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Destiny is a journey made of a series of stops, rather than a single destination. As you engage in your life’s calling, you will evolve, grow, and make turns and shifts.
regrets in life don’t come from failing; they come from not trying—failing to try.
Going where Destiny calls means trying again after failure.
The upside of failure is knowing “as bad as I’ve messed up, God still wants me for something. My Creator is looking for me, reaching out to me, guiding me to reach my destiny.”
Get off the merry-go-round of perfectionism and realize failure is not a bad thing.
The road to Destiny is a process. That process has highs and lows. You will have some failures, but most of the time you will be confronted by the fear of failure, rather than actual failure. Learn to live with the fear. Otherwise, you will accomplish nothing because you choose safety and security.
Waiting for your fears to subside, for conditions to be right, you will waste your life and never do what God called you to do, never pursue your destiny.
Either live with the threat of failure or live forever as a slave to fear.
It’s not what you go through that matters, it’s what you feel about what you go through.
Elements embedded on the road map to Destiny—problems, pitfalls, failures, disappointments, confusion, betrayals, and frustrations—are all signs you’re on the right road.
Pursuing knowledge can cause you to learn far more than you ever intended. For some, it’s just easier to be ignorant.
When we hold inaccurate perceptions, we will judge wrongly.
A closed mind will always manufacture life paralysis.
You can’t begin to grow or learn until you are willing to release your hold on old ideas, even your own.
This refusal to give up the story of blame, shame, or unforgiveness is often the culprit that paralyzes progress.
The gifts God gave you are not the same as the gifts the Creator has given anyone else. So why look at what God has done in someone else’s life and then belittle what he has done in your own life? If you compare yourself with others, you’ll never be at peace. Somebody’s ice will always seem colder. Someone will have more degrees, a larger bank account, a grander house, a better physique, or a greater oratorical ability. Celebrate the skin you’re in and be happy pursuing your own destiny.
it’s only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.”
Your future is not rooted in how you feel but in how you act.
Beat your feelings into captivity through mental discipline.
Right information and disciplined thinking leads to right decisions.
Those who avoid the lure of creativity are residents of the comfort zone.
Life in the comfort zone requires no challenge, no guts, and no determination.
#comfort zone
As you find your way out of the safety of sameness, you will link up with creative comrades who make you better as you make them better.
one.” We all hear voices. We have to decide which voices we will heed.
As you strive for Destiny, your vision may function at a higher level than your opportunity, which can create frustration.
Your future depends solely on what God has created you to do.
When you’re positioned toward Destiny, don’t get caught in the false lure of popularity.
Your destiny doesn’t depend on the opinions of haters—or applauders, either. They’re all making judgments about your future based on your right now, and that’s not a complete picture. Only God sees the big picture.
Destiny does not require you to continue to surround yourself with people from a life you worked hard to escape.
You hear sounds all day long each and every day, but Destiny’s voice requires that you listen.
Those who have a great deal of exposure tend to be more open and less judgmental because they have chosen to challenge their thinking and make themselves vulnerable to new ideas and experiences.
Those who enjoy enduring fame never sought fame for fame’s sake. They were following a dream or a vision to accomplish something that drew them.
Neutralize your divinely created uniqueness and you won’t need courage. In this reality TV society we live in today, where the weak, watered-down, and mediocre is the standard, it takes courage to say, “I didn’t come through all that I’ve been through to fit a definition of normalcy. I have the courage to go after my dream!” Be courageous enough to claim your right and affirm your ability to rise to greater heights. You’re a rising star. You have inside you the courage and stamina to push away the negativity of conformity. Invite Destiny to come in.
