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E'yen A. Gardner Quote of the Day

1/5/2019

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If there is no door to your dream, create one

1/4/2019

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Let go and find yourself!

1/3/2019

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Be Yourself

1/2/2019

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Comparsion is the enemy of creativity

1/1/2019

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No Do-overs

9/3/2018

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You can’t change what you've been given. You can’t put more time on the clock. You can’t have a do-over. All you have is now. Do you want to waste it complaining about what you don’t have or what you deserve? There is no need that complaining can fill – it is pointless and a hindrance to progress. Don’t waste your breath on excuses and complaining about what is wrong.

It’s like being in a room and a light bulb goes out. Instead of replacing it, you complain about how dark it is and how it is so hard to live when you can’t see. To be the person in the dark is pointless when replacing the bulb is an option. Being in the dark is not an excuse if you have light bulbs. Your life may have lost its brightness. Your energy may be drained and you feel like the end is near. Well if that is the case, why consume your remaining energy? Why not spend all you have on the things you love? You have less than thirty minutes – let your words matter. Don’t explain yourself, express yourself. Complaining drains your life and causes you to be blind to all the blessings your life has to offer. There is no room for pity parties. You have too much to accomplish.   

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What if you only had thirty minutes to live? What would you do? How would you feel? What would you say? Who would you be? 

If all you had were 30 minutes would you waste a minute, a second, on anything that didn’t reflect who you are or the legacy you want to leave behind? 

30 Minutes to Live is a mindset, a framework that helps us to focus purely on the moment.
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No More Waiting

8/27/2018

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​How many days have you wasted waiting for a dream opportunity to come your way? Are you waiting today? Well, it is too late – life as you know it, ends today. You don’t have time to think of a brilliant plan to achieve your goals. You don’t have time to wait. 

A team is waiting for the star basketball player to arrive for the big game. The coach has prepared his game plan around the star player but the time has come for the game to start and he is not there. The game plan is useless and the team can no longer defer to their all-star teammate. Now, they must make full use of their own abilities, the burden falls on their shoulders to compete and win the game.

The burden is on your shoulders to live the rest of your life aggressively. No more waiting for the winds to blow in your favor. You tackle life now, as you know it, giving your best and leaving nothing in the tank. What if the world is waiting on you? You have been waiting on something or someone to open the door to your dreams but what if you are who others are waiting for? There is someone that needs what you have. If you don’t give it, who will? They need your offering. They need your melody. They need your love. Someone needs your time. Your minutes are precious; how you use them has a dramatic impact on the world you have imagined. Your gifts are a blessing when you open your heart and mind to share them. Don’t be foolish and put off what you can do now, for tomorrow. You don’t have the luxury of tomorrow. Do it now. 
  

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What if you only had thirty minutes to live? 
Life is a gift that few of us ever unwrap. Instead, we watch others live and wish to one day have the opportunity to do the same. We are future thinkers, envisioning great wealth and good relationships but when does the future become the present? The gift is the present and when you recognize it, you will unwrap the life you hoped for. 
30 Minutes to Live is a mindset, a framework that helps us to focus purely on the moment.
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We live by the words of God. We are the Words of God.

8/16/2018

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":We live by the words of God.  We are the words of God." 
Man Cannot Live By Bread Alone: How the Power of Your Words Can Change Everything
Purchase our latest book Man Cannot Live By Bread Alone and
​learn how the power of your words can change everything in your life. 
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Find Your Voice #1 - Stop Talking

4/6/2018

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Activate Your Ideas: Light the Fire

1/16/2018

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When you start a charcoal grill you have to have something that will activate the coals and cause them to burn together.  You can light one coal but if the wind blows it could blow out.  You need to get the coals so hot that no matter what the circumstances are the fire will thrive. 
 
When we are inspired by a great idea, we can have great excitement to pursue something new but the excitement can fizzle out when adversity strikes.  It often leaves us with nothing to motivate us and keep the excitement going.  I’ve learned some ways to create and maintain my “grill” of passions:

  1. Put the Coals/Ideas Together.  Don’t just have one idea.  Multiple ideas will help keep you engaged; when one starts to cool, you have another that can ignite your passion again.  You don’t know which idea will catch on but the importance is to keep engaging with them until they do.
  2. Agitate the Ideas.  Your passion for seeing your ideas come to life is what will be contagious.  It is what will catch on and cause others to start to connect with you.  Remember, it all starts with you.  If you lack passion, so will those who you want to reach.  Shake loose of complacency by seeing your ideas from different perspectives.  Engage as though you are working on them for the first time.
  3. Let the Fire Grow.  Once you have built momentum, don’t get in the way.  Let the fire breathe.  Let the idea take form and leave it alone as you prepare to use it. Momentum is the key.  When the fire is going at full strength, no outside elements will stop it.  Be patient, you’re getting closer to where you want to be. 
  4. Cook What You Want To Eat.  Now that the coals are hot and the grill is ready, cook what you want to eat.  Do what you love, not what you think others will want.  The temptation is to see the early success you had with creating a buzz to get you to look outside yourself for answers but the answers you need come from the inspiration within you.  Keep your eyes on what you love and don’t deviate from it.  You have manifested your idea!
  5. Share What You Make.  Now that you have created what you love, it is time to share it with others.  You created something that is a huge accomplishment but now it’s time to share it with others.  It is time to give them a taste of what you hold dearly.  It is time to let it go.
  6. Clean Up the Mess.  After you have cooked and eaten, it is time to clean up.  The importance of cleaning up is, if you don’t clean up, you won’t be able to move forward to the next thing.  You will be stuck holding on that what you did and won’t have any space for something new.  Take a moment and appreciate how far you’ve come, then move forward.  Remember, you have greater things ahead of you!
                        
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