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A key step to reach your goals and dreams

A key step to reach your goals and dreams

Are you having trouble reaching your goals or dreams? Here’s an essential step to start moving in the right direction. In basketball and other sports, madness often reigns among fans. Those who closely follow a team might often wonder why certain players don’t play during games. Most likely, the coach knows best. When my children were young, they played a lot of sports. Occasionally they would complain about not playing more in games. I always had the same response: the…

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The side project that transformed my life

The side project that transformed my life

When I was 50 years old, I had accepted the fact that I was going to feel worse and worse as I got older and older. Thankfully, someone told me about a nutritional system that showed me that I was mistaken. Now, I feel better than I’ve felt since I was in my 20s, and I want everyone to feel the way I feel. Join me on a mission to have fun, take control, and change the world, one life…

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Stay open to hints about your mission in life

Stay open to hints about your mission in life

Have you thought about your mission in life? What if you’re getting clues about it and don’t realize it? Consider the possibility. Stay open to hints about your mission in life. Rod Brooks had a life changing experience that led him to think about how his health is linked to the importance of how he spends his time. Rod is a grandfather who had slowly gained weight as he got older. “Little by little, inch by inch, and pound by…

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What I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me At My High School Graduation

What I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me At My High School Graduation

The Things I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me When I Graduated from High School (NOTE: I had the wonderful honor of speaking at my son’s high school graduation Sunday. Here’s a written version of my remarks.) Memorial Baptist Church, Buies Creek, N.C. June 5, 2016 By Steve DeVane Good morning. Let’s read the scripture for today. I’ll be reading Mark 10:35-45 from The Message. 35 James and John, Zebedee’s sons, came up to him. “Teacher, we have something we want…

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How To Make Life Better Without Lifting A Finger

How To Make Life Better Without Lifting A Finger

Don’t you want to know how to make life better? Doesn’t everyone? Most people, sooner or later, start asking what I like to call “ultimate questions.” They tend to ask them in a number of ways, but nearly all of them focus on the quest for a better life. Unfortunately, many people don’t give those questions much attention. They’ve got too many messages in their outbox to consider issues with no deadline, no matter how important they seem. I’m not…

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Be something to somebody

Be something to somebody

We’ve talked before about how important a blog can be in your efforts to connect with folks who will become part of your community. Those who are thinking about starting a blog and those who want to improve their existing blog would do well to read Seth Godin‘s post about “Things to ask before you redo your website.” photo credit: in-boulder Godin lists 24 excellent questions to ask yourself about your website. Spend some time considering all of them. But…

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A practical way to reach your dreams

A practical way to reach your dreams

I recently took my daughter and one of her friends to a reception and presentation hosted by Western Carolina University. My daughter and her friend are both high school juniors considering where to go to college. The event was well attended. The presentation was well done, and the school representatives were well informed and presented the university well. On the way home, I asked my daughter her favorite part of the evening. She told me it was when one of…

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