WEBVTT - Developing A Growth Plan | Joel Osteen

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<v Speaker 1>Hi, this is Joel and Victoria.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks for listening to our podcast and thanks for supporting

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<v Speaker 2>the ministry.

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<v Speaker 3>If you enjoy today's message, why don't you be a

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<v Speaker 3>blessing and share it with a friend.

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<v Speaker 2>We appreciate you and pray for God's very best in

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<v Speaker 2>your life. Now, God bless you. It's always a joy

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<v Speaker 2>to come into your homes. We love you and we

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<v Speaker 2>know God has great things in store. And if you're

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<v Speaker 2>ever in our area, I hope you'll stop by and

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<v Speaker 2>be a part of one of our services.

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<v Speaker 1>We'd love to meet you one on one.

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<v Speaker 2>But thanks so much for tuning in today and thanks

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<v Speaker 2>again for coming out. I like to start with something

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<v Speaker 2>funny and I heard about this pastor. He was greeting

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<v Speaker 2>people in the lobby after the service and he saw

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<v Speaker 2>this man that he hadn't seen in a long long time.

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<v Speaker 2>He pulled him aside and said, sir, you need to

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<v Speaker 2>join the Army.

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<v Speaker 1>Of the Lord.

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<v Speaker 2>The man said, what do you mean, I'm in the

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<v Speaker 2>Army of the Lord. The pastor said, well, how come

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<v Speaker 2>I only see you on Christmas and Easter. The man

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<v Speaker 2>whispered back, I'm in the Secret Service.

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<v Speaker 4>All right.

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<v Speaker 1>Hold up your Bible, say it like you mean it.

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<v Speaker 1>This is my Bible. I am what it says I am.

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<v Speaker 1>I have what it says I have.

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<v Speaker 2>I can do what it says I can do. Today

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<v Speaker 2>I will be taught the word of God. I boldly confess.

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<v Speaker 2>My mind is alert, my heart is receptive. I will

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<v Speaker 2>never be the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to talk to you today about taking steps

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<v Speaker 2>to grow. We have to realize that growth is not automatic.

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<v Speaker 2>There are many successful people, but they haven't reached half

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<v Speaker 2>of their potential because they stopped growing. There's something called

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<v Speaker 2>destination disease. That is, when we reach a certain goal,

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<v Speaker 2>when we get our degree, when we get a certain position,

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<v Speaker 2>when we get the house paid off, we just kick

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<v Speaker 2>back and put our mind in neutral and we coast.

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<v Speaker 1>Off of what we've already learned.

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<v Speaker 2>We may make a little progress here and there, but

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<v Speaker 2>we're really not learning anything new.

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<v Speaker 1>We're really not growing.

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<v Speaker 2>We're not becoming better in our careers, better in our

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<v Speaker 2>personal life.

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<v Speaker 1>And one of the reasons is.

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<v Speaker 2>The way we were trained as a little child. We

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<v Speaker 2>grow automatically, we get bigger, we develop physically mentally. We

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<v Speaker 2>have parents, teachers, coaches that challenge us to grow early on.

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<v Speaker 2>Growth is automatic, it's just a part of our life.

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<v Speaker 2>But the problem is at one point when we stop

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<v Speaker 2>growing physically, when we get out of school, that growth

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<v Speaker 2>is no longer automatic. If we're going to continue to grow,

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<v Speaker 2>we have to take responsibility for our own growth. We

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<v Speaker 2>have to have the attitude how can I improve? What

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<v Speaker 2>can I do to make me better? We have to

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<v Speaker 2>stir up that desire to learn. We should have a

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<v Speaker 2>goal to grow in some way every day, a goal

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<v Speaker 2>to learn something new every single day. A man by

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<v Speaker 2>the name of Pablo Casas was one of the greatest

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<v Speaker 2>cellists that ever lived. He started playing at the age

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<v Speaker 2>of twelve. He accomplished things that no other cellist had done.

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<v Speaker 2>He was known as the very best in his field.

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<v Speaker 2>At the age of eighty five, he still got up

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<v Speaker 2>early every day and.

