There are times you will be given intuition, you just know something, and you can't explain it. Don't override it. Don't talk yourself out of it. That's the Creator giving you inside information.
Joel OsteenRead
If we're going to bring out the best in people, we, too, need to sow seeds of encouragement.
Interpretation
Encouragement is essential for unlocking people's potential and achieving collective growth.
The quote emphasizes the importance of providing encouragement to others as a way to help them realize their best selves. By actively supporting and uplifting those around us, we create an environment that fosters positivity, growth, and development for everyone involved.
In practice
During a team meeting, I shared this quote to inspire my colleagues to support each other more.
There are times you will be given intuition, you just know something, and you can't explain it. Don't override it. Don't talk yourself out of it. That's the Creator giving you inside information.
When you have a spirit of excellence, you do the right thing not because somebody is watching or making you do it; you do it because it's the right thing to do.
Next time you're tempted to be upset, frustrated, offended, remind yourself, it's a part of that ten percent of things in life that you can't control - but you can control how you respond.
I believe God wants you to have money to pay your bills, send your kids to college and do charity work and build orphanages. There's the teaching that we're supposed to be poor to show that we're humble. I don't buy that. I think we're supposed to be leaders. We're supposed to excel.
Just because something didn't work out your way, or somebody disappointed you, that does not change who you are.
Closed doors are a test of our faith. Keep moving forward, being your best, living with determination and faith. When you do, you'll see amazing changes all around you.
I'm always focussed on the actual work, and I think that's a much more succinct way to describe what you care about than any speech I could ever make.
No person has the right to rain on your dreams.
It's about us getting ready to play. It's not about the other team. We'll beat ourselves before they beat us. That's always our approach.
Rather than exist each day in some dull, boring habitual manner, move into action on a big idea. Everyone is on the brink of possibility. Your responsibility is to discover what that possibility is for you. Ideas can turn you on, they can wind you up. The right idea can and will add a new dimension to your life.
Giving yourself permission to lose guarantees a loss.
There can be no darker or more devastating tragedy than the death of man's faith in himself and in his power to direct his future.
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