"Goal setting has been such an important concept in the vernacular of success that some have come to view it as sacred.” – Mark Sanborn

Thoughtful questions have been raised about goal setting that might not only temper our rush to bang out a list in time for the New Year but help us see beyond “the list” to the better pursuit of setting a vision for the New Year.

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While most of us probably don’t wake up each morning looking for preventive cancer options, this bit of news should have us smiling all the way to the coffee machine: coffee helps protect against several cancers, reduces inflammation, increases mortality, and even helps mitigate sun damage.  We should also mind the downsides, but all-in-all, be sure to celebrate its goodness. 

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Certainly, the presidency, not to mention our form of government, matters.  As does exercising, with sincerity and understanding, our right to vote... when it comes to how we should live, does it really matter who is president, or for that matter, that we even have one?

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Passionate perseverance.  It is grit distilled down to it’s simplest form.  Which is the focus of Part 2.  Passionately persevere (read: Be strong and courageous – Joshua 1:9) in doing those things that truly matter.  The life of wise is lived out in this way.  What defines us is not just what we do, but how we do it.

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So, it looks like I have two options: stop reading, or, find a way to improve my working memory.  If you opt for the former, well, I guess you can go do something else.  But, if you’re facing facts, then we’ll move on to what we can do about remembering more, more quickly.

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Life has become a flywheel.  In all our efforts to be efficient and to do more, we’ve got that sucker spinning pretty good.  As Powell states above, busyness flows from our hearts.  So, we need to ask, Who or what would lead us to such hurriedness?

There are those things that we have been called to do–and everything else.  The “everything else” is optional.  That allows us to thrive as we slow down.

We are simply too hurried.  Jesus wasn’t.  We don’t have to be.

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Angela Lee Duckworth discovered that the majority of successful people all shared one critical characteristic: grit.

“Grit is… the passion, perseverance, and stamina that we must channel in order to stick with our dreams until they become a reality.” – Travis Bradberry

I think it fair to consider using a ‘grit meter’ to help us look inward and appropriately evaluate neglected or underdeveloped areas or characteristics in our lives.

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I will admit, things move a little slow in Deuteronomy and Leviticus.  But hey, those were slower times.  The thing is, God doesn’t do ‘unnecessary.’  Those books, along with the others, are meant as a whole, for our understanding of what He has chosen to reveal about Himself specifically.  And if we’re to handle life properly, we’ll need to understand what God says about how we should go about doing that.

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Though I love being a morning person, there was a time when I didn’t have any choice. Working the morning show in radio requires, well, that you’re there in the morning–early in the morning.  Every. Single. Day.

But now that I have the choice, it has become the best time of my day.  You might be saying, “Scott, it’ll never happen… Even if I wanted to.  Then I would ask that you do two things: give some thought to this post, but at least consider getting up just a little earlier to “taste and see” the benefit it can be.

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There is something inherently powerful about taking what you know and your unique experience, and doing some amazing things with it.  

However, it is not for the effect of being amazing, but the need for the right action to be taken in even the most desperate situations.  It is a purposeful, beneficial response in the moment where we apply our knowledge precisely when needed–many times requiring a creative solution.

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