These posts discuss various aspects of personal development. They focus on practical ways that we can bring change to our lives.
Are you looking for a job? I don’t think the Pony Express is hiring anymore but what an exciting job that must have been. The money would surely have been enticing. $25 a week was a lot of money. Most unskilled laborers only made about $1 a week in wages so this would be a […]
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“When the Religious Leaders heard that Jesus had arrived, they came and started to argue with him. Testing him, they demanded that he show them a miraculous sign from heaven to prove his authority.” This confrontation between Jesus and the Pharisees has always fascinated me. It is bracketed by two extraordinary miracles. Right before it,
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“Fear only bothers you when you try to do something that matters.” Jon Acuff In most of our lives, we can avoid having to deal with fear by avoiding doing things that are risky. Fear does not attack the status quo or the average life. Fear assails the life that tries to step out of
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“I don’t know where I’m going, but I’m on my way.” Carl Sandburg “Watch the path of your feet and all your ways will be established.” Solomon We hear much talk in society about the importance of “progress.” Politicians and leaders talk about the progress that we make under their enlightened leadership. Social leaders often
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“I knew what I had to risk signing on the dotted line to fight in Japan against that man. Wanderlei has always been one of my favorite fighters ever. He’s one of the fighters that inspired me to start this sport. I’m very proud to have been a part of his career, as much as
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My friend Brian Cain recently interviewed me for his website Millennial Cop. The topic was “Leadership” and I think that you are going to really enjoy it! Take a look and let me know what you think. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEb819x5MQo Make sure you check out Brian’s website. Just click on the link above. I think you will like what you
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Muscle growth requires a lot of hard work. Muscles grow when they are used, pushed, exerted, and forced to work hard. One often overlooked aspect of muscle growth, however, is rest. Muscles must have a certain amount of rest between workouts to recover. The rest and recovery stage is one of the most important stages of muscle
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Paul told Timothy that Demas had deserted him. With his next breath, Paul says, “Only Luke is with me.” What made Luke stick around? He had to know that his very acquaintance with Paul could have had him arrested and executed as well. I think that Luke had tapped into something important here. Paul needed Luke,
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“Do your best to come to me quickly, for Demas, because he loved this world, has deserted me and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia. Only Luke is with me.” Demas is probably not a name that most Christians are familiar with. He is not a famous Bible character
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This is an excerpt of a block of instruction that I taught regularly in the Police Supervision Course. A great discussion question in regards to leadership is this: What are some of the character traits of an effective leader? 1. Decisiveness– Leaders make decisions. There is nothing worse than following an indecisive leader. Indecisiveness creates a
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