How Is the Christian
Different?
The Christian sees
through kinder eyes-like Jesus.
He gives from a bigger
heart-like God.
He speaks with a purer
tongue-like Christ.
He serves with more
willing hands-like Jesus.
He walks with a
greater faith-like his Lord.
He loves with agape
love-like the Father in Heaven.
He thinks with a
spiritual mind-like Christ.
He sees the needs of
others with a compassionate view-like Jesus.
He heals the wounds of
others with love-like the Master.
The Christian is
different only when Jesus rules his life.
- Anonymous
Via
Study-light illustrations on the Tongue
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I learned something today I didn’t know…
Hilary Hinton better know as
"Zig" Ziglar was a native of Alabama.
He was born in Coffee
County.
I have always enjoyed his writing and
Encouraging messages.
I came across this great article
In my computer archives.
I typed in Communicate and
This article came up… amazing!
- Hayden Childs
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Communicate
Effectively…
Keep It Simple; Make
It Clear
Several years ago while jogging in Chattanooga, Tennessee,
I passed a beautiful home that had been restored and then boarded
up.
A sign on the front stated, “Trespassers
will be shot…
Survivors will be shot
again.” The message was clear.
The Canadian government found a clear way to communicate the
Dangers of smoking to their young people. They put on a
package of
Cigarettes, “Smoking can
kill you,” and it was so effective that 83
Percent of the 2,471 students polled, ranging from 12 to 17 years
in age,
Remembered that message.
In America,
the wording on cigarette packages is bland, quoting the
Surgeon General’s warning that “Smoking
can be hazardous to your health.”
Only 6 percent of American students polled remembered even a couple
of
Those words.
Sometimes we communicate without saying even one word.
When Benjamin Franklin lived in Philadelphia, he recognized the need for
Street lights, but things were different in those days, and city
governments
Did not have budgets to light streets. Franklin took action and erected a
Beautiful post in front of his home with a lantern on top. At
dusk he lit the
Lantern but said nothing to anyone about it. After three or
four nights,
A neighbor followed suit, then another. Soon the whole street
was lighted,
And it spread across town. Franklin’s example sent a simple but
effective
Message and demonstrated again that example is the best teacher.
In today’s high-tech world, we communicate via our smart phones,
email,
Twitter, television, satellite, and every other electronic gadget
imaginable.
But the most effective communication still takes place face to face
with the
Spoken word, provided we “practice what we preach,” because people
Might not believe everything you say, but they will believe
everything you do.
Give it a try, and you’ll love the view from the top!
Word Meaning Does
Change
There are many people today who believe the word pride is somewhat
of
A negative word. Some people who read the Bible say pride was
the cause
Of man’s fall… I believe they’re only partially right, so let’s
look at the
Meaning of words.
If I were to confront you and accuse you of being silly, you would
probably
Be offended. But if I explained that the word silly comes
from the Old English
Word selig, and that it meant “blessed, happy, healthy and
reasonably
Prosperous,” instead of being offended, you would be
complimented.
Yes, word meanings do change.
Genuine pride is an honest evaluation of that which is good.
Think about it. Can it possibly be wrong for me to say to one
of my co-workers,
“I’m proud of the job you’re doing,” or to one of my children, “I
am proud of your
Character”? Pride is what you display in your job, in the way
you dress,
In the way you treat your associates, mate, and children.
The pride mentioned in the Bible is false pride, or vanity, which
is an extremely
Negative emotion that often leads to disaster. False pride
says, “I’m better than
You.” That’s bad. False pride leads to arrogance, and
when you become arrogant,
You are “riding for a fall.” For example, when “Iron Mike”
Tyson, the “unbeatable”
Reigning heavyweight boxing champion, signed to defend his title
against lightly
Regarded Buster Douglas, it was labeled a “mismatch.” Iron
Mike’s arrogance led
Him to believe he did not need to train. He was knocked out
by Buster Douglas,
Who never won another fight.
I love the acrostic formed by the word “pride.” It’s Personal Responsibility In
Daily Endeavors. Think about it;
develop genuine pride by accepting personal
Responsibility in your daily endeavors.
