February 02, 2007

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Ps2:12 - "How blessed are all who take refuge in Him."... Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is to always try just one more time.- Thomas

Edison

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February 16, 2007

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Achievement is largely the product of steadily raising one's level of aspiration and expectation... - Jack Nicklaus

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February 19, 2007

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Jer 29:11-13 "For I know the plans I have for you," says the Lord. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. In those days when you pray, I will listen. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will end your captivity and restore your fortunes..."

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Demand-Pull Strategy: Japanese business model adopted by majority of global brands companies for the 2009 economic crisis whereby manufacturing companies undertake `dramatic reduction' in their Fixed Costs with plans to slowly restore Capital Expenditures and Capacity at such time as market demand proves to be more sustainable in the future. Objective is to preserve cash and maximize profit margins under the prevailing abnormal environment caused by the global credit crunch...-AutoNation, BloombergEcc3:3b.-5a.-7a "A time to tear down and a time to build.- A time to scatter stones and a time to gather them.- A time to tear and a time to mend.”

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The key to handling difficult challenges is by being connected with God. It means taking time to meditate on His Word and to pray as we ponder how we are going to face the day. You will have God's strength and help which go far beyond your means of coping...-Sala, Refuge And Strength………..Psa63:1 "O God, You are my God, earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You, my body longs for You, in a dry and weary land where there is no water."

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The question you need to answer is not how much time you still have, but what you are doing with the time you now have. While you may not have thought about this, you can't really know the will of God until you know Him..: Sala, Refuge And Strength…….Psa39:4 "Show me, O Lord, my life's end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting is my life."

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When Joan of Arc was asked why God spoke only to her, she responded, "Sir, you are wrong. God speaks to everyone. I just listen.” Leaders are often very busy people. And they can easily get caught up in the activity of their obligations. That's why it's important to set aside times to quiet yourself and listen for God’s direction. Listening Like Samuel..:Maxwell, Leadership Promises………..lKings19:12,13 "... and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice. So it was, when Elijah heard it."

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Learn to make a fetish of your rare moments…-Oswald Chambers, My Utmost For His Highest……….2Tim4:2b “. . .Be prepared in season, out of season. . .”

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I believe that every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty...-John D. Rockefeller……..Lukel2:48 "For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more."

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The Killer Among Us! Look at the eyes: Predator or Prey...-CNN Special Feature on Convicted Murderers and their pathological brain scan findings……......Deut33:12 "The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by Him; and the Lord shall cover him all the day long, and He shall dwell between his shoulders."-lPet5:7 "Casting all your care upon Him, for He careth for you."-Zec2:8 "He that toucheth you, toucheth the apple of His eye."

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Share Your Joys. Success is a lot more enjoyable when you share it with someone. The author of Ecclesiastes had observed a person who `works hard to gain as much wealth as he can' only to realize that he's been `giving up so much pleasure by working alone'(Ecc4:8). Are there people in your life with whom you can share the fruit of your labor?..-Seybert, Leaders Ecc4:9,12 "Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Three are even better, for a triple braided cord is not easily broken."

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Every morning, I devote three minutes to what I call `big-picture thinking'. I look at my schedule for the day and ask myself one simple question: `What's the main event? Of all the things I'm going to do, of all the people I'm going to encounter, what's the main event?'...-Maxwell, Gift Of Leadership………Psa119:147 "I rise before dawn and cry for help; I have put my hope in your word."

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At the end of the day, I spend another five to ten minutes doing what I refer to as `reflective thinking'. I go to my thinking chair and spend time reviewing my whole day. I ask myself questions such as, `Who did I see today? How did I add value to those people? What lessons did I learn?' Reflective thinking doesn't take long, but it's an incredibly valuable exercise because it turns experience into insight...-Maxwell, The Gift…….Psa145:5b ". . .And I will meditate on your wonderful works."

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Can you imagine what would happen to your life if you practiced big-picture and reflective thinking? You would stop wasting time on things that don't really matter, which would give you more energy for the really important activities. You would be more organized and less stressed. You would also take more away from each day and lead better...-Maxwell, The Gift…..Psa105:34 "May my meditation be pleasing to Him, as I rejoice in the Lord."

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The Power of God within you is greater than the pressures around you. Have Faith...-Babes SimpaoRom3:22 "The righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe."

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Keep on doing good until the good becomes better, and the better becomes best; for the fruits of tomorrow are in the seeds of today...-Babes Simpao……..Prov21:21 "He who pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor."

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Are you working too hard to give your children `the best of everything'? Make a greater effort to give them `the best of yourself ...-Babes Simpao…………..Prov3:21,26 "My son, preserve sound judgment and discernment, do not let them out of your sight...-For the Lord will be your confidence..."

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What you are is God's gift to you, what you make of yourself is your gift to God...-Carly Fiorina, ceo hp ………Deut8:2,5 "Thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart) whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no."

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Not until we have become humble and teachable can divine wisdom become ours..: Raul Romulo Psa103:10,11,14 "He hath not dealt with us after our sins, nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward them that fear Him. He knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust.”

