith

In one week’s time, which was just two and a half weeks ago, my family experienced two losses. While facing my losses, I was forced to face my riches. The first loss was the tragic and unexpected death of one of my good friends, De, who was thirty-six years old as well as four and a half months pregnant with her third child. The second loss was the death of my eighty-seven year old great-uncle, Jack, the last “grandparent” figure in our small family.

During my Uncle Jack’s funeral, the pastor said something which caused me to put down my tear-soaked tissue for a moment and think. Yes, there will be a void in my heart for both De and Uncle Jack. But, we celebrate their lives and how we are richly blessed by knowing them. And, we will get to see them one day in heaven because both had accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.

Richly blessed, rich? We don’t seem to hear that word a lot today. The pastor went on to say that there are three “F’s” to the greatest riches in the world. These are faith, family, and friends. When we have faith, we are children of the richest King in the world! That King makes us heirs to mansions in heaven.

I am rich because I have family that cares for and loves me. If I didn’t have a family like this, who knows where I would be after receiving life-threatening injuries in my car crash in which two of my friends perished? Would I have received the best medical care and treatment or just been admitted to any medical facility?

I am rich because I have friends that care how my family is doing. They help celebrate successes and are there when I hit milestone birthdays. When times are tough, I remind myself of the blessings in my life. And suddenly, I remember I’m rich, and life is grand again. Though there are times when money may be tight, look around you. You have the keys to life’s greatest riches.

Take a look to see what part the three “F’s” play in your life. Do you make time for your faith? Your family? Your friends? If not, what’s stopping you? As I see it, the three “F’s” don’t cost any money. But, they do “cost” time.

Here are three thoughts to gain the greatest riches in your life today: 1. Invest in your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. 2. Spend more quality time with you family. This could be taking a walk around your neighborhood or going to the park, or maybe even sitting down an eating dinner together at least five times a week. 3. Get together for fellowship and great times with friends.

It’s time well invested, and riches well received.

To your wealth!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Darcy Keith is a national award-winning professional speaker and author, and is an expert on overcoming challenges. She has presented before various corporations, associations, service organizations, churches, and universities, as well as being featured on various television and radio venues including ABC, CBS, and FOX. To sign up for Darcy’s FREE inspirational newsletter on “Living the Life You Really Want”, visit her website, www.DarcyKeith.com, or to contact Darcy, eMail her at Darcy@DarcyKeith.com

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The 3 Main Obstacles to Your Personal Growth and Development

As humans, our inherent nature is to be positive. We all tend to gravitate towards positivity rather than to negativity, but why do we seem to move to the negative side sometimes? Are negative thoughts really a part of us? What are the obstacles that keep us from reaching our highest potential? There are three main reasons why our growth and personal development is hindered and unfortunately, we just don’t notice most of them.

1. Closed-mindedness: Many times, we are so narrow-headed that we block our minds from accepting new opinions and fresh ideas. We feel “cozy” in our comfort zones and as a result we are never able to step out of the “box” of life.

2. Lack of time management: We all know that if we don’t manage our time properly, our schedule will go out the door. Imagine what it takes to plan something. What will happen if you set goals but never measure up to what is expected? Nothing but a broken dream. All the planning and build up for success in that goal will never materialize without appropriate time management. When you are ahead of time you will always benefit.

3. Distractions: We tend to give in to distractions and it often takes our personal progress down another path. Distractions always seem to affect us most when we are overloaded with deadlines and tasks to accomplish. The internet offers many distractions, such as Facebook and YouTube, and for internet marketers, a day’s progress can be sabotaged by spending hours on these addicting sites!

Always remember to do your best not to stray from your goals for the day, week, month, etc…

Just keep your focus on what you need to do.

When this becomes habit, you will be able to develop and attain the growth you desire.

Growth and development can only happen when we allow it to happen.

Therefore, we must be open to new ideas in order to grow.

In summary, keep your mind open, pay attention to fresh ideas, write down your plans and steer clear of distractions. If you follow these principles, you will likely reach those goals you want to attain and you will become the person you desire to be.

Successfully,

10 Inspiring Thoughts for Tough Times

Hi Friends. I get these emails each day and on Friday’s there is usually a story that is relevant to my site and what it takes to get by in life. So here again is another, Friday Story.

