Tag Archives: personal growth

A Student of The Game

     Sales has been a life-long passion for me.  It wasn’t a designed career path, so much as an aptitude that seemed to demand an outlet. I remember in Bible school meeting with the counselor, trying to plan a … Continue reading

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Twitter Review #1

As many of you may have sensed; I am not a half-hearted person. When I do something, I really go for it, as a general rule. So, when I decided in September of 2011 to build a BEAM {blog}; I … Continue reading

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The Love of Sales (2)

In sales; it is Passion before Performance! In preparation for this BEAM I put the question out to some top-notch sales innovators: Why do you love selling?      I received some interesting replies; One of these was from @Dawn_Abraham – – – … Continue reading

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Being Wrong to be Right

     We live in a society that is permeated with self-adulation. “Me”ism is rampant. Self- Awareness, Self- Confidence, Self- Talk, Self- Will, Self- Appreciation. On and on the list could go. The greatest gospel that I see preached is … Continue reading

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G.U.T.S. (20) Grow Undying Thoughts of Service!

 – Life is not just what we get. The greatest meaning is what we give and this is not just a hokey statement but a deep truth. Our chief pursuits should be what we can do for others. Jesus said, … Continue reading

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CONSTRUCTIVE CHANGE – NEEDED CHANGE

   Like a lot of my BEAMS. This is for you but also something I am working on myself.  Candidly, I  have been through some act of God experiences that most people will never have to endure. And for you … Continue reading

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NEW YEAR’S PURPOSING!

Dear gutsisthekey Friends. This introduction is aimed to help my friends enhance your own “New Year’s Resolutions.” It is designed to help you get more out of this 1x per year targeting.    The second part of this BEAM is more for … Continue reading

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G.U.T.S. (18) Garbage Uglies The Soul

G.U.T.S. (18) Garbage Uglies The Soul – Zig Ziglar has advised that we get rid of “stinking thinking.” Some things are just plainly wrong but we indulge in them any way. Pity parties, resentments, jealousy and on the list goes. … Continue reading

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Life Lifting Lessons Learned from Shotokan

Some of you know that I have practiced Shotokan for many years. In many respects, this is a private art and I choose to keep it that way. Still, there are many truths that I  learn from this that can benefit others. So, I have  decided to write a series of BEAMS (posts) to share  some of these thoughts.      Recently, … Continue reading

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The Importance of T.A.O.ism…..

DISCLAIMER! READ FIRST PARAGRAPH CAREFULLY BEFORE BLASTING ME!!      But you are a Christian Minister; how can you be for TAOism? Slow down. Slow down. I didn’t say TAOism. I said T.A.O.ism.      T.    = Think   … Continue reading

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