Doing your best!

So you have a job. It's not a job you love. It's not even a job you like. It pays the bills, but your are not happy. Maybe you should just quit and look for a new job.

Look at this from another angle. It's always easier to find a job when you already have one. You are more attractive as a candidate when you are already employed. Never jump from the boat you are in until you are close enough to the dock. If you jump too early, you will get wet!

Try to look at your current job as an open interview for your next position. Your next employer may walk in the door at any moment. If you are going above and beyond in your service, they are going to notice. At the very least, your managers and owners of your company will see you adding so much value, they can no longer ignore you. They will have to promote you or risk losing you to a competitor. Now you are in a win-win situation!

Your Station In Life

Most people wake up, go to work, come home, go to bed and repeat this every day. They live for the weekend where they can drown the sorrows of the week. They call this a life.

Michael Burt said "This ain't no practice life!" There is a lot of meaning to that. You only have one shot at this life. Is this really the best you have to offer? Something tells me that it's not.

You don't have a station in life. As much as politicians would love you to believe, you're not part of an economic class of people. You are where you are until you are brave enough to grow.  You never have to accept your fate, you have to create it!

It boils down to what you feed yourself everyday. With your body, if you eat junk food, you'll produce an unhealthy body. If you start feeding your mind positive messages, your outlook will change. Stop talking negatively to yourself. Turn the TV off and read something that will cause you to think differently. No one can stop you!

Power Of Choice!

You have the most powerful thing on your possession. You have the ability to take every adversity, every obstacle, every failure and decide how you will react. You have the power to choose. You choose your reaction and that makes the difference!

We live in a "victim mentality" society. There is always someone to blame for the reason we didn't meet expectations. You can blame an outside force for your situation. Maybe you would even be right to some degree.

The word "overcome" has two meanings. The first meaning is "to prevail over." The second meaning is "to be overpowered." It's all in how you use the word. Don't let your environment dictate your success and happiness. You have the power to choose!

Do You Glitter or Shine?

Glitter is only a reflection of something else. It can be purchased or borrowed. It is attractive and draws your attention, but when you get close, you realize the true light is coming from somewhere else.

Shine is something altogether different. That is when you give off light. That comes from inside. You just have it. You can't manufacture it. This comes from a desire to help others above yourself. That is doing the right thing no matter how much it hurts.

Everyday you wake up, you have a choice. You can try to look rich with glitter or you can be rich and shine. You can be self-focus or others-focused. Glitter is short term and shine is forever. When you shine, you will not only see your path, you will light the way for those around you.

Hail Mary

When do you quit? When do you realize you have done all you can and it's time to throw in the towel? When is it too late for a comeback?

On Saturday, the Georgia Bulldogs scored to go up over over the Tennessee Volunteers with 12 seconds left in the football game. The Tennessee fans were stunned! Their mouths were wide open. Many said later that they turned the game off and watched something else. They missed something magical.

With a couple of penalties, Tennessee ended up with one opportunity, one shot at the  end zone with 4 seconds to play. They throw a Hail Mary! As time expires on Tennessee player jumps a little higher than the other team and comes down with the ball! They won!

It may seem like you have no options left, but until you close your eyes for the last time, you do! You have to keep fighting! You will win! You have to just keep going. Don't give up. Don't relax when you have a small victory either. There is still some time left on the clock.