by Rich Patterson | May 24, 2019 | Attitude, Being your best, Desire, Determination, Difficult Times, Focus, Perseverance, Persistence, Personal improvement, Self-Confidence, Self-Improvement
Price To Pay My mentor John Maxwell is fond of saying, “Anything worthwhile is always uphill.” When we start to believe that and not try to look for shortcuts, then we begin to realize that there is a Price To Pay for success, for personal victory, for...
by Rich Patterson | May 20, 2019 | Attitude, Clearing Hurts, Difficult Times, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Injustices, Personal Freedom, Personal improvement, Thoughts
Injustices Do you know anyone who every time you get into a heated debate they get hysterical? Maybe it is yourself? It seems like getting angry, calling people names, and getting hysterical is now in fashion. It is now okay with so many people because we have...
by Rich Patterson | May 13, 2019 | Attitude, Being your best, Determination, Encouragement, Perseverance, Persistence, Personal improvement, Self-Improvement
The Middle Ground When we help our kids, and ourselves to pay attention to the Middle Ground of life, we are teaching determination, perseverance, and integrity. Those are never bad things to pass on to our kids and reaffirm in ourselves. So often in life, we look...
by Rich Patterson | Apr 19, 2019 | Being your best, Personal improvement, Teenagers
The Seasons of Life In his book, Today Matters, John Maxwell speaks about the value of recognizing the seasons of our life. He reminds us that our life has seasons that are representatives of what has come before. He writes about three seasons: Learn, Earn, and...
by Rich Patterson | Apr 17, 2019 | Being your best, character, Personal improvement
Focused on Improvement My mentor John Maxwell says, “Poor thinkers are slaves to their own thoughts.” I have written about tending to your thoughts in many different ways, but this quote really brings to our attention the importance of focusing on getting...
by Rich Patterson | Mar 23, 2019 | Being your best, Belief, Blessing, Determination, Perseverance, Persistence, Personal improvement, Vision
Enlarge Your Vision What is your expectation of life? I mean, do you feel your best days are behind you or do you expect your vision to engage? What can you do to make this happen? These are questions we will explore quickly in this post. New victories await your...
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