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A thought by John C. Maxwell (2015-10-06) from his book, Intentional Living: Choosing a Life That Matters (p. 30). Center Street. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title of the book to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) As you have noticed the name of this book is Intentional Living: Choosing a Life That Matters and John gives us an example of what he means by looking at his father who he says is the most intentional person I've met.   He says, “He knows what he believes, he identifies what he wants, he thinks about what he needs to do to bring about the results he wants, and he consistently takes action to see it through. He’s in his nineties, and he’s still living intentionally.” John goes on, “During the Depression, when many people were out of work, he would go to a business where he hoped to get a job, and he would work a day for free. He figured that his work would be so good that the business owner would simply hire him on the spot. If that didn’t happen, he wou

A thought by John C. Maxwell (2015-10-06) from his book, Intentional Living: Choosing a Life That Matters  (p. 14). Center Street. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title of the book to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) I may understand what it takes to get in physical shape but if I don’t do what I understand then I will stay the same physically.   Yes, understanding is important but action make the difference. John says, “If you take action, it will change your life. And that change will begin changing others.”   He then asks a good question, “What task to help others keeps popping up on your ‘I should’ list?”   What is it?   This is where the understanding comes in.   Understanding is important.   Just stop and think for a moment. Then he says, “I want to challenge you to develop the discipline of doing in that area. Every time we choose action over ease we develop an increasing level of self-worth, self-respect, and self-confidence. In the final analysis, it is oft

A thought by John C. Maxwell (2015-10-06) from his book, Intentional Living: Choosing a Life That Matters (p. 13). Center Street. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title of the book to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) Have you ever said when given a task to do, I’ll try?   Have you?   I’ll try to make this marriage work.   I’ll try to lose 25 lbs .    I’ll try to do stop doing this habit.   I’ll try. Well John says, “Trying alone does not communicate true commitment. It’s halfhearted. It is not a pledge to do what’s necessary to achieve a goal. It’s another way of saying, ‘I’ll make an effort.’ That’s not many steps away from, ‘I’ll go through the motions.’ Trying rarely achieves anything significant.” So what does?   John says, “If an attitude of trying is not enough, then what is? An attitude of doing !” He goes on, “There is enormous magic in the tiny word do.   When we tell ourselves, ‘I’ll do it,’ we unleash tremendous power. That act forges in us a chain of pers