#60 Up-Words Are We Ready for Tomorrow
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HOPE ENCOURAGEMENT INSPIRATION
Saturday, December 28, 2019
Saturday, December 14, 2019
Saturday, October 19, 2019
Resolve
Resolve
Are
we people of resolve? Here are some
meanings.
Determination
Steadfastness
Tenacity
Doggedness
Firmness
Undertake
Make up your mind
Diets
are won or lost based on resolve.
As
are wars, projects and tasks at hand.
And
so are elections.
Have
you ever seen a political climate when resolve is being demonstrated on both
sides? The Democrats seem resolved to
oust our President.
Our
President seems resolved to hold onto his office and win the next election.
Resolve
takes guts. It takes grit and
determination.
I’ve
had to “resolve” to do or not do a few things in my life. When I faced heart surgery, I had to resolve
to get my heart stronger before my medical team would even consent to the
procedure.
I
resolved to win Carolyn’s hand and heart, and we now resolve to keep our
marriage in good order.
Not
much happens in this life without a bit of resolve. Often times, life demands a lot of
resolve. Once one puts his/her hand to
the task, then there is nothing left but to finish the task.
I’m
not sure which side will win the political struggle that is happening, but
sooner or later, somebody needs to cry “uncle” and end the bickering.
And
that takes resolve too. Resolve that
says, “I’ll live to fight another day.”
I’ve
had to say that a few times in my life.
Divorce, bankruptcy, job disappointment, relationship turmoil.
Resolve
is a good thing. Stubbornness … not so
much.
This is what is
on my mind today.
P Michael
Biggs
Hope~Encouragement~Inspiration
Monday, October 14, 2019
Different Individuals
Different
Individuals
I am
one of ten kids in our family. Five
males, five females. And we are all
different. We think differently, we
choose differently, we talk differently, we think differently … We are
different.
And
so it is in the social tribes in your life, whether it is family,
neighborhoods, work groups, management teams, sales forces, school classrooms,
football teams.
Your
great opportunity is to somehow find a way to manage each member of your team
in an individual way. Find out what
their hot buttons are and press them.
I
have eight grandkids. I don’t attempt to
relate to each one in the same way. I
have a different relationship with each one.
Celebrate
the uniqueness of your tribe members.
They
have a name, needs, and focus in life and they all go in different directions.
This is what is
on my mind today.
P Michael
Biggs
Hope~Encouragement~Inspiration
Thursday, September 26, 2019
Rub Elbows with Greatness
Rub
Elbows with Greatness
I
believe one of the most essential elements in helping a person define and
develop their craft is this … we must rub elbows with greatness. We have to brush up against the greats and
hope some of their largeness splashes over onto us.
I
had that privilege with a man named Ronn Huff. Ronn was one of the most creatively musical personalities I've ever known. Ronn passed away about a year ago, yet his impact on me continues. I would occasionally call him just to chat,
and once, on a business trip to Nashville, two other music directors and I paid
Ronn a visit in his home.
I
consider some authors to have the same influence. Seth Godin, Og Mandino, Brennan Manning, Max
Lucado and others seem to ignite the writing fire within me every time I read
their words. I love brushing up against
their lives and letting them influence me in fresh and new ways as I re-read
their words and highlight new passages that I’ve never highlighted before.
I
think this is the reason many people find it beneficial to have a mentor in
their lives. They have found some person
large in their abilities with whom they identify and have joined together in a
mentoring relationship.
One
of the great concepts in becoming a productive and progressing person is simply
this …
Rub
Elbows with Greatness.
This is what is
on my mind today.
P Michael
Biggs
Hope~Encouragement~Inspiration
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