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<v Speaker 1>Practiced for five hours.

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<v Speaker 2>One time, a reporter asked him why he still put

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<v Speaker 2>so much effort in it. He smiled and said, it's

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<v Speaker 2>because I think I'm getting better. He understood this principle.

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<v Speaker 2>When you stop learning, you stop growing. When you stop growing,

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<v Speaker 2>you stop living. Life becomes very routine. We lose our enthusiasm,

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<v Speaker 2>we lose our zeal. Well, let me ask you today,

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<v Speaker 2>what steps are you taking to grow? Are you reading books,

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<v Speaker 2>listening to teaching CDs? Are you taking any courses on

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<v Speaker 2>the internet, going to any seminars? Do you have any

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<v Speaker 2>good mentors? Are you doing anything to stretch yourself? Friends,

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<v Speaker 2>God's given you a gift. You have a treasure on

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<v Speaker 2>the inside. One of our main goals should be to

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<v Speaker 2>develop our potential. I read where the number one magazine

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<v Speaker 2>in America, the best selling most read magazine is TV Guide.

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<v Speaker 2>Nothing against TV Guide, but we should use our time wisely.

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<v Speaker 2>Fifty percent of people after they graduate from school, either

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<v Speaker 2>high school or college, will never read an entire.

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<v Speaker 1>Book the rest of their life.

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<v Speaker 2>It's because we view learning as a period of life

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<v Speaker 2>instead of as a way of life. We think, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>out of school, I'm done learning, got my position, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>a partner in the firm, a manager at the office,

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<v Speaker 2>pastor of a church. No, we're never supposed to stop

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<v Speaker 2>learning today. There are so many opportunities to grow with

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<v Speaker 2>modern technology. It's easy to increase and expand our thinking.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't get stuck in a You shouldn't be at the

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<v Speaker 2>same place next year in your career. In your finances,

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<v Speaker 2>in your relationships.

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<v Speaker 1>As you are right now, you should know more.

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<v Speaker 2>If you work in the field of sales, you need

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<v Speaker 2>to read books on how to communicate more effectively. People

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<v Speaker 2>have gone where you're trying to go. Listen to what

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<v Speaker 2>they have to say. Take courses, go to seminars. There's

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<v Speaker 2>potential in you that has to be drawn out. A

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<v Speaker 2>lot of times we're waiting on God to open doors. God,

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<v Speaker 2>if you'll give me more favor, God, just give me

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<v Speaker 2>more opportunity. But really God's waiting on us to develop

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<v Speaker 2>what He's put on the inside. We have to tap

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<v Speaker 2>into that potential. When I was in my early twenties,

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<v Speaker 2>we were about to buy a significant amount of television

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<v Speaker 2>equipment for the ministry, several hundred thousand dollars worth, and

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<v Speaker 2>it was between two large manufactures. And the men that

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<v Speaker 2>represented this one company was in his mid.

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<v Speaker 1>To late sixties, a very.

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<v Speaker 2>Kind, friendly man, and I had gone up to Dallas

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<v Speaker 2>to see the equipment, spent the day with him, and

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<v Speaker 2>I was about to fly back home to Houston, and

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<v Speaker 2>he said, Joel, I'd like to fly back with you

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<v Speaker 2>to just keep you company, and then I'll.

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<v Speaker 1>Turn around fly back to Dallas. I said, no, no,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't need to do that.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll be fine, but he insisted, and so we got

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<v Speaker 2>on the plane and he sat next to me. This

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<v Speaker 2>man knew everything about me. He knew where I had

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<v Speaker 2>grown up, he knew where I'd gone to school, he

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<v Speaker 2>knew what my hobbies were. He knew all about the church,

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<v Speaker 2>he knew how it got started outside of my family.

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<v Speaker 2>This man probably knew more about me than anybody. It

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<v Speaker 2>was amazing. I finally said, why do you know all this?

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<v Speaker 2>He said, Joel, It's something I learned from one of

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<v Speaker 2>the greatest salespersons.

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<v Speaker 1>That's ever lived.

