Surround yourself with those who, when you’re around them, cause you to long for a deeper sense of who you are.
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Don’t become like them, but note the characteristics in them that are attractive to you.
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Everyone likes to get her way. But what happens when you don’t?
How to Find Your Potential
How many sports players do you think sit on the sidelines during the game and never get playing time? They settle with the fact they can call themselves “players” regardless if they ever get to play or not.
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Every week they dress up in their gear, run out on the field with the rest of the team, then sit next to the Gatorade jug watching, hoping, wishing they could be on the field. Still it doesn’t happen.
Rejected by a Publisher: Lessons Learned [Guest Post]
It’s that terribly famous word we all hate to hear, when it comes to our writing:
“No.”
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I’m guest posting for Jeff Goins today on my experience of rejection from a publisher. Check out the rest of the post here..
The Path of Pretending
I get tired of pretending. Tired of the make believe – convincing other people that we’re someone else, only for our true colors to shine through. That used to be me.
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Sometimes it still can be.
As I write this post, my heart is breaking for a friend who hasn’t stopped pretending. She is walking down a path full of lies and doesn’t seem to care if anyone notices. Perhaps she’s not pretending anymore. It’s possible the person I thought I knew was the false identity.
What I Learned from the Daniel Fast
This past December I knew it was time to make some changes. I could feel myself slipping back into some old ways that I wasn’t happy with. Specifically my eating habits and the lack of exercise. Refusing to allow myself to get on the scale, I couldn’t deny that something was changing. My clothes were getting a little tight.
How Michael Hyatt Helped Me Get a Book Deal
In August 2010, after graduating from the Table Rock Freedom Center, I sat with my laptop in hand, after a year of no internet. I don’t remember how, but I stumbled upon the blog of this guy named Michael Hyatt. I was hooked from the moment I landed on his home page.
Something on the right side of the page stuck out to me. Hyatt was offering the opportunity to write a winning book proposal. Well, of course I wanted to write a winning book proposal.
Giving You the Inside Scoop on Pinterest
I’m loving Pinterest. You can’t tell me you don’t love it too.
In fact, I love it so much I decided to write a guest post about it for my blogging friend Larry over at Christian in the Rough.
Here’s a sneek peek:
In case you’ve been living under a very large rock, let me catch you up to speed.
Me: Reader, meet Pinterest. Pinterest, meet the reader.
Pinterest: Nice to meet you. Allow me to introduce myself. I’m the coolest thing since sliced bread. Or homemade strawberry shortcake on a stick. Or chocolate covered peanut butter bananas. Hungry yet?
Don’t miss the rest. Head over to Christian in the Rough to learn why you need to be using Pinterest today.
Blossoming out of the Valley – Announcing a New Online Bible Study
My friend Jennifer White and I would like to announce the introduction of the newest Facebook Bible Study we’ll be hosting in 2012.
We’d like to welcome you to Blossoming out of the Valley, written and led by Christian massage therapist and stillness expert Abby Lewis. Before you sign up for yet another study, ask yourself these questions:
Giving Birth to Dreams and Visions
A Dream Come True: The Beginnings of an Author
