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Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln

YOU CAN TEACH A LITTLE BY WHAT YOU SAY.

BUT YOU CAN TEACH MOST BY YOUR LIFE.

YOU CAN PREACH A BETTER SERMON YOU CAN PREACH A BETTER SERMON WITH YOUR WITH YOUR LIFELIFE THAN THAN

YOUR YOUR LIPSLIPS..

(Tony Bennett, Sadie Vimmested)

1912

1982

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Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln

"Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun" (Psalm 37:3-6, NIV).

RRise and pray every day: ise and pray every day:

"Again today, dear God, I "Again today, dear God, I commit and trust my life and commit and trust my life and way to you. I'm available. Please way to you. I'm available. Please use me to be as Jesus to every life use me to be as Jesus to every life I touch."I touch."

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2 Remember these simple sentences: "I was wrong." "I am sorry." "Please forgive me." "Thank you." Say them whenever needed and say "I love

you“ often-whether needed or not.

3DDon't nurse on't nurse grudges: "Failing to grudges: "Failing to forgive is like forgive is like drinking poison and drinking poison and waiting for the otherwaiting for the otherperson to die."person to die."

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CCarpe diem. Seize arpe diem. Seize

the day. Opportunity the day. Opportunity come to pass ...not to come to pass ...not to pause. pause.

5QQuit the blame-uit the blame-game ... it's game ... it's choice, not choice, not chance, chance, determines determines destiny.destiny.

6CControl your ontrol your

thinking or your thinking or your thinking will control thinking will control you.you."What the mind "What the mind

dwells on, the body dwells on, the body acts on."acts on."

Epictetus said: Man is disturbed not by things but by theview he takes on them.

Alfred Adler: It is obvious that we are influenced not by the facts but by our interpretation of the facts.

John Milton: The mind is its own place, and in itself/Can make a heaven of Hell, a hell of Heaven

7IInvest your life in a nvest your life in a

worthwhile cause by having a worthwhile cause by having a noble purpose for which to noble purpose for which to live—one that is bigger than live—one that is bigger than yourself--one that will help yourself--one that will help make your world a better make your world a better place in which to live.place in which to live.

8BBe a positive realist. e a positive realist.

You will always see what You will always see what you are looking for: you are looking for: "Two men look out the "Two men look out the same prison bars. One same prison bars. One seeks mud, the other seeks mud, the other stars."stars."

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TThe greatest abilities are he greatest abilities are

availability, dependability availability, dependability and responsibility."and responsibility."

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""SSmooth seas mooth seas never make never make skillful sailors."skillful sailors."

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LLaugh a lot. It is augh a lot. It is still the best still the best medicine.medicine.

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HHave faith and put God ave faith and put God

first with your time, talents first with your time, talents and tithe.and tithe.

Hard WorkHard Work

H+A+R+D+W+O+R+K

8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%

KnowledgeKnowledge

K+N+O+W+L+E+D+G+E

11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%

LoveLove

L+O+V+E

12+15+22+5 = 54%

LuckLuck

L+U+C+K

12+21+3+11 = 47% ( don't most of us think this is the most important ??? )

Then what makes 100% ?Is it MoneyMoney ? ... NO ! ! !

M+O+N+E+Y

13+15+14+5+25 = 72%

LeadershipLeadership ? ... NO ! ! !

L+E+A+D+E+R+S+H+I+P

12+5+1+4+5+18+19+9+16 = 89%

Every problem has a solution, only if we perhaps change our

attitude.

To go to the top,

to that 100% ,

what we really need to go further... a bit more...

ATTITUDEATTITUDE

A+T+T+I+T+U+D+E A+T+T+I+T+U+D+E 1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 =

100%100%

It is OUR ATTITUDE towards Life and Work that makes OUR Life

100% !

Change Your Attitude …Change Your Attitude …

And You Change Your Life !And You Change Your Life !

Think possibilities - Live Think possibilities - Live PossibilitiesPossibilities