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<v Speaker 2>He taught me, the more I know about my clients,

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<v Speaker 2>the better I'll be able to relate to them. The

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<v Speaker 2>more I understand where they're coming from and what their

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<v Speaker 2>needs are, the better I'll.

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<v Speaker 1>Be able to serve them. He said, Joel, you're in

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<v Speaker 1>your twenties. I'm in my sixties.

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<v Speaker 2>Think about how much better I can relate to you

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<v Speaker 2>knowing what your background is, knowing what your hobbies are,

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<v Speaker 2>knowing how you were raised.

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<v Speaker 1>That's why he was.

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<v Speaker 2>The number one salesperson in this huge company. He had

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<v Speaker 2>made a lifetime of studying sales He told how he

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<v Speaker 2>went to sales seminars at least twice a year. He

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<v Speaker 2>had been doing that for forty years. He knew the

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<v Speaker 2>emotion behind seals. He had taken courses on how to relate,

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<v Speaker 2>how to communicate more effectively.

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<v Speaker 1>No wonder, he was blessed.

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<v Speaker 2>He was learning, he was growing, developing what God put

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<v Speaker 2>on the inside. No matter what fields you're in, even

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<v Speaker 2>if you're a stay at home mom, you need to

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<v Speaker 2>always look for ways to improve to become everything God's

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<v Speaker 2>created you to be. That means if you're an accountant,

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<v Speaker 2>don't just settle there and think I've reached my goal.

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<v Speaker 1>This is where I'm going to be the rest of

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<v Speaker 1>my life. No, that's destination disease coming on strong, trying

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<v Speaker 1>to limit you. Take steps to learn more.

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<v Speaker 2>Go get your CPA license, get out of the box

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<v Speaker 2>and learn something different. Maybe you work in the field

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<v Speaker 2>as an electrician, as a carpenter, as a mechanic.

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<v Speaker 1>That's great, but what steps are you taking to improve?

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<v Speaker 2>I read where if a person will spend an hour

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<v Speaker 2>a day on a certain subject, after three years, that

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<v Speaker 2>person will be an expert on that subject. You need

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<v Speaker 2>to find the area of your greatest gifting what you're

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<v Speaker 2>good at naturally, and spend time increasing in that area.

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<v Speaker 2>If you'll stay focused and learn a little more each day,

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<v Speaker 2>a little more each year, before long you'll be one

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<v Speaker 2>of the experts. You'll be a leader in your field.

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<v Speaker 2>You need to develop your gifts to the point where

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<v Speaker 2>your company cannot make it without you, or at least

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<v Speaker 2>if you're not there, things don't run nearly as smooth,

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<v Speaker 2>because if you're out for a week and nobody misses you,

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<v Speaker 2>and sales are just as good and all the work

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<v Speaker 2>gets done. I need to sound the alarm right now.

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<v Speaker 2>You got to wake up and smell the coffee. If

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<v Speaker 2>they don't miss you, they may figure you're not necessary.

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<v Speaker 2>You need to kick it into a new gear. Produce

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<v Speaker 2>more than you've been producing. Take courses to improve your skills.

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<v Speaker 2>You got to step it up a notch. Ell Joel,

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<v Speaker 2>I have a kind of a low level position. If

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gone, nobody would ever miss me. Well, maybe so,

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<v Speaker 2>but make up your mind. That is not where you're

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<v Speaker 2>going to stay. Don't build a house where you should

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<v Speaker 2>have a tent. That is not a permanent address. You're

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<v Speaker 2>not supposed to live there forever. You're just passing through,

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<v Speaker 2>keep growing, keep learning, do more than you have to do. Overproduce.

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<v Speaker 2>Cream always rises to the top.

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<v Speaker 1>You do your best.

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<v Speaker 2>Each day, and you're going to get noticed. That's what

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<v Speaker 2>it says in Proverbs twenty two twenty nine.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you see a.

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<v Speaker 2>Person skilled in their work, they will stand before great men,

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<v Speaker 2>your people. That's saying if you will be diligent to

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<v Speaker 2>develop the gifts that God's given you and be your

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<v Speaker 2>best every day, then promotion is coming your way. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>you say, my supervisor has ten years seniority on me,

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<v Speaker 2>They're not going anywhere.

