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Where the Credit Belongs

1402) When I was in junior high and high school, I was on the softball team. I was good at the sport, and as the pitcher, my team depended on me. There were games where I made the difference in winning or losing. I was also a good batter. I remember one game, when the
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Why Christians Fail in their Faith

I was reading an article recently about inertia. I know I had some knowledge about it buried way back in my mind, but what I read spurred me on to rediscover it. Newton’s First Law of Motion (inertia) tells us that an object at rest or in motion will continue in the same state unless
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The Business Model

1401) Because my publisher gives me the responsibility of marketing my books (go to susan-grant.com to see and purchase these), I have enrolled in some marketing courses. These have solidified several things for me and one of them is businesses need one person who is ultimately in control. There may be many others who oversee
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Context is King

If you are a competent journalist, you know news stories carry more weight if you feature quotes from those involved. What someone said is often what the article focuses on and this gives credibility to your report, sometimes. When including quotes, it’s easy to take them out of context, essentially making the quotes fit whatever
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Put Up or Shut Up

1400) Anyone can say anything. I know this is a no-brainer but slowing down occasionally to consider this is useful. If you claim to be a hard worker, are you? If you claim to be a good father or mother, are you? Anything you claim about yourself can be stated, but the rub is, where
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Retail Therapy

1399) I’ll never forget the first time I heard the phrase, Retail Therapy. I laughed but later, when I thought about it, I could see why the second word is important to this saying. We can receive a boost of positive energy when we purchase something we want. Because these feelings don’t last, however, we
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Fuel Needed

1398) I learned how to drive in a car that had standard transmission. I began this journey by learning the fine dance of using the clutch and shifting the gears at precisely the right time (or not). I was nervous the first time I was stopped at a traffic light at the top of a
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Plowing the Back 40

1397) I can distinctly remember the very first faculty meeting I attended 37 years ago. It was held in the high school library and I remember sitting there with great excitement. After so many years of dreaming and studying to become a teacher, I was one! The principal, Mr. Kluttz, opened the meeting with these
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What is Your Word Worth?

1396) When I receive feedback on my debut novel, The Bottle House, (get your copy here) or in response to my 100 Minutes with God series, I smile knowing that writing these books was the easy part. After you write, you have to query for an agent or publisher, many times (and receive many “no
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By Invitation Only

1395) When God created people, he sought a relationship with us. The earliest record is his relationship with Adam and Eve and continued all the way through the end of the Bible. You will read many passages that give evidence that God wanted (and wants) to have a close relationship with people, but I think
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