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Saturday, December 31, 2022

Expectation Quotes

Quotes About Expectations


  • Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect thet best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality. Ralph Marston
  • Rely on the ordinary virtues that intelligent, balanced human beings have relied on for centuries: common sense, thrift, realistic expectations, patience, and perseverance. John C. Bogle (1929-) American Investor 
  • Too many people miss the silver lining because they're expecting gold. Maurice Setter
  • When you expect things to happen, strangely enough, they do happen.
  • You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them. Michael Jordan
  • Other people may not have had high expectations for me... but I had high expectations for myself. Shannon Miller








Be Upfront with Your Expectations | MWM
Share Your Expectations Upfront = It is important to have upfront expectations. As a leader and a friend, lay out the issues at the beginning of a relationship. Don’t wait until the “ideal moment.” Then you can build and develop a good relationship where no one feels manipulated or blindsided. The longer you withhold your expectations from people, the harder it is for those expectations to be a reality in their life. 

The Goal is More Important Than the Role | MWM
It’s About The Whole = The first upfront expectation is that it is not about you or me, but it is always about the big picture. It is about what is best for the organization or the whole. The goal is more important than the role, and the vision of the organization is more important than one piece of that vision. 






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Practice + High Expectations = Mastery
https://youtu.be/dsQkTRU8-i4
Are You Motivated By Mastery? = In his book, The Leader’s Greatest Return, John Maxwell discusses what motivates people and how it is important to sit down with your team and learn what motivates them. Mastery is one of the 7 motivations he discusses. A person who is motivated by mastery loves to do things extremely well and exceed expectations. To become a person of mastery, don’t try to master everything, but focus on the one thing that would really benefit your life. When you discover that thing, practice every day, have high expectations, and give 100%. 



Have High Expectations = When you can’t wait to deliver a message, the audience can’t wait to hear it. People can tell when a speaker loves what they talk about. Next time you prepare a lesson and get ready to teach, feel good about it, believe the best about it, have high expectations, and anticipate that it will be the best message you have ever given … and it will help you help people.


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Lay Out Expectations From The Beginning = UPFRONT EXPECTATIONS = It is important to have upfront expectations—because the longer you wait, the worse it becomes. Be sure to lay out all the issues and needs in the beginning, and then build upon those to develop a good relationship with others. The longer you withhold expectations of people that they need to know and meet, the harder it is for those expectations to become a reality in their life.

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Focus On The Big Picture = It's not about you, it's not about me, it's always about the big picture. It's always about what's best for the whole, and the goal is more important than the role. Always look towards the big picture. 

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Grow Together = Growth is expected, it's not an option. The only guarantee that you will have a better future—in life, on a team, and as part of an organization—is if you are growing. The only way that you can go together, is if you grow together. Growth is expected in everything you do. 


Always Value Others = It is important to value people, because people are valuable. When you value people, you add value to them. The more you value others, the more you add value to them, and the more you add value to the world. 



Take Responsibility of Your Actions = People love to be empowered, but need to embrace the responsibility. When you are empowered to do things in life, the key is to take responsibility for it and follow through—whether that is taking responsibility for failure, or being the one to acknowledge its successes. Be responsible every time. 


Have The Tough Conversations = There will be tough conversations in life. When you are dealing with people, there will always be positive and negative conversations about life's situations—the tough conversations are what it is all about and whether we deal with them or ignore them. The key is to have those tough conversations about situations in life, and always move forward.



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Proverbs 10:28 The hope of the righteous brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish.
1 Corinthians 9:19 Although I am free from everyone's expectations, I have made myself a servant to all of them to win more people.
2 Peter 3:14 Therefore, dear friends, since you have these expectations, earnestly seek to be found in His presence, free from blemish or reproach, in peace.
Romans 8:19 (NIV) For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed.
Hebrews 10:27 (NIV) but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God.
2 Corinthians 8:5 (NIV) And they exceeded our expectations: They gave themselves first of all to the Lord, and then by the will of God also to us.
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Friday, December 30, 2022

Ask Quotes

Quotes About Ask or Questions

  • "When I hear somebody sigh, "Life is hard," I am always tempted to ask, "Compared to what?" -- Sydney J. Harris
  • "Before beginning a hunt, it is wise to ask someone what you are looking for before you begin looking for it." -- Winnie the Pooh
  • "Ask for the job you want. Ask for the salary you want. Ask for the responsibilities you want." -- Brian Tracy
  • "When you take charge of your life, there is no longer need to ask permission of other people or society at large. When you ask permission, you give someone veto power over your life." -- Albert F. Geoffrey
  • Is it our task to force the biblical doctrine of God to answer to modern culture, or (is it our task) to address modern culture with the biblical doctrine of God? If modern culture-or any culture-establishes the baseline for the doctrine of God, such a doctrine will certainly bear little resemblance to the God of the Bible. --Albert Mohler




What Are Your Questions Communicating? | MWM
Ask A Better Question = A good question has power. What questions should you be asking? Questions can give you the answers you need to have your breakthrough and move forward. If you are struggling to find an answer, ask a better question. 