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<v Speaker 1>There's no room for me to increase.

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<v Speaker 2>No, if you outperform them, if you outgrow them, if

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<v Speaker 2>you know more than them. God says, your gifts will

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<v Speaker 2>make room for you. It may take a year, it

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<v Speaker 2>may take five.

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<v Speaker 1>Years, but new doors are going to open.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't have to worry about who's in front of

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<v Speaker 2>you and who's blocking you and why it's not going

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<v Speaker 2>to happen. God is in complete control. Don't get discouraged

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<v Speaker 2>and think, well, this isn't for me today. There's no

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<v Speaker 2>room for me to increase. No, kick your learning into

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<v Speaker 2>a new gear. You're not working under people, you're working

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<v Speaker 2>under God.

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<v Speaker 1>And you don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>God may not want you to have that supervisor's position.

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<v Speaker 2>That may be too low for you. God may want

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<v Speaker 2>to thrust you far ahead of that and put you

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<v Speaker 2>at a.

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<v Speaker 1>Whole new level. I know people right.

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<v Speaker 2>Now that used to be former receptionists, they used to

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<v Speaker 2>answer the phone today that are running multimillion dollar corporations.

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<v Speaker 1>What am I saying?

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<v Speaker 2>Develop your skills, don't stop growing, don't stop learning. Well, Joel,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm doing as good as my coworkers.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm doing as good as.

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody else in my department. No, you're not supposed to

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<v Speaker 2>be like everybody else.

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<v Speaker 1>That thinking will limit you. That'll convince you to just

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<v Speaker 1>settle where you are. We're supposed to be a cut above.

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<v Speaker 1>We should be so excellent.

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<v Speaker 2>So productive, so filled with wisdom and insight that when

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<v Speaker 2>you're not at work, people say, man, I can't wait

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<v Speaker 2>till they get back.

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<v Speaker 1>This office is practically falling apart.

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<v Speaker 2>Let me tell you a way that you can always

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<v Speaker 2>be missed, and that is if you will learn to

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<v Speaker 2>be a problem solver. Don't go to your boss or

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<v Speaker 2>your supervisor and say, well, we got a problem over here,

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<v Speaker 2>and this person is about to quit, and this manager's mad.

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<v Speaker 2>This department is in this array. Bob cursed out Larry yesterday.

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<v Speaker 2>Bill's never on time, nobody paid the taxes last month.

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<v Speaker 1>What would you like me to do?

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<v Speaker 2>No, don't present problems, present solutions. I know as an

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<v Speaker 2>employer one of the main things we are looking for

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<v Speaker 2>is people that can solve problems. Anybody can present problems.

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<v Speaker 2>My nine year old daughter can come tell me, Daddy.

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<v Speaker 1>The house is on fire. That's easy.

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<v Speaker 2>But I want somebody that will not only tell me

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<v Speaker 2>the house is on fire, but the fire department's on

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<v Speaker 2>the way, and we got everybody out safely, and I called.

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<v Speaker 1>The insurance company. They'll be here tomorrow. And here's a

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<v Speaker 1>hotel to stay in, here's a car to drive. What's

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<v Speaker 1>my point?

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<v Speaker 2>If you want to be invaluable to your organization, be

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<v Speaker 2>a problem solver, present solutions, or at least several different options.

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<v Speaker 2>I have four or five main managers that helped me

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<v Speaker 2>here over the last nine years. I cannot remember one

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<v Speaker 2>time that they've ever come to me and said, Joel,

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<v Speaker 2>we've got a problem.

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<v Speaker 1>We don't know what to do.

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<v Speaker 2>No, even if they don't know what to do, they're

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<v Speaker 2>not gonna tell me they're going to act like they do.

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<v Speaker 2>This is an area that we can all improve in.

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<v Speaker 2>Become more solution oriented and not problem oriented. Even in

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<v Speaker 2>your personal life. Don't go to your spouse and say,

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<v Speaker 2>here's a problem.

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<v Speaker 1>What are you going to do?

