The Principles For Smart Living Show | Conrad L Jones

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in today’s episode, we’ll talk about “Determining Your Direction” which is the simple process of deciding where you want to go in your life; yes, we are led by the Spirit of God, but God many times sets opportunities before us and allows us to choose.

Nowadays, it seems as if everyone is searching for life guidance or life direction; and let me make an assumption about you, you probably are searching for your direction too right?

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In today’s episode, about “The Power Of Your Story”; our personal stories that many times shape who we become, what we achieve, and how using that power, all depend on two simple things.

If you’ve been around as long as I have, which means you’re probably over twenty, then you know from first-hand experiences that life is filled with many twists, turns, bumps, bruises, triumphs, and successes. So much so that our lives seem to walk along a storyline; kinda like how a movie moves through its paces right?

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In today’s episode, we’ll talk about “Starting With The Bigger Picture”, which is a way to get past being stuck, when you’re looking for answers.

Have you ever had the experience of sitting and staring aimlessly out a window because you needed answers to something you were dealing with, and no matter how you moved the problem around and around in your mind, nothing useful seemed to surface? 

If you have had any experiences even remotely similar to what I just described, then you will know and understand the common life frustration of being stuck… 

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In the previous episode, we talked about David’s fourth strategy when facing any giant in your life which is to simply answer back (a.k.a the careful response) in which you refuse to listen to your giant’s challenge without issuing your own; in today’s episode, we’ll talk about David’s fifth strategy for winning against the giants in your life which is to play by your own rules (a.k.a. My Own Armour) in which we learn to use what we have been given to accomplish our victories.

You will always have the advantage if you create the rules of engagement according to your own strength and abilities.

Here’s what I mean…

Once King Saul realized that David was willing to go out and stand against this menacing threat that was causing grievous harm to the nation of Israel, he was delighted. He quickly dressed David in his own armour. Saul put his tunic on David, put his coat of armour over him, put his helmet on David’s head, and fastened his sword at David’s side.

But something was incredibly wrong with the picture…

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In the previous episode, we talked about David’s third strategy of learning to strengthen your confidence using your past victories (a.k.a the grounding strategy); in today’s episode, we’ll talk about David’s fourth strategy when facing any giant in your life which is to simply answer back (a.k.a the careful response) in which you refuse to listen to your giant’s challenge without issuing your own. 

David faced an opponent that was skilled in the art of warfare and was a master manipulator who knew how to secure easy victories using the mind game strategy. Goliath tried to taunt, threaten, insult, and intimidate David the same way he had done to the entire army of Israel.

He shouted out, “Do I look like a dog that you should dare approach me with a stick? I will feed your carcass to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field”.

Now by anyone’s standards, when you have a guy that is almost the size of large truck standing in front of you shouting to you how he will cut you into pieces for the animals to feast on…that can be a very intimidating picture which could make a grown man cry and run for cover.

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In the previous episode, we talk about David’s second strategy for winning which is to run away from cowards (a.k.a the steer clear strategy) in which you remove yourself from what will weaken you in your fight against any giant; in today’s episode, let’s talk about David’s third strategy of learning to strengthen your confidence using your past victories (a.k.a the grounding strategy).

In the pursuit of your dreams, we all get a little shaky and even afraid sometimes…that’s all a part of life; but it is how we deal with those moments of fear and shaken confidence that ultimately decide whether we will succeed or not.

David had a simple but profound strategy for this that I personally use today, and one that you too could use at those moments when things seem to be going a little differently that you’d hope – this will strengthen your faith and confidence that you can indeed succeed.

David used the power of past victories to strengthen his faith…

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In the previous episode, we talked about David’s first strategy, the power of confrontation (a.k.a. standing tall), and we’ll look at how champions reposition themselves to win against their giants; in today’s episode, we’ll talk about David’s second strategy for winning which is to run away from cowards (a.k.a the steer clear strategy) in which you remove yourself from what will weaken you in your fight against any giant.

Isn’t it funny how people who are usually afraid of attempting anything notable with their lives, seem to always want to give you advice? 

It’s kinda like this scenario.

You are traveling across the country when you realize that you need water to drink because you are thirsty and becoming dehydrated.

As you search the horizon for a place to refresh yourself, you spot a water well with a small group gathered around it. When you reach the well, you come across people dying of thirst who are sitting at the edge, staring longingly at the water inside. Yet for some reason, no one does anything to change the situation.

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In the previous episode, we talked about the third giant tactic, the power of importance (a.k.a the superior edge play), and why you should never take a backseat to any challenge in your life; in today’s episode, we’ll talk about David’s first strategy, the power of confrontation (a.k.a. standing tall), and we’ll look at how champions reposition themselves to win against their giants.

Instead of fleeing in fear and cowardice at Goliaths’ intimidating taunts, the reverse actually happened. David actually became angry at this giant who dared have the audacity to make an attempt to come in and try to take away the freedom and rights of his fellow countrymen.

Instead of standing and being intimidated, David’s mentality was based on the following statement – “after all I’ve been through, if you really think I’m gonna sit back and just allow you to seize and take away my rightful inheritance without a fight, then you are sadly mistaken. I won’t be intimidated and I won’t be denied, I’m prepared to rip off your head if I have to – but you won’t take what belongs to me.”

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In the previous episode, we talked about how giants try to use their power of position (a.k.a the dream crusher) to make you feel insignificant so they can crush you and your dreams; in today’s episode, we’ll talk about the third giant tactic, the power of importance (a.k.a the superior edge play); we’ll look at why you should never take a backseat to any challenge in your life.

One other thing that you will notice about Goliath is that he always had someone else carrying his shield or doing whatever menial task he wanted his personal servant to do.

This is another giant strategy...

The theory is that if you see someone else doing menial tasks for them, that it will increase their importance.

Giants will always want you to believe that they are more important than they really are.

Think about this for a moment...

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In the previous episode, we talked about how giants try to use their first tactic, the power of intimidation (a.k.a the scare tactic) to get you flustered so they can easily overcome you; then we talked about the counter-strike technique to employ; in today’s episode, we’ll talk about how giants try to use their power of position (a.k.a the dream crusher) to make you feel insignificant so they can crush you and your dreams.

Here is where the strategy gets deeper... 

Goliath would get on a cliff high above his enemies and look down on them, making him look even bigger than he was. He would position himself above them so they would have to look up to see him.

Think about the craftiness of that plan for a moment.

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