A collection · 48 reflections

Reflections

Short thoughts, set down with care. Read them slowly, carry one into the week, or share one with someone who needs it.

Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.

— Proverbs 16:3King James VersionIdeas. Purpose. Progress.

Pressure does not create character. It reveals what you built when no one was watching.

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I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

— Philippians 4:13King James VersionIdeas. Purpose. Progress.

One day you will be the ancestor someone prays was brave. Live like it.

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Leadership№ 44

Integrity is expensive. Its absence is ruinous.

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We glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope.

— Romans 5:3–4King James VersionIdeas. Purpose. Progress.

You will not drift into the life you want. Every good thing on the other side of fear has to be walked to.

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Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might.

— Ecclesiastes 9:10King James VersionIdeas. Purpose. Progress.

Discipline№ 40

Motivation is a visitor. Habits live in the house.

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Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee.

— Isaiah 41:10King James VersionIdeas. Purpose. Progress.

Leadership№ 38

A leader who cannot say ‘I was wrong’ will eventually lead people into it.

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Rejection is not a verdict on your worth. It is a redirection with bad manners.

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We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed.

— 2 Corinthians 4:8–9King James VersionIdeas. Purpose. Progress.

Do not trade what you want most for what you want now.

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Discipline№ 34

And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

— Galatians 6:9King James VersionIdeas. Purpose. Progress.

Leadership№ 33

People will forget your title long before they forget how you treated them.

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Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

— Psalm 30:5King James VersionIdeas. Purpose. Progress.

Stop asking for a lighter load. Start building a stronger back.

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But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

— Isaiah 40:31King James VersionIdeas. Purpose. Progress.

Your future is waiting on the conversation you keep postponing.

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Discipline№ 28

Talent opens the door. Discipline decides how long you stay in the room.

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For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again.

— Proverbs 24:16King James VersionIdeas. Purpose. Progress.

Busy is not the same as fruitful. Ask what all that motion is actually producing.

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Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

— Joshua 1:9King James VersionIdeas. Purpose. Progress.

Leadership№ 24

If your character cannot carry your gift, your gift will eventually crush you.

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The comfort zone is not where dreams go to rest. It is where they quietly die.

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You cannot heal in the same room that keeps hurting you. Sometimes growth begins with leaving.

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Discipline№ 21

Nobody is coming to make you consistent. That part is yours.

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For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

— 2 Timothy 1:7King James VersionIdeas. Purpose. Progress.

Fear is a liar with good timing. It always shows up the night before you begin.

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Purpose is rarely a lightning strike. More often it is a direction you keep choosing, quietly, on ordinary mornings.

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You will rarely feel ready. Begin anyway, and let readiness catch up with you.

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Discipline№ 16

Discipline is a promise kept to your future self, mostly when no one else is watching.

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Leadership№ 15

People do not follow titles for long. They follow consistency.

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Growth often feels like loss at first. You are letting go of a smaller version of yourself.

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Faith is not a way of avoiding hard questions. It is a reason to keep asking them.

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Ask not only what you want to achieve, but who will be better off when you do.

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Courage is deciding that something matters more than your fear of it.

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Discipline№ 10

Small things done daily will outrun large things done occasionally.

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Leadership№ 09

Lead in a way that makes you less necessary over time.

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Read widely, listen longer than you speak, and change your mind when the evidence asks you to.

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Rest is an act of trust. The world kept turning on the Sabbath, and so will your inbox.

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The work that outlives us is usually the work we did for someone else.

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Every new country, new job and new chapter asks the same question: are you willing to be a beginner again?

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Discipline№ 04

Motivation gets you to the door. Routine walks you through it on the days motivation stays home.

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Leadership№ 03

Tell the truth early. Bad news ages badly.

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A setback is information, not a verdict.

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Faithfulness is mostly unglamorous: showing up, keeping your word, doing the next right thing well.

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