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<v Speaker 2>No, if you ever present a problem, follow it up

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<v Speaker 2>by presenting a solution. I mean, we've had employees in

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<v Speaker 2>the past when they went on vacation, we had a

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<v Speaker 2>big celebration.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank god they're gone for a week. We can finally

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<v Speaker 1>quit hearing about what's wrong, what's not. Don't let that

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<v Speaker 1>be you present solutions. Hope they're not here today.

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<v Speaker 2>What are you doing to improve so you can go

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<v Speaker 2>to the next level. Can you take a course that

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<v Speaker 2>would give you an advantage? You got to stay on

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<v Speaker 2>the offensive. Well, Joel, I got my degree, I got

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<v Speaker 2>my certification, I got my license. Now do you realize

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<v Speaker 2>how many degrees are outdated in as little as five years?

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<v Speaker 1>The world has changed so fast.

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<v Speaker 2>If you don't have this attitude to continue to learn,

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<v Speaker 2>to take steps to grow, then you can be left behind.

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<v Speaker 2>Some of you today need to be set free from

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<v Speaker 2>destination disease. You've reached a certain level, but you've stopped growing.

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<v Speaker 2>You need to break out of that box and learn

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<v Speaker 2>something new. Will Rogers said, even if you're on the

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<v Speaker 2>right track, if you sit down.

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<v Speaker 1>Eventually you'll get run over.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you're not taking steps to grow, don't be

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<v Speaker 2>surprised if somebody comes along and takes a promotion that

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<v Speaker 2>belongs to you. Well, bless God, nobody's going to get

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<v Speaker 2>my promotion, Joe. Know, if you're not prepared, if you're

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<v Speaker 2>not developing what God's put on the inside, you can

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<v Speaker 2>miss out on what rightfully.

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<v Speaker 1>Belongs to you.

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<v Speaker 2>The good news is it's not too late to start.

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<v Speaker 2>You can become everything God's created you to be. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>I want to challenge you to develop a personal growth

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<v Speaker 2>plan for your life.

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<v Speaker 1>You need a specific plan that shows how you're going

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<v Speaker 1>to grow. Word words.

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<v Speaker 2>These are the steps I'm going to take each day

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<v Speaker 2>to improve to get better. Not something vague, Well, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>I'll read a book ever once in a while. No,

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<v Speaker 2>it needs to be a definite plan. It's not going

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<v Speaker 2>to happen automatically. You've got to put it into place.

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<v Speaker 2>Let me give you some ideas. Driving to work, instead

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<v Speaker 2>of listening to the radio, listen to good teaching CDs,

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<v Speaker 2>listen to training materials, things that are going to improve

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<v Speaker 2>you in your field, things that are going to give

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<v Speaker 2>you more knowledge. The average American spends three hundred hours

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<v Speaker 2>a year in their car.

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<v Speaker 1>You can turn your car into a university.

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<v Speaker 2>That's valuable time. Take advantage of it. Or how bad

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<v Speaker 2>at the gym when you're working out, make sure you

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<v Speaker 2>have good information going into you have. People tell me

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<v Speaker 2>all the time. Listen to you while I run. Listen

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<v Speaker 2>to you taking my walk each day, Listen to.

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<v Speaker 1>You while I work out. An elderly lady told me

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<v Speaker 1>the other day, Jeel, I listen to you before I

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<v Speaker 1>go to bed at night.

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<v Speaker 2>You always put me right to sleep. She meant it

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<v Speaker 2>as a compliment, but thanks anyway, mother. These are simple things.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not talking about spending an extra three hours a

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<v Speaker 2>day studying. I'm talking about taking advantage of the time

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<v Speaker 2>that you're not using right now now. I love the

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<v Speaker 2>This year, we will give away sixty million messages free

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<v Speaker 2>Sign up and it'll come to you directly to you

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<v Speaker 2>and you can listen to those messages again and again.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a growth plan.