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Don't Be Afraid To Ask For Help = When dealing with problems, ask for help. Asking for help often feels like a weakness, and it is hard to admit to yourself that you don't have the experience, the wisdom, or the resources to solve a problem. However, asking for help doesn't diminish yourself, it diminishes the problem, and allows you to let others into your life. 








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Ephesians 3:20 (NIV) Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,
Matthew 21:22 And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.”
James 1:5 (NIV)  If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.
John 15:7 (NIV) If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
Matthew 7:7 (NIV) “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
Mark 11:24 (NIV) Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
John 4:10 Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God, and who is saying to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would ask Him, and He would give you living water.”
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Thursday, December 29, 2022

Self-Talk Quotes

Quotes About Self-talk

  • I'd rather be able to face myself in the bathroom mirror than be rich and famous. Ani DiFranco
  • If you don't have a plan for yourself, you'll be a part of someone else's. American Proverb
  • I monitor my self-talk, making sure that it is uplifting and supportive of myself and others.
  • Everything becomes a little different as soon as it is spoken out loud. --HERMANN HESSE












Get Over Myself (feat. Bobby Hamrick)
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Philippians 4:13 ESV I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
Ephesians 4:29 (NIV) Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
2 Corinthians 11:17 In this self-confident boasting I am not talking as the Lord would, but as a fool.

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Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Emotions Quotes

Quotes About Emotions / Emotional Intelligence

  • The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues. --RENÉ DESCARTES







Your Feelings Are Tools for Teaching | MWM
Allow Your Emotions To Teach You = We all feel emotions. Make the decision to not allow your emotions to rule you, instead let them school you. Slow down, and figure out what your emotions are telling you. 








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THIS is How You Can develop Emotional Intelligence as a leader
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Proverbs 29:11 ESV A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.
Philippians 4:6-7 ESV Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Romans 12:15 ESV Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.
Psalms 7:9 Let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous. The One who examines the thoughts and emotions is a righteous God.
Lamentations 1:20 “See, O Lord, how distressed I am! My spirit is deeply disturbed; My heart is overturned within me and cannot rest, For I have been very rebellious. In the street the sword kills and bereaves; In the house, there is [famine, disease and] death!
Lamentations 2:11 My eyes are worn out from crying, my insides are churning, My emotions pour out in grief because my people are destroyed Children and infants faint in the streets of the city.
1 Corinthians 2:4 And my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom [using clever rhetoric], but [they were delivered] in demonstration of the [Holy] Spirit [operating through me] and of [His] power [stirring the minds of the listeners and persuading them],
Genesis 45:1 At this point, Joseph could not control his emotions any longer, so he cried out to everyone who was standing nearby, "Everybody! Leave me!" As a result, none of his staff was anywhere near him when he revealed himself to his brothers.
Job 15:12 Why have your emotions carried you away? And why do your eyes flash
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Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Problem Quotes

 Quotes About Problem 


  • Problems are only opportunities in work clothes. --Henry J. Kaiser
  • The best way out is always through. --Robert Frost
  • A problem well stated is a problem half-solved. --Charles Kettering
  • Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines. --Robert H. Schuller
  • The way we see the problem is the problem. --Stephen Covey
  • The best way to escape from a problem is to solve it. --ALAN SAPORTA







You Will Have Problems — But Will You Solve Them? | MWM
Problem Solve Your Way To The Top = Everyone has problems, but not everyone deals with them in the right way. How do you handle problems? When you are able to solve problems and help others solve problems, it allows you to move forward toward success. 



See Things as They Are | MWM
Build A Successful Life With Reality = The first principle of solving problems is to face reality. Reality is the foundation for problem-solving. Once you accept what is actually going on—and you don’t ignore or rationalize it—you can move forward with a solution. 
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The Secret to Solving Problems is Asking for Help | MWM
https://youtu.be/RO_CuVue0fQ
Be Open, Authentic, And Honest = The second principle of problem-solving is asking for help. None of us are as smart as all of us. When you ask others for help, who aren’t emotionally involved in your problem, you allow your problem to be seen objectively. This doesn’t diminish yourself in other’s eyes, it only diminishes the problem
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Don’t Add to the Problem | MWM
Simplify, Don’t Complicate = The third principle of problem-solving is don’t add to the problem. Don’t make your problem bigger. Don’t allow it to snowball into a larger issue. Look at your problem, simplify it, and break it down into manageable parts—without adding more complexity. Fix the problem you have before you deal with your next issue. 


