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You have to be two people to survive in this world, and if you do not understand that, life will have it's way with you and you will be forever frustrated. Jesus told us to be "wise as serpents and harmless as doves". The question is knowing which one to be at any given time. How do you find balance and respond accurately, meaning when you should be the serpent, but you show up as the dove, and when you should be the dove, you should have been the serpent. When you show up, bring both, because situations and circumstances change.

What do you want to be known for, always making promises and never following through or a person who always keeps his word. At the end of the day, your word should be your bond. Live up to who you say you are, if not your actions will always tell on you. Do not talk about it, be about it. Take action today.

Your circle of influence are the things you care about and can impact. Our circle of influence is surrounded by our circle of concerns. You must be clear about what you can and cannot control. You need to be very clear about the areas that you influence versus the areas in which you have a concern. Focus on what you can control and do not waste your time and energy on things you cannot.

We all have expectations and plans for our lives. What happens when things do not go as planned. We must expect the unexpected. You must ask yourself, how do I not become a statistic. We all want to be successful, but what is success? We must quit allowing the mainstream to dictate to us what success is. We must not be so heavily influenced by what we see and set that as a standard for happiness, hope and stability for our lives. Our lives are affected heavily on the choices and decision that we make. We are all different and unique in our own way, which means we all define success differently. Live life to the fullest and exceed the expectations.

We all have limits, but most of our limits are mirages. Limits we have allowed ourselves, people and circumstances to hold us back, which become limitations. We must always test the things that stand in front of us, because most of the the time, it is just an obstacle and if we do not overcome it, it will become a limit or a issues that we are not able to overcome. We muster up the strength to always test the limit, push beyond our natural ability and do that which seems impossible to others. Live a limitless life.

We all have a perspective, but the real answer is, we are going to need more than one, in order to be successful in life. We must approach everything with a reasonable perspective, to view things correctly. We need more than one angle of the camera to get a better view of what's really going on. The opposite of perspective is, indistinctness, which means a lack of clarity. The Power of Perspective is: being able to step in somebody else's shoes. Most of believe we can see and that their is nothing wrong with our vision, until we go to optometrist (eye doctor) and he tells you that you need glasses or contacts. When was the last time you had your perspective checked?

Can you tell the difference between authentic and fake, true or false? if nothing different, than nothing changes. We are not called to be like each other, but we are called to compliment each one another. We should not want to be different for the sake of it, we should be different with purpose and meaning. You can be different with no change.

We are given so many chances and opportunities a day, but how do we capitalize on and how many do we miss? Have you ever left anything to chance? And if so, what was the outcome? Excuses will always be there, but opportunities will not. How do you seize an opportunity? When you are able to recognize that it is one. One of the most expensive things is, paying attention to the wrong thing.

Life is meant be enjoyable, and not for just working all the time. We all need some "ME" time. We often neglect ourselves, because somebody or something else seems to always need us. Regardless if we are working on something else, or that we are tied up at the moment, but no, they expect you to come now and fix, help or take them where they need to go. Oftentimes people don't consider the condition the person is in that is helping them, nor do they care, so as long as they are doing what they need them to do. Slow Your Roll, and take care of you, get some rest, and work on your own dreams. Life is short and you only get one, so make the best of it.

Connection is one of our basic human needs. We are not created to do this life alone. We need connections, that make our lives better, and add value to us. You have to make a decision, if you are not trying to help, encourage, motivate and invest in the other person, what's the point? Who you are connected to, is just as important to what you are connected too. Some connections are for a season and some connections are for a lifetime, know the difference.