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<v Speaker 2>When God sees you putting forth effort, when he sees

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<v Speaker 2>you stretching and doing your part to improve, that's when

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<v Speaker 2>you're going to see supernatural doors open. That's when you're

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<v Speaker 2>going to see favor and promotion like you've never seen

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<v Speaker 2>it before, including your plan going to a seminar at

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<v Speaker 2>least once a year. They need to get around other

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<v Speaker 2>people in your same field, listen to their ideas, expand

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<v Speaker 2>your thinking. I'm constantly talking to other ministers, other leaders.

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<v Speaker 1>Twice a year.

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<v Speaker 2>We have a round table here with a couple hundred pastors.

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<v Speaker 2>All we do is share ideas. Every person gets two

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<v Speaker 2>minutes to share the most effective thing that's working in

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<v Speaker 2>their ministry. I've learned so much and gotten so many

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<v Speaker 2>good ideas. If you're going to continue to grow and

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<v Speaker 2>be your best, you need to get around other people

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<v Speaker 2>in your field and be open to learn. Another important

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<v Speaker 2>part of any growth plan should be to have good mentors.

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<v Speaker 2>Find people that have been where you're trying to go,

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<v Speaker 2>people that know more than you, and let them mentor you.

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<v Speaker 2>You need good people speaking into your life when you're

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<v Speaker 2>around them, ask questions, pick their brain, find out how

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<v Speaker 2>they got to where they are and how they think.

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<v Speaker 2>You say, Joel, I don't need a mentor. I'm very successful.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm doing really well.

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<v Speaker 1>I think about this.

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<v Speaker 2>Tiger Woods is probably the greatest golfer that's ever played.

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<v Speaker 1>But do you know Tiger Woods has a coach.

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<v Speaker 2>He has a trainer, people to help him with his swing,

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<v Speaker 2>people to help him with his exercise routine, people to

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<v Speaker 2>help him with his mental focus. If Tiger Woods needs

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<v Speaker 2>a coach, being as great as he is in his field,

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<v Speaker 2>surely we need a coach. We need mentors and people

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<v Speaker 2>speaking faith into us. I read about this group of

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<v Speaker 2>sales associates. There were several hundred of them in the

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<v Speaker 2>room from the same company. The speaker asked them how

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<v Speaker 2>many knew who the top three salespeople in the room were.

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<v Speaker 1>Every person raised their hand.

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<v Speaker 2>He then asked, how many of you have taken time

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<v Speaker 2>to take those people to lunch and find out how

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<v Speaker 2>they got to where they are? Not one hand went up.

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<v Speaker 2>The point we're making is all around us. God has

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<v Speaker 2>put people in our path to gain wisdom, insight, experience,

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<v Speaker 2>but we have to be open. Look around you, today

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<v Speaker 2>and see who's in your life that you could be

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<v Speaker 2>learning from. And I say this respectfully, but don't waste

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<v Speaker 2>your valuable time with people that are not adding anything

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<v Speaker 2>to your growth.

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<v Speaker 1>Life is too short to.

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<v Speaker 2>Hang around people with little dreams, little goals, people that

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<v Speaker 2>are not going anywhere. Let me tell you, destination disease

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<v Speaker 2>is extremely contagious. If you hang around them long enough,

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<v Speaker 2>it's gonna rub off on you.

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<v Speaker 1>And this is especially important for young people. If you're

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<v Speaker 1>still in school.

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<v Speaker 2>High school, junior high, even college. You need to associate

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<v Speaker 2>with people that inspire you, people that build you up,

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<v Speaker 2>people that challenge you to go higher, not people that

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<v Speaker 2>tear you down and convince you to stay where you are.

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<v Speaker 1>Your time is too valuable for that.

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<v Speaker 2>You may not be the most popular person in school,

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<v Speaker 2>but twenty years from now, nobody remembers who the most

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<v Speaker 2>popular one was. And those people that may be getting

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<v Speaker 2>all the tension because they're a little wilder because they're

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<v Speaker 2>wearing so much bleed, twenty years from now, the BLeague

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<v Speaker 2>is not going to matter. What's going to matter is

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<v Speaker 2>did you get a good education? Did you get a

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<v Speaker 2>good foundation to build your life on. It's funny the

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<v Speaker 2>science fair is never the most popular event in school.

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<v Speaker 1>Being in the math club is.

