What We See is What We Expect to See inspiration mindset and goals personal development Jun 27, 2024

In his book "Lead with a Story," Paul Smith shares this West African Folktale.

"Once there was a wise, elderly man who spent his days just outside his village sitting under a shady tree where he would think. One day, a traveler came up to him and said, “Old man, I have traveled far. I have...

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March Madness! christy demetrakis empowered speaker faith inspiration Mar 18, 2024

It's March Madness Time! 

The NCAA basketball tournament held in March each year is the Super Bowl of college basketball.  During March Madness, brackets are posted in every office and restaurant.  Games are shown on televisions in offices during work hours.  Bars and...

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Determination christy demetrakis empowered speaker inspiration personal development Oct 14, 2023

The World English Dictionary defines determination as "the act or an instance of making a decision or a resolute movement towards some object or end."  The first step of determination is identifying the thing worthy of your focus and attention.  What are you determined to...

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We all need a Tree! inspiration Mar 01, 2023

I ran across this great post on my Nextdoor app the other day.  It's a great post!  Enjoy!

"I hired a plumber to help me restore an old farmhouse, and after he had just finished a rough first day on the job: a flat tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric drill quit and his...

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Conquering your Fears: A personal story inspiration Aug 10, 2021

If you have followed me for any length of time, you know I have a passion for helping people achieve their dreams and walk in their God given purpose. In order to do that, many of us have to overcome fears of some kind. My book “Faith to Conquer Fear: Inspiration to Achieve your Dreams"...

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Be Careful How You Live... inspiration Jun 19, 2021

His name is Bill. He has wild hair, wears a T-shirt with holes in it, jeans and no shoes. This was literally is wardrobe for his entire four years of college. He is brilliant and very, very bright. He became a Christian recently while attending college. Across the street from the campus is a...

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Time is a Bank. inspiration May 24, 2021

Now, Imagine there is a bank which credits your account each morning with $86,400, carries over no balance from day to day, allows you to keep no cash balance, and every evening cancels whatever part of the amount you had failed to use during the day.

What would you do?


Draw out every dollar, of...

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Don't Quit! Keep Playing. inspiration May 17, 2021

Wishing to encourage her young son's progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a Paderewski concert. After they were seated, the mother spotted an old friend in the audience and walked down the aisle to greet her. Seizing the opportunity to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the...

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