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When you act, the universe notices…
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Nakkia Gray
An excerpt from The Butterfly Effect by Andy Andrews There are generations yet unborn whose very lives will be shifted and shaped by the moves you make and the actions you take today. And tomorrow. And the next day. And the next. Every single thing you do matters. You have been created as one of…
Learn to trust your inner voice…
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Nakkia Gray
An excerpt from Life Lessons by Rick Tocquigny In the first grade, our tall, red-headed teacher, Cleo Reagan, asked us… “How many artists are in this class?” We all raised our hands. Four years later, our short, diminutive art instructor, Wanda Helvey, asked the same question and only one-third of the same class responded by…
How to choose success and significance…
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Nakkia Gray
An excerpt from Seven Choices for Success and Significance by Dr. Nido R. Qubein What is success? Only you can define it in your own life. In my own life, I have attempted to define both Success and Significance. To me, Success is secular. Significance is spiritual. It doesn’t matter how you define your own…
Stress is a Choice
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Nakkia Gray
An excerpt from Stress is a Choice by David Zerfoss Several years ago while listening to my pastor give a Sunday sermon, he spoke about how life is made up of a series of choices. It made me realize that my hectic professional and personal life was of my choosing. Therefore, a life of stress…
The one extra degree..
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Nakkia Gray
From 212 The Extra Degree by Mac Anderson and Sam Parker At 211°, water is hot. At 212°, it boils. That one extra degree makes all the difference. Are you content with just being pretty good? Or are you ready to go the extra degree? There’s a reason this movie has been watched by thousands…
Great Quotes from Great Women
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Nakkia Gray
An excerpt from Great Quotes from Great Women by Peggy Anderson If you had the opportunity to ask the greatest women of all time for advice, wouldn’t you jump at the chance? Now, you can draw from the timeless wisdom of women throughout history to inspire, to comfort, to persuade, to motivate…or even to change…
The 80/20 Rule
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Nakkia Gray
An excerpt from Eat That Frog! by Brian Tracy The 80/20 Rule is one of the most helpful of all concepts of time and life management. It is also called the “Pareto Principle” after its founder, the Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto, who first wrote about it in 1895. Pareto noticed that people in his society…
7 rules for a better attitude
By
Nakkia Gray
From Attitude is Everything by Vicki Hitzges Attitudes are contagious…is yours worth catching? To be honest, sometimes my answer is “no”…and that’s about the time that I need to check my attitude. Well, that’s the motivation behind this movie…a booster shot for your attitude! Just click here to learn the 7 rules for staying positive.…
Great Service Starts with a Clear Vision
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Nakkia Gray
An excerpt from The Simple Truths of Service by Ken Blanchard and Barbara Glanz Great service is not an accident. It starts by deciding what kind of experience you want your customers to have – a clear vision. In the early 1970s when everybody was going to self-service gasoline stations, my coauthor Sheldon Bowles said,…
Learning Leadership Through Character and Courage
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Nakkia Gray
An excerpt from The Right to Lead by John C. Maxwell What gives a man or woman the right to lead? It certainly isn’t gained by election or appointment. Having position, title, rank, or degrees doesn’t qualify anyone to lead other people. And the ability doesn’t come automatically from age or experience, either. No, it…
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