She was abandoned at age 8. Now at age 42, she is an author, speaker, and business owner sharing her "recipe" for for living Life on Purpose with others.
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Florence May Chadwick was no stranger to goal setting. An American swimmer, she was the first woman in history to swim the twenty miles across the English Channel from France to England in 1950 and then a year later swim the same distance from England to France. And In 1594 she attempted unsuccessfully to be […]
“I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot… and I missed. I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that’s precisely why I succeed.” ~ Michael Jordan Truth’s like this […]
“God’s fingers can touch nothing but to mould it into loveliness.”—George MacDonald Today’s Life on Purpose Challenge: Put your trust in God. I post new stories, tips and quotes here every day, so bookmark my home page, and come back tomorrow for another kick to get you off your rear and doing what you came to this planet […]
“The finest gift you can give anyone is encouragement. Yet, almost no one gets the encouragement they need to grow to their full potential. If everyone received the encouragement they need to grow, the genius in most everyone would blossom and the world would produce abundance beyond the wildest dreams. We would have more than […]
This man’s life and attitude continually inspire me! Did you know Thomas Edison’s laboratory was virtually destroyed by fire in December, 1914. Although the damage exceeded $2 million, the buildings were only insured for $238,000 because they were made of concrete and thought to be fireproof. Much of Edison’s life’s work went up in spectacular flames that […]
“Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over.”—F. Scott Fitzgerald If we want to succeed at anything we need to be willing to start over as many times as it takes until we get the results we want. So if today you didn’t put in the hour of exercise you […]
Dirt Roads — Attributed to Paul Harvey What’s mainly wrong with society today is that too many Dirt Roads have been paved. There’s not a problem in America today, crime, drugs, education, divorce, delinquency that wouldn’t be remedied, if we just had more Dirt Roads, because Dirt Roads give character. People that live at the end of Dirt […]
“The real winners are not just those at the top but those who have come the farthest over the toughest roads. Your victory may never make the headlines. But you will know about it, and that’s what counts.” ~ Ernest A. Fitzgerald Today’s Life on Purpose Challenge: Give yourself credit for the roads you have crossed and […]
I love the analogy of planting a new lawn. When planting a new lawn, great care and caution are taken. We rope it off and put up a sign: “Do Not Walk On the Lawn.” Every few hours we go and gently sprinkle it with life giving water. We pray for lots of sun. At […]
1. To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: 2. A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; 3. A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, […]