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In a culture that sings the praises of individual gold medals and where a person fights for rights instead of focusing on responsibility, people tend to lose sight of the big picture. In fact, some people seem to believe that they are the entire picture; everything evolves around their own needs, goals, and desires...-Maxwell, Leadership Promises…………..Prov19:12 "Mean-tempered

leaders are like mad dogs; the good-natured are like fresh morning dew."

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This dream should be a warning to each of us. Yes, it is possible for the best years of our life, the best experiences we have enjoyed, the best victories we have won, and the best service we have rendered, to be swallowed up by times of failure, defeat, dishonor, and uselessness in God's kingdom; unless I see them as incentives to spur me on to even better and richer experiences today- by abiding in Christ...-LBCowman, Streams……….Gen41:7 "The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven healthy, full heads."

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We are here as men and women, not as half-fledged angels, to do the work of the world, and to do it with an infinitely greater power to stand the turmoil because we have been born from above. Insight Not Emotion...-Chambers, My Utmost2Cor5:7 "For we walk by faith, not by sight."

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'There's someone watching this program who is about to take his life. Right now he has the gun pointed in his mouth. Stop right now. God wants you to listen to Him. He's got a purpose for your life. Don't do it', said the Christian TV program host...Sobbing, the man lowered the gun. That day, he prayed to invite Jesus Christ to come into his life--something that forever changed his outlook and the direction of his life...-Sala, Refuge…………..Lukel7:16 "He threw himself at

Jesus feet and thanked Him--and he was a Samaritan."

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We see what we look for---whether it is the flaws of others, and of ourselves too, or the majesty of God. Instead of focusing on the difficulties and challenges you face, strive to find refuge and solace in God's nature and character. Think about what is true and wholesome and endeavor to be true to God and to ourselves no matter what others may say or do...-Sala, Refuge And Strength ………Psalm118:8 "It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man."

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"The fruit of the Spirit is peace.- God hath called us to peace.- Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you.- Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.- The God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost "...-Ga15:22.-Rom8:6:lCor7:15.- John14:27.- Rom15:13..

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People don't lose intimacy when they stop talking, but when they stop listening. Job's friends wanted to help. They felt his pain...-Maxwell, Leadership Promises……….Job2:13 "So they sat with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his grief was great."

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Moses dealt with different kinds of fear: Fears concerning himself. Fears concerning God. Fears concerning others. Fears concerning his ability. God responded by demonstrating His power and commitment...Trade Your Fears For Faith In God..: Maxwell, Leadership Promises…….Exodus3:4 "When the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him from the midst of the bush."

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It's not a song til it's sung,/ It's not a bell til it's rung,/ It's not love til it's given...-Doug Nichols……lCorl3:4 "Love is patient, love is kind ... "

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And when there is symmetry where there is more upside than there is downside, that's the opportunity for us to make a deal. In a market panic, conservative private capital sees through the flack with a longer term view and says, `There's no one here? We want to be here!'...-Barry Sternlicht, Starwood Capital Group CEO on Bloomberg re 2009 Global Recession…….Heb11:6 “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him."

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At this time of great fear, when everyone has fled to the hills and the Capital Markets are frozen, the pricing of issues are in a once-in-a-lifetime low. This unique opportunity for our diversified portfolio is to increase investment in the discounted debt of Choice Properties. The high yield spreads allow us significant Interest Earnings while awaiting the eventual recovery and price appreciation of the underlying Assets in time..: Barry Sternlicht, Starwood Capital Group CEO on Bloomberg re 2009 Global Recession…………Heb11:6 "And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him."

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One Hero in the Bible is Caleb, who at age 85, embarked on his life's most challenging task. He and Joshua were selected by Moses to be part of the 12spies who would check out Canaan, and were the only ones who came back with a positive assessment...-Sala, Refuge…….Joshual4:12 "And Caleb said unto Joshua, `Now give me this mountain whereof the Lord promised me that day; for thou heardest in that day how the Anakims were there, and that the cities were great and fenced: if so be the Lord will be with me, then I shall be able to drive them out, as the Lord said'."

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"Ye are complete in Him, which is the head of all principality and power.- Who gave Himself for us, that He might iedeem us from all iniquity.- Whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed: Search me, 0 God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: and see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting."...Co12:10.-Titus2:14.-Jamesl:25: Psa139:23,24...

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So why don't I call on His name? Why do I run to this person or that person, when God is so near and will hear my faintest call? Why don't I immediately place myself and my burden on the Lord? I am His servant, not His advisor. Instead I look for vain deliverance everywhere else. I call upon Him and He will deliver me..: Charles Spurgeon………Joel2:32"Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."

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As we walk beside the hills that have been so violently shaken by a severe earthquake, we realize that times of complete calm follow those of destruction. In fact, pools of clear, still water lie in the valley beneath the fallen rocks of those hills as water lilies reflect their beauty to the sky. The reeds along the streams whisper in the wind, and the village rises once again forgetting the graves of the past. And the church steeple proclaims a renewed prayer to Him who holds the corners" of the earth in His Hands and gives strength to the hills...-John Ruskin………Job5:18 "He wounds, but He also binds up; He injures, but His Hands also heal."