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In Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy, Eric Metaxas writes, “Actions must follow what one believed, else one could not claim to believe it.” —Jim L. Wilson Metaxas, Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy, 240. Joshua 1:8 (HCSB) This book of instruction must not depart from your mouth; you are…

After the Denver Bronco’s big defeat in SuperBowl XLVIII, Bronco’s defensive end Shaun Phillips was feeling a bit down. He knew the fans as well as his family would be disappointed so he sent an apologetic text to one of his sons. Phillips told his son, “Sorry, I let you down.” Rather than jumping on…

An Unnamed Seattle woman was coming to the end of a successful drivers test to complete her driver’s education training. “She was doing great,” said a police spokesman.” Unfortunately, as she was parking the car at the end of the test she accidently pressed on the gas pedal instead of the brake and sent…

Did you happen to read the recent article that claimed: “the Faster You Die, the More Popular the Game?” People enjoy a challenge. As it turns out, video game designers are purposefully making their games more difficult—and gamers love it! People who play these games post videos on their improvement,…

The current president of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan urged local Nigerian politicians in the country “to imbibe the habit of forgiveness and reconciliation in the interest of national development.” He noted that forgiveness is one of the “secrets of success by any leader… [and] a leader should have a natural…

In 2014, Phil Jackson, winner of 13 NBA championship rings as both player and coach, became the President of Operations for the New York Knicks. With a 29 and 40 record, the Knicks needed help, so they turned to Jackson. Before, all the Knicks had was a losing record, an enormous payroll, upset fans,…

Bill Cosby said, “In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.” —Jim L. Wilson and Rondall Leggett “The 15 Best Quotes to Inspire Perseverance,” http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/comfort-cravings/201401/the-15-best-quotes-inspire-perseverance Galatians 6:9…

In 2009, Cassandra Phillips launched a one-day conference celebrating failure in high tech world of Silicon Valley. The conference was successful for four years, and now Phillips says her conference isn’t needed any more because failure has become so common in high-tech ventures. In fact, according to…

Footage from surveillance cameras from two businesses located near each other show a man who tied to rob both of them came up empty handed. The suspect, a Hispanic man in his twenties, first walked into a convenience store and demanded money. He was holding a potato disguised as a gun. The thief fled…

At the second Inauguration of President Barack Obama on January 21, 2013, vocalist and performer Beyoncé Knowles delivered a moving rendition of the National Anthem. It was immediately regarded by news organizations as a historical moment. US Magazine called it “Beyoncé’s proudest moment ever” and Business…

49er head coach Jim Harbaugh learned the power of spinning a situation at an early age. When he was a little kid, the family's motto was "Who's got it better than us?" His dad, Jack, would ask the question and Jim, his brother John and sister Joani would shout in unison, "Nobody!" At the time, they lived…

Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays, president of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia said, “It must be borne in mind that the tragedy in life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach. It isn't a calamity to die with dreams unfulfilled, but it is a calamity not to dream.…

In 2013, Michael Jordan celebrated his 50th birthday! Most people wouldn't believe that a man often praised as being the best basketball player of all time was actually cut from his high school basketball team. Fortunately, Jordan was able to overcome that discouraging setback! He refused to let it stop…

Most people think that the secret to success in life is hard work. A former Harvard researcher, and the author of the Happiness Advantage, Shawn Achor, says happiness may be the real key to success. Achor spent twelve years researching at Harvard and says most people think happiness is genetic, but he…

What might be the primary purpose of colleges and universities? To see how many national championships they can accumulate? To see who can rank the highest in the annual issue of US News & World Report for Best Colleges? To see who can register the most students? If graduating the students is a high…

Jong Sim Rim won the 3rd weightlifting gold medal for North Korea and, like all North Korean athletes, she credited her success to the great leadership of the North Korean Supreme Leader Kim, Jong Un. However, few people from the western world take this seriously. So what was the real reason for the…

An international study purports that the price of being famous can be higher than most people expect. The researchers analyzed 1,000 New York Times obituaries from 2009 to 2011, and found that film, music, stage performers, and sports stars tend to die at younger ages. The average lifespan of people…

In Lead with LUV: A Different Way to Create Real Success, Ken Blanchard and Colleen Barrett write, “But I think sometimes the most loving thing you can do is to be straight with People when they are getting off course.” --Lead with LUV: A Different Way to Create Real Success, p. 10. Illustration by Jim…

David Kim is a successful businessman, author, and Christian. Working long and hard Kim built his business into a consortium that operates restaurant chains including Sweet Factory, La Salsa, Cinnabon, Denny’s, and Baja Fresh. David Kim had worked hard and became very successful but when his father died…

In License to Pawn: Deals, Steals, and My Life at the Gold & Silver, Rick Harrison says, “I’ve tried a lot of things that have worked and a lot that failed. I wasn’t afraid of failure, and I knew if I could make this a success it would be a huge success. It didn’t seem like a risk at all.” -- License…

New research suggests that the best way to reach a goal is make a specific plan and follow it, but for those striving for several goals at once, planning is not as effective. The study which appeared in the Journal of Consumer Research, compiled results from several experiments, which found that people…

In Lead with LUV: A Different Way to Create Real Success, Ken Blanchard and Colleen Barrett write, “I demonstrate love as patience when helping People who are down on their luck by showing them that I care about their problems. I want to help them rebuild their self-confidence so that they can, in turn,…

Liz Murray’s drug-addicted parents raised her and her sister in poverty in New York—really raised isn’t the right word, they had to care for themselves. Her father was an intelligent man, quite gifted, but lived a diminished life because of the drugs. Her mother suffered from mental illness along with…

Ingeborg Sjöqvist is the world’s oldest living Olympian. She is 100-years-old. In her younger days she was a high-diver competing in the 1932 and the 1936 Olympics for her native Sweden. While she fondly remembers the events surrounding the Los Angeles Olympics, the high-diving itself is heartbreaking.…

Liz Murray’s drug-addicted parents raised her and her sister in poverty in New York—really raised isn’t the right word, they had to care for themselves. Her father was an intelligent man, quite gifted, but lived a diminished life because of the drugs. Her mother suffered from mental illness along with…