One Sure-fire Way to
Success
One of the main reasons people fail to reach their full potential
is because they
Are unwilling to risk anything. They are fearful of losing,
failing, or getting hurt
And just want to do the things they believe will keep them safe.
They simply
Want to maintain their status quo and avoid anything that might
upset the
Mediocre expectations they have for their lives. Now, I don’t want
you to get the
Idea that I am making fun of people who have mediocre expectations.
Most people have mediocre expectations for themselves, and they
come by it
Naturally. Their experience has conditioned them to believe
mediocrity is about
As good as it gets, so their expectations match their experience.
What I am saying is that experience is a great teacher, but we
should never let
Our experience influence what we think about our potential. Did you
know that
Every human being is created with a purpose and that they have a
responsibility
Not only to discover their purpose but also to fulfill it? I don’t
mean that it is every
Person’s destiny to be rich and famous, but it is every person’s destiny to do
Something that will
make a positive difference in the lives of others.
That is one of the reasons I believe you can have everything in
life you want if you
will just help enough other people get what they want. I love what
Joan of Arc said
when she stated, “I’m not
afraid. I was born to do this.” If you believe as I do
that you were born to win, you’re going to have to find your fears
and start facing
Them.
Face them over and over again until you have nothing to fear but
fear itself.
To discover your purpose and act on it, you will have to take
risks. What does it
Mean to take a risk, and how can you overcome the fear of taking
risks? First,
Let’s consider how you might have become fearful of taking risks in
the first place.
Most people become fearful because they have been hurt by taking
risks in the past.
That is why our experience contributes to possibly limiting what we
think we can
Do or are willing to do. The way to correct this thinking is to realize that the mistakes
We made in our past
are actually assets that we can use for our benefit today.
It is not that we should stop taking risks. It is that we should
not repeat things we
Have done in the past that did not work.
There is a big difference between the two!
Think about all the lessons you have learned from past attempts and
then find a
Way to use them in a new endeavor. By taking risks, you open
your life up to new
And exciting possibilities. Let others sit around and wait
for opportunity…
You go out and find it.
The Bull’s-Eye Is
‘Hittable’
Somebody once said that the major difference between a big shot and
a little shot
Is that the big shot is the little shot who keeps on
shooting. There’s much truth in
That witticism. The reality is, no matter what our target
might be, we seldom hit it
On the first try unless the target is low, which means the
accomplishment…
And the rewards… will be insignificant.
In bow shooting, experienced archers will test the wind by using
the first shot to
Judge its strength and direction, enabling them to zero in on the
target with their
Following shots. In short, archers learn from their mistakes. That’s good advice
For all of us.
Success in business, athletics, science, politics, etc., seldom
comes on the first effort.
Walt Disney went bankrupt a number of times and had at least one
nervous breakdown
Before he made it big. Athletic skills are acquired over a
long period of time and after
Countless hours of practice. Authors by the hundreds can tell
you stories by the
Thousands of those rejection slips before they found a publisher
who was willing to
“Gamble” on an unknown. It’s
more than just a cliché that persistent, enthusiastic
Effort produces
powerful, positive results, that failure is an event… not a person…
And that the only time you must not fail is the last time you try.
Whatever your target might be, chances are good that you’re not
going to hit the
Bull’s-eye on the first effort you make at being
“successful.” The key is
persistence
And the willingness to
try again in the face of those early misses.
You can learn from those early mistakes, and if you do keep on
shooting,
it’s just a question of time before you, too, are hitting the
bull’s-eye.
Give it a try… keep shooting… and I’ll SEE
YOU AT THE TOP!
Zig Ziglar
During his extraordinary life, Zig Ziglar was known as America’s
Motivator…
A designation he lived up to in spades. One of the most
electrifying speakers
Of his time and the author of 30 books and numerous audio
and video
Training programs, Zig inspired and empowered millions of people to
realize
Their potential, reach for their dreams, and create lives of real
significance.
Zig was a genuine master of the art of living… a beloved teacher,
colleague
And friend who truly "walked his talk", and lived out his
message every single day.
