How to be a Success!!!

Y'all, I go to THE most wonderful church!!! Every Saturday night, it's like they are talking to me and only me! Tonight's sermon was so true for all of us, and I wanted to share with you. How to be a Success!!! The lesson comes from Paul in the Philippians Paul's Steps to Successful Living: 1. Evaluation - face my faults What in my life do I need to change? Do a personal inventory. We must see where we are now in order to move forward. 2. Elimination - forget the past What memory is holding me back? There are two things we must forget: 1. Our failures - we cannot do anything to change the past. We must learn from it and let it go! 2. Our successes - if you dwell on your success, you'll get stagnant and stop growing or moving forward! 3. Concentration - focus on the goal What am I living my life for? What am I focusing on? Write down your goals! Only 5% of the population write down their goals. Those are the 5% who are true successes in what they do. 4. Determination - fight to the finish Do I keep on keeping on? Nothing worthwhile in life happens without effort. How to keep on keeping on: 1. Be mature 2. Be teachable 3. Be persistent Don't give up!!! "Let us not grow weary in doing good. For at the proper time, we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." God loves us and I love all of you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you for those words of encouragement...still a newbie here and am blown away at the ways God is working here...God Bless!! Dawn

Dear Adasha, I want to thank you for your post. It is very inspiring and needs to be read and reread daily. I will be doing so and will be thinking of you as I do. I don't know if you also posted this information on another board, but I think it is diffinately something that everyone can use and find very encouraging and helpful. I am fairly new to OH and have just checked out this board a few times. I am sorry that more people do not view this board. Perhaps it is because they see not enough posting and feel that if they post on the other boards they will be more helpful and receive more response. You look great!, and I am so happy for your success. God Bless You and your dear children! Donna