Learning is a beautiful thing. It helps people expand their horizons and then their futures. I love to learn and have since a young age. By age 5 I had my very own dictionary because I wanted to write, all the time and was constantly asking my mother how to spell words. She decided it would be better for me and I would remember them better if I had to look them up. She would help me connect the sound to the letter and then have me look. After a little while she would just look at me and say "Joyce Adell, you know what that starts with. Try for a few minute then if you're still having problems I will help you." Oh how I loved that dictionary. I still have it to this day, 4 decades and some change later.
My mom knew that she could keep giving me the the words/spelling but until I had to look it up and apply it I wouldn't truly own it. Now I spell incredibly well and don't need to because spell check catches almost all my mistypes without me thinking about it.
The point is if you love to learn, you have to come to the point where the rubber meets the road and you start applying what you've learned. If you take in and take in and take in and never apply it, then you are the dead sea. No one wants to be the dead sea.
I think the fun in learning is putting things into practice. I am trying to do that as much as possible in this season. I have been listening to podcasts and taking business courses and reading business books. It's time to start implementing what I am learning. It's time to spread my wings. It's time to apply what I have learned in goal setting and time management to get everything done I need to get done each day.
Stay tuned. Big things are coming. I'm dreaming big and changing my days. Might even change yours too.
Loves!
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Thursday, September 3, 2015
Chaos
God is so amazingly good to me!!!
Work is chaotic and overwhelming and I am short on magic tricks to make it all better. Yeah, I know, that doesn't sound like God is watching and moving but trust me, He is. Work is a big part of our daily lives so when it's chaotic and just downright nuts it can really negatively impact our attitudes and that can spill into other areas of our lives and cause splash damage on other people.
Today I look at the chaos and I see God's love because in the midst of the messes, I see that He has been laying the groundwork to bring me to a place that peace and joy and contentment come from. A place where I can bless others instead of helping to spread stress and angst.
Today I am in a place where the chaos doesn't scare me. It cannot overtake me. It cannot have any negative impact on me unless I allow it to. I have the choice. I can keep my eyes fixed on God or I can look at circumstances. God is bigger than my circumstances. He knows every detail of what I face and the choices I make. He plants seeds of hope in me.
I am a huge podcast fan. If you pick up my phone you will see it's loaded with podcasts from church, (mine and others) and from people I admire and respect. Topics range from last weeks sermon to starting a business from scratch to cellulite. The reason I share that is because the people on those podcasts are strategically placed there because they love God and He breathes into their lives so they can share. That's who I want to learn from. They inspire me.
He also uses people around me to help keep me grounded. I have some pretty incredible people in my life and they support and encourage me like I have never experienced before. Having people in your corner that cheer you on and help you expand and fine tune your dreams can lift you far from the chaos.
I know God has me planted where I am for a reason. Often times I have forgotten that and let the stress of the constant chaos and turmoil smother the love He has birthed in me for other people. I can be mean and snarky and not thoughtful of other peoples feelings or the impact my words have. I can't change yesterday but I can change the next interaction I have, and the one after that, and the next one too.
So, when you're in the middle of stuff that threatens your peace and contentment and tries to steal your joy, take a deep breath and raise your eyes towards God and ask Him what's up. What does He want to birth in you or grow in you that you're not seeing because you're too close. Ask Him to speak through you instead of letting the words you would like to use about how unfair this is or how rotten you were treated.
I'm learning. Every day I get to choose. I hope I choose Jesus more and more often.
Work is chaotic and overwhelming and I am short on magic tricks to make it all better. Yeah, I know, that doesn't sound like God is watching and moving but trust me, He is. Work is a big part of our daily lives so when it's chaotic and just downright nuts it can really negatively impact our attitudes and that can spill into other areas of our lives and cause splash damage on other people.
Today I look at the chaos and I see God's love because in the midst of the messes, I see that He has been laying the groundwork to bring me to a place that peace and joy and contentment come from. A place where I can bless others instead of helping to spread stress and angst.
Today I am in a place where the chaos doesn't scare me. It cannot overtake me. It cannot have any negative impact on me unless I allow it to. I have the choice. I can keep my eyes fixed on God or I can look at circumstances. God is bigger than my circumstances. He knows every detail of what I face and the choices I make. He plants seeds of hope in me.
I am a huge podcast fan. If you pick up my phone you will see it's loaded with podcasts from church, (mine and others) and from people I admire and respect. Topics range from last weeks sermon to starting a business from scratch to cellulite. The reason I share that is because the people on those podcasts are strategically placed there because they love God and He breathes into their lives so they can share. That's who I want to learn from. They inspire me.
He also uses people around me to help keep me grounded. I have some pretty incredible people in my life and they support and encourage me like I have never experienced before. Having people in your corner that cheer you on and help you expand and fine tune your dreams can lift you far from the chaos.
I know God has me planted where I am for a reason. Often times I have forgotten that and let the stress of the constant chaos and turmoil smother the love He has birthed in me for other people. I can be mean and snarky and not thoughtful of other peoples feelings or the impact my words have. I can't change yesterday but I can change the next interaction I have, and the one after that, and the next one too.
So, when you're in the middle of stuff that threatens your peace and contentment and tries to steal your joy, take a deep breath and raise your eyes towards God and ask Him what's up. What does He want to birth in you or grow in you that you're not seeing because you're too close. Ask Him to speak through you instead of letting the words you would like to use about how unfair this is or how rotten you were treated.
I'm learning. Every day I get to choose. I hope I choose Jesus more and more often.
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Goals
Can I just say that I am really, really excited about the direction my life is going? I am taking steps to make the life I want to have.
My goals are ahead of me and I want nothing more than to start reaching them. I have to remember though that I can't do it all today. I need to take a couple steps today and tomorrow and the next day and if I take enough steps and am consistent then I will achieve the success I desire.
I know me. I know I dream big then either get overwhelmed by the size of my dream and end up cowering in a corner in fear of the size of it. OR I dream big and don't see results right away so I give up on said dreams.
I'm tired of giving up. I'm tired of cowering in the corner.
I deserve better. My children deserve to learn better. They deserve to be motivated to dream big because they see me living my dreams. They deserve to live a life free from fear of failure. They deserve to be encouraged to try. If they fail, so what? Get back up and try again. And again. And again. The same applies to me. Yes I have failed in the past. Yes I am sure I will fail again in the future but I am done giving up and instead I am going to keep getting up and keep moving forward. If I take 2 steps forward and get knocked back 1 every time, that's okay because I'm still making progress.
What would you do if you thought you couldn't fail? Or if you thought you might fail but could have a redo on? What's holding you back from doing that thing?
My goals are ahead of me and I want nothing more than to start reaching them. I have to remember though that I can't do it all today. I need to take a couple steps today and tomorrow and the next day and if I take enough steps and am consistent then I will achieve the success I desire.
I know me. I know I dream big then either get overwhelmed by the size of my dream and end up cowering in a corner in fear of the size of it. OR I dream big and don't see results right away so I give up on said dreams.
I'm tired of giving up. I'm tired of cowering in the corner.
I deserve better. My children deserve to learn better. They deserve to be motivated to dream big because they see me living my dreams. They deserve to live a life free from fear of failure. They deserve to be encouraged to try. If they fail, so what? Get back up and try again. And again. And again. The same applies to me. Yes I have failed in the past. Yes I am sure I will fail again in the future but I am done giving up and instead I am going to keep getting up and keep moving forward. If I take 2 steps forward and get knocked back 1 every time, that's okay because I'm still making progress.
What would you do if you thought you couldn't fail? Or if you thought you might fail but could have a redo on? What's holding you back from doing that thing?
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