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<v Speaker 2>Never as popular as being on the football team. My friends,

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<v Speaker 2>some of them, they made fun of people that were

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<v Speaker 2>on the debate team when I was growing up, but

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<v Speaker 2>it's funny now they work for people that were on

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<v Speaker 2>the debate team.

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<v Speaker 1>Make the most of what you have.

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<v Speaker 2>High school, junior high those are critical formative years.

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<v Speaker 1>There's so much emphasis on sports these days, and I

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<v Speaker 1>love sports.

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<v Speaker 2>I've played sports all growing up, and I know they

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<v Speaker 2>teach us discipline and perseverance and teamwork, but we need

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<v Speaker 2>to keep it all in perspective. Most likely we are

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<v Speaker 2>not going to play sports for a living.

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<v Speaker 1>I read where.

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<v Speaker 2>One in five million young men will play professional basketball.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean to depress you, but.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're white, it's one in fifteen million. If you're

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<v Speaker 2>my size, it's one in two billion. The average professional

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<v Speaker 2>football career is three and a half years. And even

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<v Speaker 2>if you do make it, and we have a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of professional athletes here today, and that's great, we're all

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<v Speaker 2>for you, but you still need a good foundation to

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<v Speaker 2>build on. When you take learning and growing seriously, you

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<v Speaker 2>get in school and you're serious about your education, people

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<v Speaker 2>may call you a bookworm, a geek, a nerd. But

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<v Speaker 2>don't let any of that bother you, because in a

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<v Speaker 2>few years.

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<v Speaker 1>They'll call you boss, They'll call your CEO.

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<v Speaker 2>Doctor, senator, superintendent, pastor. I heard somebody say popularity is

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<v Speaker 2>people liking you. Happiness is you liking you. Don't worry

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<v Speaker 2>about who doesn't like you. Just make sure that you

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<v Speaker 2>like you, that you're being the best that you can be.

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<v Speaker 2>It's good to set growth goals.

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<v Speaker 1>Where do you want to be in a year.

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<v Speaker 2>If you don't set goals, you're probably not going to

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<v Speaker 2>end up there. I read about this young man in

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<v Speaker 2>high school. He was a star swimmer. His dream was

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<v Speaker 2>to compete in the Olympics in nineteen seventy two. He

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<v Speaker 2>was watching the Olympics on television and when he saw

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<v Speaker 2>the time from the gold medal swimmer, he noticed that

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<v Speaker 2>he only had to lower his time by four seconds

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<v Speaker 2>and he would be able to compete.

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<v Speaker 1>So he came up with a plan.

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<v Speaker 2>He had four years to prepare, and he figured if

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<v Speaker 2>he would train ten months a year for four years,

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<v Speaker 2>all he had to do was lower his time by

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<v Speaker 2>one tenth of a.

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<v Speaker 1>Second each month.

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<v Speaker 2>He broke it down into small increments, and he knew

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<v Speaker 2>if he'd get a little bit better each day, he

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<v Speaker 2>could reach his goal.

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<v Speaker 1>He stuck with it.

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<v Speaker 2>Sure enough, in nineteen seventy six, John Naber came home

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<v Speaker 2>with four Olympic gold medals. The point I'm making is

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<v Speaker 2>if you will develop a plan and to get a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit better each day, you'll be amazed at where

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<v Speaker 2>you'll be in a year, five years, twenty years. Right

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<v Speaker 2>now that goal may look way way off, but all

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<v Speaker 2>it really takes is a little growth, a little of

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<v Speaker 2>improvement each day. I have a friend that grew up

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<v Speaker 2>in a very poor environment. His father left the family

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<v Speaker 2>at an early age, and he was being raised by

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<v Speaker 2>a single parent mom in the projects. He was very insecure,

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<v Speaker 2>and he had a terrible problem with stuttering. And through

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<v Speaker 2>a series of good breaks and really God's favor, he

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<v Speaker 2>got accepted into college.

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<v Speaker 1>His dream was to become a journalist.

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<v Speaker 2>But the first few days in college, a professor said

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<v Speaker 2>to him, you're wasting your time.

