Motivational Story - Key To Success.

Once upon a time a very strong woodcutter asked for a job in a timber merchant, and he got it. His salary was really good and so were the working conditions. For that reason, the woodcutter was determined to do his best.

His boss gave him an axe and showed him the area where he was supposed to fell the trees. The first day, the woodcutter brought 15 trees.

"Congratulations," the boss said, "Carry on with your work!"

Highly motivated by the words of his boss, the woodcutter tried harder the next day, but he only could bring 10 trees. The third day he tried even harder, but he was only able to bring 7 trees. Day after day he was bringing less and less trees.

"I must be losing my strength," the woodcutter thought. He went to the boss and apologized, saying that he could not understand what was going on. "When was the last time you sharpened your axe?" the boss asked.

"Sharpen?" I had no time to sharpen my axe. I have been very busy trying to cut trees...."

Most of us NEVER update our skills. We think that whatever we have learned is very much enough. But good is not good when better is expected. Sharpening our skills from time to time is the key of success.

Motivational Story - Frog Who Got To The TOP !!!

Once upon a time there was a bunch of tiny frogs.... who arranged a running competition. The goal was to reach the top of a very high tower.

A big crowd had gathered around the tower to see the race and cheer on the contestants....

The race began....

Honestly:
No one in the crowd really believed that the tiny frogs would reach the top of the tower.

You heard statements such as:
"Oh, WAY too difficult!!"
"They will NEVER make it to the top."

or:

"Not a chance that they will succeed. The tower is too high!"

The tiny frogs began collapsing. One by one.... Except for those, who in a fresh tempo, were climbing higher and higher....

The crowd continued to yell, "It is too difficult!!! No one will make it!"

More tiny frogs got tired and gave up....

But ONE continued higher and higher and higher.... This one wouldn't give up!

At the end everyone else had given up climbing the tower. Except for the one tiny frog who, after a big effort, was the only one who reached the top!

THEN all of the other tiny frogs naturally wanted to know how this one frog managed to do it?
A contestant asked the tiny frog how he had found the strength to succeed and reach the goal?

It turned out....
That the winner was DEAF!!!!

The wisdom of this story is:
Never listen to other people's tendencies to be negative or pessimistic.... because they take your most wonderful dreams and wishes away from you -- the ones you have in your heart!
Always think of the power words have. Because everything you hear and read will affect your actions!

Therefore:
ALWAYS be....POSITIVE!

And above all:
Be DEAF when people tell YOU that you cannot fulfill your dreams!

Always think:
I can do this!

Where Is God When Life Is Falling Apart?

Though the fig tree may not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines; though they labor of the olive may fail, and the fields yield no food; though the flock be cut off from the fold, and there be no herd in the stalls -yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
~ Habakkuk 3:17-18

Your life is falling apart and it seems that God has abandoned you. Your plans have come to nothing, bills are due and you don't have the money to pay them, your friends seem to have no time for you and your car is close to breaking down.

At times like this, it's so easy to wonder where God is and if He even cares for you. Where will the money to pay tomorrow's bill come from? What will you do if your car breaks down? What does your future hold?

Habakkuk was a prophet who lived in a time when the king of Judah was leading his people down a path of destruction and godlessness, and his world was falling apart around him. God had shown Habakkuk that Judah would soon be invaded by the Babylonians, and Habakkuk had reason to fear.

Yet, in spite of that, Habakkuk chose to trust God, to rejoice in Him in the middle of his troubles. Even when all around him seemed hopeless, Habakkuk hoped. In our lives, when all seems hopeless, we have every reason to rejoice and trust God to take care of us. Our feelings may tell
us that God has abandoned us, that He doesn't care, but our feelings are not reliable. Our feelings don't change who God is. God promised to be with us, and His promises are true - He's the same yesterday, today and forever, and He doesn't lie.

So, when you worry and struggle with fear, choose to rejoice in the Lord, to joy in the God of your salvation - He never changes, and He will never leave you or forsake you.

Empower Yourself with Inspiring Thoughts

"Life consists not in holding good cards,
but in playing those you hold well."

"Every lucky happening and every lucky break are little gifts from God
above that are ours to freely take."
~ Helen Steiner Rice

"Remember, a kind and thoughtful deed
or a hand outstretched in a time of need is the rarest of gifts,
for it is a part, not of the purse, but a loving heart."
~ Helen Steiner Rice

A foolish person knows their strengths,
a wise person acknowledges their weaknesses
and makes allowances for them,
while a godly person seeks to overcome them.

"Our plans may be interrupted by storms, but God's plans never are.
In fact, the storm is part of His plan.
If we don't abandon ship, the winds of God will blow us right
where we belong--no matter how off course we feel."
~ Ron Hutchcraft

Inspirational Story - The Kingdom Worth Dying For...

THE KINGDOM WORTH DYING FOR -----
by Max Lucado

In my closet hangs a sweater that I seldom wear. It is too small. The sleeves are too short, the shoulders too tight. Some of the buttons are missing, and the thread is frazzled. I should throw that sweater away. I have no use for it. I'll never wear it again. Logic says I should clear out the space and get rid of the sweater.

That's what logic says.

But love won't let me.

Something unique about that sweater makes me keep it. It has no tag because it wasn't made in a factory. It has no label because it wasn't produced on an assembly line. It's the creation of a devoted mother expressing her love.

And though the sweater has lost all of its use, it has lost none of its value. It is valuable not because of its function, but because of its maker.

You aren't an accident. You were deliberately planned, specifically gifted, and lovingly positioned on this earth by the Master Craftsman.

“For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” (Ephesians 2:10)

In a society that has little room for second fiddles, that's good news. In a culture where the door of opportunity opens only once and then slams shut, that is a revelation.

Jesus told John that a new kingdom was coming-a kingdom where people have value not because of what they do, but because of whose they are.

Expect The Best !!!

Think on this....

"Excellence can be attained if you,
Care more than others think is wise,
Risk more than others think is safe,
Dream more than others think is practical,
and Expect more than others think is possible."
~ Author Unknown


EXPECT THE BEST

You have heard it said, "What you see is what you get."

Consider this alternative: What you expect is what you get. Expect great things of yourself.

Expect high achievement. Expect the best!

The bumble bee does not know it is aerodynamically impossible for him to fly. He simply expects it of himself!

What do you expect of yourself? Are you like the bumblebee who does not know he cannot fly? Or do you limit yourself by staying within restrictive boundaries?

Dr. Denis Waitley challenges you, "Make your goals out of reach . . . but never out of sight."

Meggido Message has said, "If you have accomplished all you planned for yourself, you have not planned enough."

Do not limit yourself by planning only that which is possible to accomplish.
Expect the best!

Achieve! Achieve!

Remember Three Things In Life

Three Things In Life:

Three things in life that, once gone, never come back -
Time, Words & Opportunity

Three things in life that may never be lost -
Peace, Hope & Honesty.

Three things in life that are most valuable -
Love, Faith & Prayer

Three things in life that are never certain -
Dreams, Success & Fortune

Three things that make a man -
Hard work, Sincerity & Commitment

Three things in life that can destroy a man -
Lust, Pride & Anger