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How many goals at a time?

One of my readers recently wrote: “I have a question. Can you have more than one goal at one time? Or is it too overwhelming for you and your mind?” That’s a really good question. Here are my ramblings on that: You can have as many goals as you want, but there should be an ultimate overall goal that steers the ship, and helps you determine all the other goals that you should set along the way. Before I talk about focusing on one versus juggling several, there are three things to consider: ~ What is my overall goal in life? ~ Do each of the smaller goals contribute to my overall prosperity goal? ~ Which goals must wait until

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Nix the Scorekeeping

If you’re married and working toward a goal, sometimes living the principles can be especially challenging because deep down you have certain expectations of

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Unseen Help

I love the idea that there is unseen help available when you set out to accomplish a difficult goal. However, there are things you

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On Meditation

Interesting story to preface… Someone emailed to tell me that she thinks I’m a lovely person and all, but that my writings have too

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Fake Optimism isn’t Necessary

When you begin to study the laws of success, it’s natural to conclude that you have to think optimistically at all times… But constant optimism isn’t necessary – it actually isn’t really even possible. Without an emotional dip now and then, you’d never know a good day when you had one. Even tough times contain benefits. Families across the world are scaling back and focusing on things that matter most like: Family, faith, hope… And if the economy necessitated this change, then even a bad economy is something to be grateful for. The world is full of illusions. Many people are being tested right now to see if they will cling to truth

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When You Feel Confused and Don’t Know What To Do… Pick Your Picnic

“John, aren’t you going to put on your seatbelt?” “Why, are we going to get into a crash?” “No, but seatbelts save lives…” John retorted, “Seatbelts don’t save lives.” “Of course they do!” His friend explained, “Once, I was driving with my family and something told me to make sure everyone was wearing their seatbelts. So we all belted up, and just as we turned a corner, there was another vehicle coming at us in our lane. Even though it was a head-on collision, we all survived because of those seatbelts!” John was firm, “No, the seatbelts didn’t save your life, whatever told you to put them on saved your life.” A decade has passed since

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Things Undone

Clear out the cobwebs of your life. It will be worth it. You’ll travel the rest of your journey much lighter, and you’ll definitely

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How many goals at a time?

One of my readers recently wrote: “I have a question. Can you have more than one goal at one time? Or is it too overwhelming for you and your mind?” That’s a really good question. Here are my ramblings on that: You can have as many goals as you want, but there should be an ultimate overall goal that steers the ship, and helps you determine all the other goals that you should set along the way. Before I talk about focusing on one versus juggling several, there are three things to consider: ~ What is my overall goal in life? ~ Do each of the smaller goals contribute to my overall prosperity goal? ~ Which goals must wait until

Read More »
park bench couple

Nix the Scorekeeping

If you’re married and working toward a goal, sometimes living the principles can be especially challenging because deep down you have certain expectations of

Read More »

Unseen Help

I love the idea that there is unseen help available when you set out to accomplish a difficult goal. However, there are things you

Read More »

On Meditation

Interesting story to preface… Someone emailed to tell me that she thinks I’m a lovely person and all, but that my writings have too

Read More »

Fake Optimism isn’t Necessary

When you begin to study the laws of success, it’s natural to conclude that you have to think optimistically at all times… But constant optimism isn’t necessary – it actually isn’t really even possible. Without an emotional dip now and then, you’d never know a good day when you had one. Even tough times contain benefits. Families across the world are scaling back and focusing on things that matter most like: Family, faith, hope… And if the economy necessitated this change, then even a bad economy is something to be grateful for. The world is full of illusions. Many people are being tested right now to see if they will cling to truth

Read More »

When You Feel Confused and Don’t Know What To Do… Pick Your Picnic

“John, aren’t you going to put on your seatbelt?” “Why, are we going to get into a crash?” “No, but seatbelts save lives…” John retorted, “Seatbelts don’t save lives.” “Of course they do!” His friend explained, “Once, I was driving with my family and something told me to make sure everyone was wearing their seatbelts. So we all belted up, and just as we turned a corner, there was another vehicle coming at us in our lane. Even though it was a head-on collision, we all survived because of those seatbelts!” John was firm, “No, the seatbelts didn’t save your life, whatever told you to put them on saved your life.” A decade has passed since

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Things Undone

Clear out the cobwebs of your life. It will be worth it. You’ll travel the rest of your journey much lighter, and you’ll definitely

Read More »