It’s Not the Size of Your Problem; It’s the Momentum You Come at it With | MWM
Managers Solve Problems, Leaders Create Momentum = The fourth principle of problem solving is to create momentum. Momentum can solve most problems. It builds energy and exaggerates things in a positive way that can carry you through a problem. It isn’t the size of your problem that is the issue, but the level of your momentum. The more you increase momentum, the more you can solve problems. 
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The Key to Tenacious Problem-Solving | MWM
Believe There Is Always An Answer = The fifth principle of problem solving is believing that there is always an answer. If you don’t believe there is an answer to a problem you have, it can cause you to lose focus. You may ignore or run from your problem. When you focus on the answer and not the problem, it helps you develop a tenacious spirit to stay with the problem longer, looking for the answer. With this focus the problem will eventually go away. Don’t be overwhelmed by your problems, be grateful there are answers, and anticipate finding those answers. It will make you a better person. 
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You Only Lose if You Don’t Learn | MWM
Learn From Your Problems = The sixth principle of problem solving is believing there is always a lesson in every problem. If you approach a problem correctly, it can make you better and lift you up. When we fail, we only lose if we don't learn. Next time you have a problem, find out what the lesson is and apply it to your life. 
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Problems Will Improve You If You Let Them | MWM
Problems Create Opportunities = The seventh principle of problem-solving is believing there is always an opportunity. All problems create opportunities when you have the right attitude. If you look at a problem correctly, there is always an answer, always a lesson, and always an opportunity.
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Be A Problem Solver = Problems are everywhere, and we are all going to come across a problem of some sort each day. Everyone has problems, but very few want to solve them or deal with them. The issue isn't the problem itself, it's whether or not we are going to solve it. Be a problem solver. 


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Look At Reality = The reason we don't like problems is that they force us to look at ourselves and others—some problems we cause, and some fall onto us. It is important to look at reality, look at the problem for what it is and don't try to change it, and then deal with. Reality is the foundation for solving problems and being able to live a successful life. 


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Don't Be Afraid To Ask For Help = When dealing with problems, ask for help. Asking for help often feels like a weakness, and it is hard to admit to yourself that you don't have the experience, the wisdom, or the resources to solve a problem. However, asking for help doesn't diminish yourself, it diminishes the problem, and allows you to let others into your life. 


Don't Add To The Problem = Don't add to the problem, solve it, and simplify it. Keep your problems very simple, break them down into manageable parts, and deal with the one you have in the moment before moving on to the next one.


Add Momentum to Solve Problems = When you have a problem, one of the best ways to make it disappear, is to have momentum and solve it. Momentum has energy and exaggerates things in a positive way. Momentum carries you through the problem. It's not the size of the problem that is the issue, it's the size of your momentum. 


There Is Always An Answer = Always believe that there is an answer. There is nothing good about a problem if you don't think there is an answer, but if you believe there is an answer, you will look for it. When you focus on the answer and not the problem, you will be less overwhelmed and more grateful that there is a solution to the problem.


Lessons Learned From Our Problems = There is a lesson in every problem. If you approach your problems correctly, they can make you better and lift you up. The key to knowing if your problem was successful is to ask yourself what you learned—what was the lesson. The lessons learned from each problem we face help make us better people.  


Every Problem Is An Opportunity In Disguise = Every problem that comes to you has an opportunity. Even if you don't see it initially, each problem has a unique solution and opportunity, and has the potential to help you grow as a leader. 



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1 Samuel 19:3 I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are. I will speak about you to my father. When I find out what the problem is, I will let you know."
Daniel 5:12 He did this because Daniel, whom the king called Belteshazzar, was found to have a keen mind and knowledge and understanding, and also the ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles and solve difficult problems. Call for Daniel, and he will tell you what the writing means.”
Ecclesiastes 8:1 (NET) Who is a wise person? Who knows the solution to a problem? A person’s wisdom brightens his appearance, and softens his harsh countenance.
1 Corinthians 7:28 (NET) But if you marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face difficult circumstances, and I am trying to spare you such problems.
Philippians 4:6 ESV Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Proverbs 3:5 ESV Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.
Philippians 4:13 ESV I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
Proverbs 3:6 ESV In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
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Monday, December 26, 2022

Status Quotes

Quotes About Status

  • If you're trying to show off for people at the top, forget it. They will look down on you anyhow. And if you're trying to show off for people at the bottom, forget it. They will only envy you. Status will get you nowhere. Only an open heart will allow you to float equally between everyone. --MITCH ALBOM
  • The trouble is that too many people are spending money They haven’t yet earned For things they don’t need to impress people they don’t like. - Anonymous
  • All joy emphasizes our pilgrim status; always reminds, beckons, awakens desire. Our best havings are wantings. - C.S. Lewis






