The culture of America is to work hard and get ahead. I believe in hard work. Getting ahead sometimes accompanies our efforts. But there’s a trade-off. What are we losing by placing our focus solely on getting more? This is something worth considering…
Tag Archives: #relationships
What You Believe
Self acceptance begins with the messages our parents gave us. If they believed in us and taught us that we can overcome adversity, then we probably had a solid foundation from which to grow. But for those of us whose parents told us we would never amount to anything, we had a steeper hill to climb.
Listen to the inner voice that encourages you, the voice that speaks the truth into your mind. Then go to work…
Interview With Irina Alexander
www.dropbox.com/s/higheaxfjj5lh3y/Determined people pod episode 4 Audio_01.mp3
Growing up in her native Russia, Irina Alexander always wanted to be a teacher. Her mother persuaded her to major in business because teachers make very little money. So, Irina earned her MBA, built a business in a male-dominated industry with over $1 million in revenue in under two years, and found herself in the top 1.6% of all woman-owned businesses. Today, she is a teacher. She teaches Neurolinguistics Programming and helps people free themselves from behaviors that don’t serve them well. She does this by getting to the root of the problem and guiding her clients to remove the root. Through her journey, Irina found the root of one of her problems which she willingly shares here.
Unsung Heroes
In a culture where celebrities and athletes are revered, my admiration and respect goes to our unsung heroes…
Remember Me?
In 2018, my first book was published. The book is called, “Killing My Father Then Finding Him.” The theme of the book is about how I came to forgive both of my parents for the abuse and neglect I felt all through my childhood. I hid my upbringing from my friends in school. I masked it well because recently I read a short piece one of my childhood friends wrote about me and why he was buying the book. He wrote, “what I remember about John was his passion for life and his genuine concern for others.”
If you are holding onto pain from your past, I encourage you to do the work on yourself to heal. I did, and I promise it isn’t easy, but nothing worthwhile ever is.
Interview With Octavious Bishop
www.dropbox.com/s/ahk1aubtvsi0x44/Determined People ep3_mp3.mp3
When Octavious Bishop entered high school, he was reading at a 4th grade level and taking Special Education classes. Through the intervention of one man and the support of many others, today he is known as Dr. Octavious Bishop.
Don’t Fall For It…
The media and the politicians want to keep us divided because it feeds their message of fear. Don’t fall for it. We are more alike than we are different…
Interview With Stacy Johnson
www.dropbox.com/s/dd8viz3a2h3zbcz/DPPE2.mp3
Stacy Johnson was placed in foster care at the age of two. After being bounced from home to home, she asked to be part of a foster home where she met a counselor who changed her life. Stacy emancipated out of foster care at 16, and the last thing the judge said to her before he hit the gavel was, “Stacy, you might change the world.” Click on the link to listen to Stacy’s miraculous life story, and learn how she is changing the world…
Attraction…
What are the characteristics in others that you find attractive? I value intelligent, kind hearted people who have depth to them in their spirit. What about you?
The Elite Class…
It’s a given that some people believe they are better than others. They’re not. People use comparison to gauge where they are socially and economically. This just breeds frustration. Our Creator loves us all the same. Rich or poor. Black or white. Gay or straight. Something to consider…
seekinggracedotcom 