Personal Development
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Burn the List: Letting Go of Emotional Baggage and Living Free
Let go of emotional baggage, embrace God’s grace, and move forward free. Learn 4 steps to lighten your load and live with purpose and peace. Continue reading
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For He Knew What Was in Each Person’s Heart
Struggling with craving praise and fearing criticism? Learn from Jesus’ example and find lasting security in God’s unchanging love and approval. Continue reading
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The Ice Truck Test: 5 Lessons About Work, Words, and Worth
A childhood summer job unloading ice taught me hard truths about effort, attitude, and impact—lessons I still carry into work and life today. Continue reading
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What a Chicken Wing and a Cleaver Taught Me About Leading People
A cleaver and chicken wings sparked a powerful leadership lesson. Discover why great leaders don’t treat everyone the same—and what it really takes to bring out the best in your team. Continue reading
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5 Essential Leadership Lessons from My Little League Baseball Days
Discover five powerful leadership traits inspired by a surprising Little League underdog story. Learn how enthusiasm, involvement, and encouragement can turn any team into a winner. Continue reading
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Do It Scared, But Don’t Do It Stupid
When a copperhead threatened my daughters’ safety, I faced my worst fear armed with boots and determination. Courage isn’t fearlessness—it’s acting despite terror. Continue reading
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How Road Trips Can Strengthen Your Marriage | Simple Ways to Reconnect
Busy schedules can pull couples apart, but a simple road trip can bring you back together. Discover how unplugging, great conversations, and a little adventure can strengthen your marriage. Continue reading
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Why You Can’t Trust Online Restaurant Reviews (The Story of a Bad Anniversary Dinner)
Think online restaurant reviews can be trusted? Think again. A 4.6-star Italian restaurant led to fluorescent lights, flavorless food, and a filet mignon I’d stake my honor wasn’t a filet. A cautionary tale about selection bias, bad decisions, and the… Continue reading
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How to Stop Doing Stupid Things – 5 Easy Ways
Learn from your mistakes in fantasy football and life. Discover 5 key lessons on owning decisions, giving advice, avoiding self-pity, and growing through failures. Continue reading
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How to Defeat this Crippling Emotion for Consistent Success
Achieve your highest goals with the superpower of consistency but beware of the enemy of your dreams, which is the crippling effects of discouragement. Continue reading
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Five Reasons You Should Practice the Power of Consistency
Discover how the power of consistency transforms your life by building trust, making you elite, inspiring others, and making you sexy and attractive to others Continue reading
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The Art of Attitude: Transforming Challenges into Positive Experiences
Learn how to master your attitude and make the best of bad situations. Discover the power of perspective in transforming challenges into positive experiences. Continue reading
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3 Ways to Unlock Your Miracle: Timeless Truths from Scripture for Success
Discover how Jesus’ miracles teach us to start small, persist, and witness the power of momentum in our own lives. Your miracle awaits! Continue reading
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How to Overcome Fatigue When Pursuing Goals (3 Ways to Keep Fighting)
Discover 3 powerful mindsets to overcome fatigue and achieve your goals. Learn from a personal pushup challenge how to persevere when you feel like quitting. Continue reading
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10 Miles Daily: A Middle-Aged Man’s 10 Day Journey
Discover 5 life-changing lessons from a middle-aged man’s 10-day, 100-mile walking challenge. Learn to push limits, plan goals, and lead yourself to success. Continue reading
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Your Hero Isn’t Coming, and You Don’t Need to Be One
You can tap into the superpower of consistency to conquer bad habits, adopt good habits, and achieve your goals and dreams one good decision at a time. Continue reading
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How to Choose Success: Your Life at the Fork in the Road
Train your mind to remember God’s faithfulness when faced with failure, perceive failure differently, and avoid the negative thoughts in your mind. Continue reading
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Are You Sabotaging Your Dreams? 5 Essential Questions to Ask Yourself
Are you self-sabotaging your dreams with fear of failure, comparing yourself to others, perfectionism, negative self-talk and lack of discipline? Continue reading
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Your Superhero Isn’t Coming (But take heart, there’s good news)
Your secret to success is in the goals you set, the hard work you invest, and your perseverance and ultimately the excellent work you produce. You don’t need a hero Continue reading
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5 Ways Goal-Setting Helps to Discover Your Purpose-Driven Life
5 ways to set Godly goals to help discover and live your purpose driven life and to grow, serve others, determine priorities, and provide clarity Continue reading
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The Key to Discovering Your Purpose-Driven Life
Your highest purpose as a Christian is to glorify God. But what is your unique purpose? Why did God create you in this moment of time? Let’s figure it out Continue reading
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Create a 5-Point Personal Terms of Service Agreement (for the business of your life)
Create a 5-Point Personal Terms of Service Agreement for your life. Learn to set rules and responsibilities to improve your health, productivity, and well-being. Continue reading
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Five Painful Ways Perfectionism is Killing Your Business (and making everyone miserable)
Learn 5 ways perfectionism can cripple your company culture, stifle innovation, and drain your profits and why you should rid yourself of this toxic trait Continue reading
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15 Motivational Quotes by Seth Godin Quotes to Inspire and Instruct You
Top 15 Seth Godin’s quotes from books such as “Purple Cow” can help you stand out and achieve success. Be remarkable, relevant, and specific! Continue reading
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Invest In Your Dreams One Hour Every Day (They Are Worth It)
Achieve your dreams by investing one hour a day of consistent effort even if it means sacrificing sleep and television Continue reading
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5 Reasons You Need to Think Like a Free Agent
Unleash your inner free agent! Learn 5 reasons why top performers constantly upskill & how YOU can become irreplaceable at work Continue reading
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5 Ways to Win Your Freedom from Discouragement
Overcoming discouragement is difficult unless you have proven strategies to help you fight the battle – here are 5 ways to fight discouragement Continue reading
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Legendary Is a Long, Slow Process
Achieving greatness is a slow, iterative process. Embrace your unique voice and persevere. Learn how authenticity and patience lead to legendary success. Continue reading
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People With Great Skills Get Hired by Kings
Discover your purpose and unlock your potential. God created you with unique skills and desires. Find your calling and serve kings with your great abilities. Continue reading
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10,000 Push-ups in 6 Months Is Easy (and You Can Do It)
Unlock the secrets to 10,000 push-ups in 6 months! Strengthen your body, improve posture, and boost fitness effortlessly, as one good habit leads to others Continue reading
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