-Jeremy

By Noah benShea
Difficult financial times often inspire people to become more extraordinary. Challenge and adversity can push people toward their own greatness. It can launch you on a deeper personal journey toward happiness, fulfillment, and a life of meaning. As you explore ways to gather strength and improve self-esteem, remember, it is not so much about what you have but who you are. May these tips inspire you. May you go from strength to strength and be a source of strength to others.
Broke Is Not Broken
Being broke is not the same as being broken, losing money is not the same as being lost, and finding your balance is not something you can do on a balance sheet.

Having Less Doesn’t Mean You Are Less
Don’t confuse having less with being less, having more with being more, or what you have with who you are.

Savor Life and Slow Down
When you’re in a hurry, go slowly. The faster you go in life the sooner it is a blur.

Prayer Creates a New Path
Prayer creates a path where there is none and turns your stumbling blocks into building blocks.

Courage Is Not Absence of Fear
Put your faith, and not your fears, in charge. Courage isn’t the absence of fears but how you wrestle with them.

Embrace the Future
If you’re busy hugging the past, you can’t embrace the future. Don’t let the past kidnap your future.

Change Is the Only Constant
This too shall pass. Change is the only constant. In order to take a breath, you must release your breath.

Make a Difference
Do what you can, but never forget that letting go is very different from giving up. Of all the things you can make in life, remember you make all the difference in your life.

Embrace Happiness
Tough times don’t require you to be tough on yourself. Find the courage to embrace happiness.

You Are Great
Things don’t have to be good for you to be great.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Poet-philosopher Noah benShea is author of The Journey to Greatness and How to Get There (Corwin Press, 2009). A Pulitzer Prizenominee, he has also been quoted on 30 million Starbucks coffee cups . Noah benShea is the International Best-Selling author of 22 books translated into a eighteen languages. Visit him at http://www.NoahbenShea.com

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Hi friends, I got this in my email the other day and it really hit home with my views on our great country and the fact that I am extremely blessed to be living here versus many other places on the planet. However, I see an increasing darkness, selfishness and FEAR spreading across our country like never before.

This nation was founded on integrity, faith and a vision. Without a vision the people cast of restraint! I’m stepping out in faith during a very uncertain economical time to do what men have done before me. Build a business, pour back in to the community and help others reach their goals. I’m proud to be an American but if we continue on this dark course, I will probably be saying, “I’m proud to be an Aussie” very soon!

Enjoy

Jeremy

A Message from one American to Another

By Carl Morris

Out of adversities come greatness; out of necessities come innovations. We must live by these words to overcome the problems facing our country and us. Neither our government nor our employers can change the problems before us only ourselves, only as an America united.

In the image of our forefathers, we must work together, to renew the purpose of our nation and insure the dreams for our future will become a reality. It is imperative to preserve our heritage, understand our roots and defend our freedom. United by a common cause our country became the envy of the world. We must once again unite as Americans.

We as Americans must provide the vision of the American way, the way of freedom, integrity, innovation, leadership, friendship and dreams for every American. We must believe in our country, our creator and ourselves and have the faith that even in the face of adversity our efforts can and will make a difference. FDR stated, “There is nothing to fear but fear itself.” We cannot become stifled by fear, stress, uncertainty or divisiveness. But choose freedom over fear.

The vision that we must share is about freedom, innovation, teamwork and opportunities for our future It’s about an American way the only way to realize our dreams, share our vision and insure our futures. The dream everyone in, or coming to America shared was not a dream of one religion, race or gender but an American dream. A dream of freedom, spiritually, ideologically and economically. Martin Luther King exclaimed, “I have a dream”; John F. Kennedy said, “it’s not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country”.

As Americans, I repeat as Americans, we must embrace those visions and act upon them, not just for our individual benefit, but for the benefit of all. We were not granted freedom to abuse one another, condemn one another, and ignore one another. We were granted freedom to become more than the sum of all of us combined. Freedom to improve upon, not destroy what has been done.

To do this means a shared vision that works for everyone not just a select few equal opportunity for all the desire to dream for all. Without our dreams, without our visions, without our freedom and without “In God We Trust”, we as Americans will indeed fail. The United States of America: “United we stand, United we shall prevail”.

With Hope and Conviction,

An American citizen

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Carl Morris resides in upstate New York with his wife of 32 years. They have two grown children and a grandchild. Carl works in the corporate world but has written and published a variety of poems on America and Values. Carl believes this is one of the most critical times in our countries history and how every American responds will determine our destiny. Carl can be reached at carl.morris@verizon.net