Contributed by Brian Mavis on Apr 4, 2001
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THE IMPACT OF ATTITUDE
The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of Attitude on life. Attitude to me is more important: than facts, than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do, than appearances, than
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Contributed by Stuart Blount on Apr 10, 2001
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When VICTOR SERIBRIAKOFF was 15 his teacher told him he would never finish school and that he should drop out and learn a trade. Victor took the advice and for the next 17 years he was an itinerant doing a variety of odd jobs. He had been told he was a ‘dunce’ and for 17 years he acted like one.
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 9, 2001
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Tony Gwynn has been one of the best hitters in major league baseball. Gwynn has hit .300 or better in 17 major league seasons. He’s won 8 league batting titles. He has collected more than 17,000 hits. What the secret of his success? It’s not a secret to the people who watch him work every day.
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Contributed by Sermon Central on May 16, 2002
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MARRIED AND HAPPY WITH YOU-KNOW-WHAT
A new study commissioned by the Family Research Council of Washington, D.C., found that the people most likely to report a high degree of satisfaction with their current sex life are married people who strongly believe that sex outside of marriage is wrong.
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In an article in Time Magazine on global poverty, specifically on the efforts of rock star Bono of the group U2, March 4, 2002:
The model for a new approach is Jubilee 2000, which campaigned with great success to reduce developing world debt. Jubilee 2000 was based in Europe, not the U.S., and
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 11, 2001
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When I am conscious of the fear of failure holding me back, I go through a kind of personal checklist:
1. Does this fear come basically from pride, a fear that I will not live up to my own expectations or to those of others?
2. Do I remember that God has called me first to faithfulness, then
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Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 18, 2002
Deion "Prime Time" Sanders, outfielder for the Atlanta Braves and cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons and Dallas Cowboys, is the only athlete to have hit a Major League home run and scored an NFL touchdown in the same week.
Sanders grew up on the mean streets of Fort Myers, Fla., where exposure to
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Contributed by Shane Burney on Sep 13, 2006
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The story is told of 2 hunters that fly north to go elk hunting, just as they did the year before. During their hunt, they are successful, and kill 6 large elk. As the pilot returns to pick them up, he tells the men that only 4 elk can come on the plane, due to weight restrictions. The men argued
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Contributed by David Owens on Dec 26, 2006
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Top 10 Reasons why there was no room for Joseph and Mary in the Inn.
10. The Roman Government’s “Buy one night, get a second free” promotion was a bit too successful.
9. The only room left was by the ice machine.
8. The Nazareth Shriners tore up the place the night before.
7. The innkeeper didn’t
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Contributed by John Price on Feb 13, 2007
THE IMPACT OF ATTITUDE
The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of Attitude on life. Attitude to me is more important: than facts, than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do, than appearances, than
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Timothy Darling on Mar 27, 2009
The kingdom of God is like a VW Beetle. It is one of the smallest cars you will ever see. It is not very comfortable or powerful. It is not very stylish or practical. It is very cheap and not impressive in any way. There is no status with owning one.
And yet, it is one of the most recognizable cars
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Contributed by Paul Barreca on May 23, 2011
THE POST-IT NOTE
In his book, "Built to Last," Jim Collins describes how 3M employee Art Fry invented the Post-It Note:
"One day in 1974, while I was singing in the church choir, I had one of those creative moments. To make it easier to find the songs we were going to sing at each Sunday’s
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Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 8, 2011
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THE GLUE TRAP OF LUST
Adam Hamilton tells the story of moving into his house after it was built only to discover that it was infested with mice. So he got glue traps which have a scent that attracts the mice. They step on it and then are stuck. Then the mice need to be killed and disposed of. He
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Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 11, 2018
Jack Ma has a lot to be happy about.
He is the founder and executive chairman of the Alibaba Group, a tech company in China. Among the things going his way:
- His company went public in September 2014 and its worth shot up to $25 billion.
- He is the richest man in China.
- His company is the
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Contributed by Paul Shafit on Aug 4, 2007
A colleague was invited to hold a speech in Japan. Aware of his reputation as a very good speaker, he was surprised that his audience did not react at all to any of his perfectly timed jokes and witticisms. In fact, the audience did not react to anything he said. Somewhat put down, he went back to
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