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Has trying to ‘be authentic’ misled you to think that you are a one dimensional person, and that there is a one truest aspect of you that you must always present to the world in order to be true to yourself and others? Or has ‘being authentic’ become an excuse for you to act on
Although Esau and Jacob were twins, they could not have been more different. Esau had a carefree attitude – which was more like a “Care Less” attitude. A person with a “Care Less” attitude is simple minded and foolish. Such an attitude will surely lead to regrets. “And when Esau was forty years old he
When faced with hunger and tiredness after a hunt, Esau was quick to think that he was “going to die soon”. What benefits could he gain from being the firstborn son? (Genesis 25:32 NIV) Esau – he hunts. When he is hungry, he hunts and gets immediate gratification from hunger. Jacob – he grows his
Truly, truly I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains by itself alone. But if it dies, it bears much fruit. The one who loves his life loses it, and the one who hates his life in this world preserves it for eternal life. John 12:
What will stop you from achieving your goal? The very first thing that will stop you is not knowing what your goal is. This makes you blind to your desires and plans. Dare to acknowledge what you hope for, like Jabez. “ 9 And Jabez was more honourable than his brothers. And his mother called his name
What will stop you from achieving your goal? Not leaving your land. “Go out from your land and from your relatives, and from the house of your father,..” Genesis 12:1 “to the land that I will show you.” Genesis 12:1 In today’s context, it is akin to ‘leaving our comfort zone’. Abram had never done
What will stop you from achieving your goal? Someone may say, “I want a simple life.” Sounds simple enough. Yet deceivingly not. What is a simple life? Define it. You will realise that if something is worth striving for, it is definitely not simple. I want a simple life. I want to be stress-free, to
Part I Achieving Your Dream – Responsibility and Perseverance What will stop you from achieving your goals? The answer has to do with Responsibility and Perseverance. These are the two words that we usually do not like to hear. Why? Because they invoke a sense of hard work. We would prefer the words “Relax”, “Chill”,
We know we need to work. We know we need to learn. The problem comes when one finds the task to be difficult. Not just for students, but also for the worker. You may find a new task daunting because it brings you out of your comfort zone; or it is difficult because you have
In Work, we are always serving someone. To illustrate this using a diagram. As someone serving in a company, the targets of my service could be the boss, my colleagues, the clients, and the company as a whole. The fact is that we are always serving someone, or an entity. In doing so, I obtain