Get It Done, Don't Worry About Getting Credit

What is your goal?

What is the goal of your family?

What is the goal of your business?

What is the goal of your team?

What dreams do you have?

Is your desire to achieve your goals and see your dreams become reality, or is your desire to receive the credit and glory for what is accomplished?

A successful family, business, team, or any other organization or entity consists of individuals who are focused on the goal or the dream rather than being focused on the glory and credit that comes from achieving the goal or realizing the dream.

The 33rd President of the United States, Harry S. Truman, is quoted as saying, “It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.”

I have witnessed men and women who have destroyed relationships, families, businesses, teams, and dreams all because they cared more about making sure people gave them the credit than they did about seeing something great occur.

As we approach the beginning of 2010 my counsel is simply this; get it done and stop worrying about who receives the glory. There will be enough credit to go around when something great is accomplished. Now, get off your rear end and get going on whatever it is you have been called to do.

Merry Christmas!

Remember that without Christ there is no Christmas.

I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas.

Refuse to allow the world dictate what you believe, celebrate Jesus!

Slow down enough to fully enjoy the blessings God has for you this year.

In Christ,

Andre'

Stop and Start

Stop looking for others to do something for you and begin doing things for others.

Stop looking for others to be a friend to you and begin being a friend to others.

Stop complaining about what's not right in your life and start being thankful for what is right.

Stop blaming others for your mistakes and failures and start taking responsibility for your own life.

Stop living pessimistically in life and begin living optimistically in life.

Stop tearing others down and begin building others up.

Stop spending so much time worrying about things you cannot control and begin spending more time in prayer.

Stop reading this and go change someone’s life for the good.

Why Not You?

Someone will be used in a great way today!

Someone will change the life of another today!

Someone will encourage others to reach new heights today!

Someone will sacrifice for the benefit of others today!

Someone will demonstrate faithful and unending love today!

Someone will be sold out for God today!

Why not let that someone be you today!

What Now!

Thanksgiving has come and gone, what now?

I'm glad we have a day in our country designated as a day to thank the Almighty for all He has done for us, but I trust it will not take a special designated day for us to be willing to live a life of thankfulness.

Some things in your life are not going great, but that is true for all of us. So how do you live a thankful life when things are not going as well as you wish.

The first thing is to take the time to say thank you for all the things you have been given.

The second thing is to go serve someone who is less fortunate than you are.

The third thing is to write a personal thank you letter to someone who has been instrumental in your life.

The fourth thing is to stop complaining and start singing - you alone determine how you respond to everything you encounter in life.

So. pretend like everyday is Thanksgiving and enjoy the life God has provided you!

Are You Ready For Thanksgiving?

People often ask the question, "Are you ready for Christmas?" We don't often hear the question, "Are you ready for Thanksgiving?" So, I'll ask you "Are you ready for Thanksgiving?"

To help you prepare for this wonderful holiday, take a few minutes and make yourself a simple little list. Make a list of ten things for which you are thankful. After you finish your list take the time to thank the person responsible for what you are grateful. For example, if you are thankful for the beautiful park in town, thank the men and women who work to keep the park looking good. If you are thankful for your loving spous, take the time to let them know how much you thank them - maybe even write them a love letter.

OK, now is the time to write your list.

1.______________________________________________
2.______________________________________________
3.______________________________________________
4.______________________________________________
5.______________________________________________
6.______________________________________________
7.______________________________________________
8.______________________________________________
9.______________________________________________
10._____________________________________________

Now the real fun, go thank those who are responsible. If you want to thank God just write Him a letter or say a nice, personal prayer to Him.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Priority and Passion

Each of us has priorities and passions in life. Do you know what yours are? It really isn't that difficult to determine. Priorities are those things you intentionally take time for. You recognize them as items that are important and you make sure that you include them in your agenda.

For some your job is a priortiy. You realize that you have to have the job and the income it provides, therefore when the alarm clock goes off you get up out of bed and begin preparing to go to work. For others, family is a priority. You recongnize that you are given a responsibility to provide for them and care for them so you do the best you can each day. For some, God is a priority. You have been taught how important it is to recognize God in some way, so in some form or fashion He has become a priority for you.

I can make an argument that each of these mentioned above should be a priority for you. You should be faithful in your vocation. Your family should be provided for and cared for. And certainly God deserves to be the ultimate priority in your life.

What I hope you will see; however, is that there is something that must be connected to priority for you to experience real success in life, and that is passion. Priority means you know something is supposed to be important to you, passion means something really is important to you. Can you see the difference?

When you are passionate about your job you see it as your calling and you realize that as you go to "work" you are a living testimony to the calling that has been placed on your life. It doesn't matter if you are a doctor, lawyer, architect, engineer, sanitation department worker, or school teacher; you have a deep, burning desire to do what you do because it is a passion for you.

When you are passionate about your family you want to be with them. You realize that you have been divinely placed in your position within the family to have a positive influence on each member. You love them, not because you are supposed to love them but because you can't help yourself from loving them. You find yourself thinking about them and praying for them regularly.

The difference between a person who simply says "God is a priority in my life" and someone who says "God is my priority in life and I am passionate about Him," is that one typically acts out of religion and the other typically acts out of relationship. When you are passionate about God you are overwhelmed with a deep love for Him. You are drawn to Him and have such a desire to be with Him that nothing can keep you from loving Him, praising Him, and being in His presence. When you are passionate about God it will be evident in all you do.

So live with both priorities and passions! You need both to truly experience the success you were created to enjoy!