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What To Do First to Make a Profit

The PF Women Team at our Annual Team Retreat  ~ 2018 Today on Seth Godin's blog, he said: It's tempting to decide to make a profit first, then invest in training, people, facilities, promotion, customer service and most of all, doing important work. In general, though, it goes the other way. Yes, it does. If you are waiting to make a profit before you do these things, in my experience you're  not going to make a profit. So many organizations, ministries and churches are struggling with financial issues. I know your pain. As anyone who follows our story knows, our ministry was in a ton of debt four years ago when I came on as director.  Since that time, we've gotten out of debt and turned a profit every year.  God has done amazing things through out team, for which we give Him the glory! I find that what Seth is saying here is absolutely true, with one disclaimer. For Christian leaders, spiritual disciplines must always be first. Before we started inve
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Four Steps to Making Your Dream Come True


This morning I went to my Weight Watchers meeting and this was our topic for the day. I thought I'd share what our leader shared and for all my WW friends out there, may it inspire you.

1) State your dream in the positive. (For instance don't say, "I'm going to lose weight so I won't be tired all the time" but instead say, "I'm going to lose weight and have a lot more energy!")

2) Make your dream specific. (Don't just say you want to lose weight - give your dream a deadline and goals along the way.)

3) Be sure it's within your control. (Example: don't say, ""My husband and kids will not bring junk food home" but instead say, "I'll stock my house with all the great foods I need to succeed!" You can't control what others do but you can control what you do.)

4) Check to make sure it's a good fit with your life. (All dreams aren't good for our lifestyle. For instance, if you are not a morning person don't make it your dream to get up at 5 am and work out.)

Remember, losing the weight is NOT YOUR DREAM!!! The dream is what losing weight will get you.

DREAM:

Discover yourself

Reach for the stars

Expect great things

Aim higher with a winning outcome and

Make it come true!

By the way, my specific dream as regards weight is to be a little under goal in the next twelve weeks. Along with Pastor Tara...sit back and just watch me shrink! I told my husband last night, I want to be "small and in charge." He said, "WHAT?" I said yeah, you know, versus large and in charge! :-) Still a leader, yet along with PT, "the incredible shrinking woman."

It's been a tough 2007 and in the beginning of this year my husband declared this year "the year of the next level." The enemy has tried to do nothing but torpedo me through taking a bunch of stuff from me, and attacking my family and all I hold dear, but it's like this, I'm coming back to get my stuff. Only he has to pay me back more than he took. Just to give him another black eye in his already ugly face I'm going to not only hit lifetime goal, but I'm telling you - I'm going six pounds beyond it just to spite him. Get ready, get ready, get ready!

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Sharon Brumfield said…
I like these words.
I am in the process of loosing weight. A process that has been taking awhile.
I like the four points--I 'll have to think about them.
And I love--small and in charge!
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