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<v Speaker 1>You stutter too much. You will never be a journalist.

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<v Speaker 2>He was sitting on the front lawn of the college

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<v Speaker 2>about to go home, so depressed, and this lady came

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<v Speaker 2>along and said, son, what's wrong. He explained what the

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<v Speaker 2>teacher had told him and how he was about to

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<v Speaker 2>drop out. She looked at him very sternly and said,

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<v Speaker 2>how dare he tell you that you're not going to

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<v Speaker 2>drop out.

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<v Speaker 1>You're coming with me. She was the dean of the college.

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<v Speaker 2>She put him in a different class, and she got

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<v Speaker 2>rid of that other professor.

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<v Speaker 1>This young man.

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<v Speaker 2>This young man had never met his roommate. They came

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<v Speaker 2>from two totally different backgrounds. His roommate was raised in

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<v Speaker 2>a wealthy environment, from a well to do home. Here

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<v Speaker 2>he came from the projects. But God always knows what

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<v Speaker 2>he's doing. When you have a desire to improve, to

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<v Speaker 2>get better, God will make sure the right people come

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<v Speaker 2>across your path. And that roommate, when he found out

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<v Speaker 2>what his friend wanted to become, he said, you'll never

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<v Speaker 2>be a journalist with your vocabulary like that.

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<v Speaker 1>You need to learn some new words.

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<v Speaker 2>He took him under his wing, and every day that

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<v Speaker 2>roommate taught him a new word, day after day, month

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<v Speaker 2>after month, without fail.

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<v Speaker 1>He'd get the dictionary out.

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<v Speaker 2>Taught him a word, taught him how to say it,

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<v Speaker 2>taught him how to pronounce it. He would make it friend,

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<v Speaker 2>use it back to him in a sentence, four years

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<v Speaker 2>every day learning a new word. Today, that young man

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<v Speaker 2>is an award winning journalist. He works for the major network.

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<v Speaker 2>He continues to excel.

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<v Speaker 1>I see him on the news all the time. But

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<v Speaker 1>it all started by learning one new word a day. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>what is your plan for personal growth?

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<v Speaker 2>Are you doing anything intentionally and strategically to better yourself?

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<v Speaker 1>If not, you can start today. Come up with the plan.

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<v Speaker 2>It can be something simple like I'm going to get

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<v Speaker 2>up every morning and spend the first twenty minutes meditating

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<v Speaker 2>on God's word.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanking God for what He's done.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to listen to a teaching CD on the

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<v Speaker 2>way to work at night. I'm going to turn the

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<v Speaker 2>TV off a little bit earlier and read a book

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<v Speaker 2>for twenty minutes. I'm going to hook up with my

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<v Speaker 2>mentor twice a month and go out to lunch. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>going to be at church every weekend. That's a growth plan. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>as you take your growth responsibly, God will honor yours.

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<v Speaker 2>I believe in the coming days, you're going to see

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<v Speaker 2>new opportunities come across your path. You're gonna have opportunities

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<v Speaker 2>to stretch, to take on new challenges.

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<v Speaker 1>To go to a new level.

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<v Speaker 2>But you've got to be prepared. Don't let destination disease

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<v Speaker 2>set in. You have seeds of greatness on the inside

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<v Speaker 2>just waiting to take root and flourish. Make a decision.

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<v Speaker 2>You're going to learn something new every single day. If

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<v Speaker 2>you will get in a growth plan for your life

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<v Speaker 2>and stick with it and really focus on developing your gifts,

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<v Speaker 2>then God promises your gifts will make room for you.

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<v Speaker 2>That means he'll do for you what he did for

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<v Speaker 2>that young man. He'll bring the right people into your life.

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<v Speaker 2>He'll give you the right breaks, he'll give you the

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<v Speaker 2>right opportunities. You'll rise higher and higher.

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<v Speaker 1>And I believe and.

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<v Speaker 2>Declare you'll see every dream, every desire God's put in

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<v Speaker 2>your heart.

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<v Speaker 1>You'll see that come to fulfillment. Amen, do you receive

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<v Speaker 2>When you start the year in faith expecting God's goodness,

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