When measuring success, it all starts with your mindset. However, your mindset may be limited to only your experiences. Exposure helps broaden your perspective and makes room for you to intentionally shift the narrative of your future. This system will help you make room in every area of your life. Explore Reading opens the mind and the heart to learn, grow and be exposed to other cultures. Reading is often a great escape from what some call monotony or routine, and other

We all know that New Year Resolutions die and fade away in a matter of weeks for most and by March for the rest, despite how enthusiastically they were created. Instead of making New Year Resolutions, why not make lifestyle intentions that really matter to you and that you will commit to doing? When you went to school, you didn't just read the syllabus and expect the information from there to help you pass the class, you actually did the work. When you started your new job

It can't happen without you. Life sometimes catches us by surprise throwing all types of curve balls our way that we never saw coming. While I agree that we can't possibly anticipate every curve ball or obstacle that may come our way, there are many areas, we can prepare ourselves better, even for those unexpected occurrences. Finances Unfortunately, we have lived long enough to realize that we can search all over, but we will not find a money tree. However, what we will fin

Plan For It We plan to arrive for meetings early and prepared. We plan to get the children to their activities early or at least on time. We plan extra time to direct to projects for work or our business, but we often allow our plans to slide when we plan for ourselves. Have you ever had a headache and pushed through to get to work anyway? Yet, you allow that same headache to prevent you from working out, doing laundry, or running that errand? Prioritize yourself with the

The road to life is a disciplined life; ignore correction and you’re lost for good. ~Proverbs 10:17 (MSG) Do excuses find themselves penetrating your days and weeks and preventing progress? Has procrastination taken over your calendars, schedules, lists and your planners are collecting dust? Have you finally realized that stating things you want to do is not the same as actually doing what is necessary to achieve those things? Are you ready to put in the work to start seeing

Together we can have impact, give back, celebrate, and support one another and those we serve. Teamwork that is built on serving others results in a team that has impact beyond the team's offerings; and is an extension of the team's service. He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love. ~Ephesians 4:16 (NLT) When a team flows in their areas

Do your planning and prepare your fields before building your house. ~Proverbs 24:27 (NLT) Prepare Preparation is the key to a smooth transition and less stress. When you have communicated your goals (to yourself and to others), it helps everyone to know the desired path and expected outcomes. When everyone is in alignment, the momentum has greater impact and is more cohesive. Whether it is a relationship, a community gathering, a team, group, or organization, it is imperativ

But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it. ~ James 1:22-25 (NLT) Hearing is good, it’s a good pla

For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. ~Hebrews 12:11 (ESV) Painful Discipline Preventing procrastination requires painful discipline in order to be in a position of prosperity. Though discipline can seem difficult and challenging, discipline is a major key to preventing procrastination. Discipline will have you rise early in the morning to get a jump start

If you really believe that you can, can't you? Deuteronomy 30:19-20 (NLT) - “Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live! You can make this choice by loving the Lord your God, obeying him, and committing yourself firmly to him. This is the key to your life. And if you love and obey the Lord, you