The world changes constantly, and we must be versatile enough to adapt quickly to keep up with the time. Therefore, a vital key to success in the 21st Century is to stay relevant in the changing circumstances. Versatility also refers to a person's wide-ranging skill...
Learn How to Rest in God
The Dead Sea is five times saltier than ocean water; and consequently, it's almost impossible for someone to drown in it. A certain visitor to the area, not knowing this, fell off a pier into the water and wildly began to flail his arms and legs because he couldn't...
What is Even Better Than Forgiveness?
"Every man should keep a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his friends," wrote Harriet Ward Beecher. Most of us, however, never get to the cemetery with those faults. We file them away in our memory banks, we store them in the closet; and then when...
7 Steps to Overcoming Setbacks
1. Accept your setbacks but don't resign to them. The quicker you accept, the quicker you'll move on. Your setback could be a setup for more incredible things ahead of you. 2. Reset by visualizing yourself accomplishing a new and fulfilling purpose. Cultivate an...
How To Hear God’s Voice
Before they put astronauts aboard the spacecraft that were sent to the moon, scientists used a rather elaborate system to keep the rocket on the right path in space. It seems that, in spite of their great accuracy, the rockets would deviate from the correct trajectory...
What is Your ONE THING?
Our priorities reveal who we are and what direction we have chosen for our future. We always walk in the direction we are facing. David said it so clearly, “One thing have I asked of God and that will I seek, to dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my...
Without Adventures, Life Would be Boring and Shallow
Being adventurous can be beneficial, according to Dr. Bianca Wittmann, Ph.D., of the Center for Mind, Brain, and Behavior, the University of Marburg, and Justus Liebig University Giessen in Germany. A study published in the journal Neuron stated that adventurous...
4 Guidelines for a Regret-free Life
On his sickbed prior to his death, the British preacher, Charles Spurgeon, said, “If you do not wish to be full of regrets when you are forced to lie still, work while you can. If you desire to make a sickbed as soft as it can be, do not stuff it with mournful...
How to Stay Balanced
Michael Fortino is a time-management specialist. He is one of those capable individuals who analyze businesses and tells management how to be more productive, balanced, and efficient, but Fortino has changed his mind about some things. In the 1980s the personal...
FOCUS: It’s Not the Size of the Plight but the Size of the Prize That Matters
According to Daniel Goleman, "focus" is the hidden ingredient in excellence — "hidden" because we typically ignore it. This happened when we got caught up in our fears and anxieties. The ability to block these distractions is, therefore, essential for success. It is...