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The fear of loss is greater than the desire for gain.

Life is an echo. What you send out comes back. What you sow you reap. What you give you get. What you see
in others exists in you.

Outside of your relationship with God, the most important relationship you can have is with yourself. I don’t
mean that we are to spend all our time focused on me, me, me to the exclusion of others. Instead, I mean that
we must be healthy internally—emotionally and spiritually—in order to create healthy relationships with others.
Motivational pep talks and techniques for achieving success are useless if a person is weighed down by guilt,
shame, depression, rejection, bitterness, or crushed self-esteem. Countless marriages land on the rocks of
divorce because unhealthy people marry thinking that marriage, or their spouse, will make them whole. Wrong.
If you’re not a healthy single person you won’t be a healthy married person. Part of God’s purpose for every
human life is wholeness and health. I love the words of Jesus in John 10:10: “I came that they may have life, and
have it abundantly.” God knows we are the walking wounded in this world and He wants the opportunity to
remove everything that limits us and heal every wound from which we suffer. Some wonder why God doesn’t
just “fix” us automatically so we can get on with life. It’s because He wants our wounds to be our tutors to lead
us to Him. Pain is a wonderful motivator and teacher! When the great Russian intellectual Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
was released from the horrible Siberian work camp to which he was sent by Joseph Stalin, he said, “Thank you,
prison!” It was the pain and suffering he endured that caused his eyes to be opened to the reality of the God of
his childhood, to embrace his God anew in a personal way. When we are able to say thank you to the pain we
have endured, we know we are ready to fulfill our purpose in life. When we resist the pain life brings us, all of
our energy goes into resistance and we have none left for the pursuit of our purpose. It is the better part of
wisdom to let pain do its work and shape us as it will. We will be wiser, deeper, and more productive in the long
run. There is a great promise in the New Testament that says God comes to us to comfort us so we can turn
around and comfort those who are hurting with the comfort we have received from Him (see 2 Corinthians 1:3–
4). Make yourself available to God and to those who suffer. A large part of our own healing comes when we
reach out with compassion to others.
The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty.

Winners evaluate themselves in a positive manner and look for their strengths as they work to overcome
weaknesses.

A manager is not a person who can do the work better than his men; he is a person who can get his men to do
the work better than he can.
If you don’t plan your time, someone else will “help” you waste it.

If you believe as I do that you were born to win, you’re going to have to find your fears and start facing them.

Worry is the most significant factor that relates to the root of negative thinking.

When you do the things you need to do when you need to do them, the day will come when you can do the
things you want to do when you want to do them.

With integrity, you have nothing to fear, since you have nothing to hide. With integrity, you will do the right
thing, so you will have no guilt.

To reach your full potential, you have to set goals that will stretch you. You must not be afraid of taking risks.
You must learn to recognize opportunities and have the courage to pursue them. You have to make better
choices that will provide better results. Finally, you need to avoid the negative influences of other people and
surround yourself with successful people who will encourage you to pursue your dreams.
One of the main reasons people fail to reach their full potential is because they are unwilling to risk anything.
They are fearful of losing, failing, or getting hurt and just want to do the things they believe will keep them safe.

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