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1 Corinthians 7:17 Nevertheless, each person should live as a believer in whatever situation the Lord has assigned to them, just as God has called them. This is the rule I lay down in all the churches.
1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NIV) give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 1:7 (NIV) For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.
James 1:9 (NIV) Believers in humble circumstances ought to take pride in their high position.
Esther 4:14 "Don't imagine that because you are part of the king's household you will be the one Jew who will escape. If you keep quiet at this time, liberation and protection for the Jews will appear from another source, while you and your father's household perish. It may very well be that you have achieved royal status for such a time as this!"
Ephesians 4:1  I then, the prisoner in the Lord, make this request from my heart, that you will see that your behavior is a credit to the position which God's purpose has given you,
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Saturday, December 24, 2022

Gift Quotes

Quotes About Gifts
  • Gifts are like hooks. --Martial
  • Gifts are free, but maturity is expensive. --Bill Johnson
  • Gifts have ribbons, not strings. --Vanna Bonta
  • Gifts enter every where without a wimble. --George Herbert
  • Gifts make friends and friends make gifts. --Marshall Sahlins
  • Gifts are given, but fruit must be grown --Rick Joyner
  • Gifts come from above in their own peculiar forms. --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  • That girl had the subtlety of a Spencer's Gifts shop. Rainbow Rowell
  • God's gift to us is who we are and our gift to God is who we become.
  • God's gifts put man's best dreams to shame. Elizabeth Barrett Browning
  • It is easy to want things from the Lord and yet not want the Lord Himself, as though the gift could ever be preferable to the Giver. St. Augustine of Hippo
  • There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its hands. You seek problems because you need their gifts.
  • To be free from evil thoughts is God's best gift. Aeschylus
  • The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value. --CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER











Are You Amazing, or is Your Gift? How to Stay Humble | MWM
Share Your Gifts With Others = The gift is always greater than the person. We all have been blessed with gifts that make us look better than we really are. Our gifts are what make us amazing, not us. These gifts are given to us not earned, but it is important that we work hard to reach the potential of our gifts and share them with others. 



Staying Grounded Helps You Best Use Your Gifting
We Are Blessed With Gifts = The gift is always greater than the person. We all have been blessed with gifts that make us look better than we really are. Our gifts are what make us amazing, not us. These gifts are given to us not earned, but it is important that we work hard to reach the potential of our gifts and share them with others.


Our Gifts Make Us Better Than We Really Are = The gift is always greater than the person. We all have gifts in our life that make us look better than we really are—our gifts are what make us amazing, not us. These gifts are given to us, and it is important that we work hard at our gifts and share them with others. 



There’s nothing better than getting a gift—except for, possibly, giving one! When you receive a gift, you feel appreciated, valued, and grateful for the thoughtful gesture and recognition. But when you give a gift, and you are able to make someone else feel all those same things, you will end up feeling fulfilled; and that’s an unmatched feeling. What gift can you give to make a difference in someone else’s life?

Practice Leads To Maximization = To maximize your gifts you have to practice, evaluate, and improve your gifts. You get better by practicing, and through practicing, you are permanently making your strengths bigger and better. Then, you have to evaluate what you have done so next time you can do it even better and improve your gifts. By following these steps you can become a genius one step at a time, through maximizing your gifts.



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Steward The Gifts He Gives You = Manage and steward the gifts that God gave you. If you are given a lot of talent and skills, you need to use those skills to help those around you. Your strengths are the gifts that God gave you, and those same strengths fit your purpose in life. Once you find your strengths, don't get distracted, steward and manage your gifts wisely. 




Merry Christmas! When you think of Christmas, you think of gifts. We give and receive gifts with one another. If you give a toy, it will be lost or forgotten. What isn't forgotten is memories! Continue to create new memories, for those will last forever.



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Ephesians 4:11 And [His gifts to the church were varied and] He Himself appointed some as apostles [special messengers, representatives], some as prophets [who speak a new message from God to the people], some as evangelists [who spread the good news of salvation], and some as pastors and teachers [to shepherd and guide and instruct],
Luke 6:38 Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over [with no space left for more]. For with the standard of measurement you use [when you do good to others], it will be measured to you in return.”
1 Peter 4:10 Just as each one of you has received a special gift [a spiritual talent, an ability graciously given by God], employ it in serving one another as [is appropriate for] good stewards of God’s multi-faceted grace [faithfully using the diverse, varied gifts and abilities granted to Christians by God’s unmerited favor].
1 Corinthians 12:4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
1 Corinthians 2:14 But the natural [unbelieving] man does not accept the things [the teachings and revelations] of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness [absurd and illogical] to him; and he is incapable of understanding them, because they are spiritually discerned and appreciated, [and he is unqualified to judge spiritual matters].
Romans 12:6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
Matthew 7:11 If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!
Matthew 23:19 (NIV) You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred?
Romans 6:23 (NIV) For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
James 1:17 ESV Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
Romans 11:29 ESV For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.
Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
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