Risk Ratio 2: Don’t be afraid to do it afraid

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-bun5i-120e751 “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” – Isaiah 41:10 Have you ever noticed that God gives you a giant vision that is waaaaaaaay bigger than you can handle? Then in

Risk Ratio to Success

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-2asf5-120dbb1 “The fastest way to success is to double your failure rate.” – Thomas Watson, Sr. When I came home from active duty, I had a little time on my hands. One of the things I wanted to do was to learn about Atlanta. All the little hole-in-the-wall places. So, the first thing I would do

Well this was unexpected.

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-f8j6g-1208e36 Learning from failures can be tough sometimes, but if you are learning the lessons, it will catapult you towards your success. Everything works together for your good! “The fastest way to success is to double your failure rate.” – Thomas Watson, Sr.

Focus Shift From Failing

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-tvzgm-1205224 So how do we become a little clearer on the things we need to bring us out of the fog? We need to snap out of focusing on failing and shift it in to what it really is, a lesson being taught. When we start to shift that focus, we can start to come

On and Off the Path of Failure

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-irueu-120372c As I mentioned before, because I was unclear in the things I wanted to say in Japanese, I couldn’t even begin to start to learn the necessary tools I would need to be successful at it. I called it being in the fog. Being in the fog will almost undoubtedly put you directly on

In the Fog

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-e77zv-11fdf57 As I was talking with my Japanese teacher yesterday she said something that caught my attention. I was explaining that I wanted to get over the language barrier keeping me from having confidence in speaking. A harsh summary of her reply was this, it’s not that you’re hitting a barrier, (not the language) it’s

Anti-Fear and Failure Statements

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-qwxdz-11f1fb1 What do you say about yourself? How are you feeling towards yourself? Sometimes what we see, know, and think about God and what He has for us does not line up with how we feel.  For me, I know that I’m fearfully and wonderfully made, and made in His likeness, but I feel stupid,