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Succeeding, just not yet

By: admin | Date: June 30, 2022 | Categories: quotes

“Whether or not something is deemed a “failure” is dependent on when performance is measured. You’re not failing. You’re just in the middle of succeeding.” – James Clear

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Indecision

By: Dave Weidlich | Date: February 20, 2020 | Categories: quotes

“When failure is expensive, plan carefully. When failure is cheap, act quickly.” James Clear

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Success and Self-Reliance

By: admin | Date: November 7, 2015 | Categories: humor, quotes

Quotes on Success “God loves to help him who strives to help himself.” – Aeschylus (not the Bible) “The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm.” – Swedish Proverb “By working faithfully eight hours a day, you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours […]

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Real Winners: Hit Me Again

By: admin | Date: February 7, 2015 | Categories: quotes

“The difference between the real winners is how long they take to feel sorry for themselves. My winners feel it… but they come back up and say ‘hit me again.’” http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/242631 Barbara Corcoran has rejected plenty of contestants on ABC’s hit show Shark Tank, but the sassy, whip-smart investor was once rejected from the show […]

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Why Not Run for President?

By: admin | Date: May 31, 2014 | Categories: history

Peter was by nature, a risk-taker.  When he saw Jesus walking on the water, Peter jumped out of the boat himself.  He ended up sinking, but at least he took the risk. When I was in college, I sang in a men’s choir.  Our director, who wanted us to always sing out- told us at […]

Stay Out of Nevada

By: admin | Date: April 18, 2014 | Categories: humor

A few years ago, I went skiing with a friend, Jay, from my high school days, who lives in the Bay Area. We didn’t want to ski on slush, so we went to Mt. Rose in Nevada, outside Reno. Mt. Rose is about 10,000 feet altitude. As we were driving up the hill, I heard […]

Do you want to use a walker or do you want to walk?

By: admin | Date: February 21, 2014 | Categories: devotional

DivorceCare Devotional – Can You Heal from Divorce Without Christ? Howard says, “I wouldn’t say that only Christians recover, but how much do you want to recover? How well do you want to be? Do you want to use a walker or do you want to walk? Do you want to walk or do you […]

Risking Success

By: admin | Date: February 28, 2012 | Categories: encouragement, quotes

Fast Failure: “Fail and Get On With It” – Tom Peters Soichiro Honda: “success can only result through repeated failure and introspection” from Home Cell Group Explosion, by Joel Comiskey, Houston: Touch Publications, 146 pages. (1/8/01)

Please, Don’t Drop Me

By: admin | Date: | Categories: humor, stories

Several years ago, Randy Reid, a 34 year-old welder~ was working near the top of a newly constructed water tower outside Chicago when he slipped and fell 110 feet. Barely missing rocks and debris, Reid landed in a six-foot pile of soft sand near the base of the tower. Coworkers called 911, and within minutes […]