Self Improvement

Mar 11

Toward, Not To

By DrPaul M-Power

What if I were to give you a challenge to run to the horizon and back? The horizon is not a real place, it is just a concept. Sometimes we get stuck thinking we have to be perfect, and we are not OK until we get there. Perfection is not a real place either. You can’t really even get closer to the horizon because as you approach, your perspective changes and the horizon moves farther away. When I teach boy scouts how to use a compass, I have them get their bearings by finding a landmark somewhere way out there in the direction I want them to go and then move toward that landmark. They are not going TO the landmark, just TOWARD it. Use perfection as a standard only to get your bearings so you’ll know what to move toward. And remember, you are not going TO the horizon,…

Oct 21

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Integrity

By DrPaul M-Power

As a child when my parents would take me to church, we used to sing a song – “I Am A Child Of God”. I believe that we as humans are creators, because we are offspring of the Great Creator. You are the driver and creator of your own life. When you get really good at creating what you intend, there is a much shorter distance between your words and what actually happens. When you say you will be somewhere, you are there. When you say you will do something, to anyone listening it is as good as done. This is true integrity – to speak things into existence. I define integrity as the distance between your lips and your life. pnc bank personal loan – Mark Sanborn

Jun 16

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Petrified

By DrPaul M-Power

I recently got a piece of petrified wood as a prize for solving a puzzle at a family reunion. As I hefted the piece I realized that petrified wood is not wood at all – it is stone. It still has the appearance of wood, because that’s what it started as. A gradual process of minerals penetrating and replacing the fibers of the wood has turned it to stone. In a similar way, we don’t change suddenly or overnight – it is a gradual process of principles penetrating and replacing the old thoughts and habits with something more solid and enduring. You are a work in progress! We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are. – Max De Pree __________________________________________ Today’s featured download… In this archived episode of Live On Purpose Radio, Dr. Paul interviews the Hopkin family about knowing how to change. The Hopkins graciously…

Jul 23

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Befriending Yourself

By DrPaul M-Power

I have found through the course of my career, that we are often our own worst critics. There is a passage in the New Testament in which we are encouraged to love our neighbor as ourselves. But wait a minute… what would happen to all of our friends and neighbors if we actually treated them like we treat ourselves. Can you imagine saying to your neighbor, “you’re just not good enough” or “you can’t do anything right”. Be cautious about how you talk to yourself – use the same level of compassion and understanding that is easier to generate for others. WWW.THERICHTERRECO.COM/SHARONRICHTER/ Befriend yourself!

Feb 06

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The Gold Focus

By DrPaul M-Power

Greetings Friends! I’ve noticed a tendency for people to notice their weaknesses, be troubled by them, and focus on them sometimes without giving much credit to their strengths. But it is your strengths that give you the most power in accomplishing your dreams. I like the way John C. Maxwell put it in his book, Talent Is Never Enough. He said, “Focusing on weaknesses instead of strengths is like having a handful of coins – a few made of pure gold and the rest of tarnished copper – and setting aside the gold coins to spend all your time cleaning and shining the copper ones in the hopes of making them look more valuable. No matter how long you spend on them, they will never be worth what the gold ones are. Go with your greatest assets; don’t waste your time.” Bring out your gold!

Toward, Not To

Integrity

Petrified

Befriending Yourself

The Gold Focus

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