Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Terri's Tuesday Tip of the Week - December 31st


Until you run out of pages, there's still room to write an epic ending. ― Kevin Ngo



Tomorrow not only do we embark on a new year…we also embark on a new decade! 



As the author was reflecting on the last 10 years, she thought about the many things that have happened in her life.  Each experience she encountered lead her to the next event in her life.  When we look at each experience as the next stepping stone we must confront, we see each experience as an opportunity to move closer to accomplishing our dreams.



Flying back from Texas after visiting her family for the Christmas holidays, the author was reading a book and a thought popped into her mind.  If the Wright brothers had not dreamed and pushed passed the naysayers in life, there may not have been an airplane for her to fly to Texas in.  



Dreaming can be exciting and frustrating.  When a new dream is birthed in our hearts, we often tell other people because we are excited.  Many times, the people we tell about our dream think it will be impossible and often tell us they think it will never happen.  Remember that the dream was not birthed in them.  It was birthed in the reader and the reader is the one that will have to encounter each new experience, develop and grow as he/she moves towards accomplishing the dream. 



If you allow it, people will put their limitations on you. They will try to talk you out of your dreams. One of the best things I've ever learned is people don't determine our destiny, God does. People don't set the limits for our life. They may try to talk you out of it and tell you what you can't do, and I don't think you're that talented. It's because God didn't put the dream in them, he put the dream in you. – Joel Osteen



The author understands the above quote quite well.  She has a dream that she told a few friends about and it has become a joke.  People tell her that it will not happen and that she has to settle for something different.  However, after living through different experiences in 2019, she is determined not to settle and she is going to keep dreaming and believe that her prayers will be answered.  Recently, the author found this quote and it is her motto for 2020:



Why should you continue going after your dreams? Because seeing the look on the faces of the people who said you couldn’t… will be priceless. — Kevin Ngo



CHALLENGE: Take time to reflect on the last decade and evaluate how much you have changed and grown.  Then, dream about what you want the next decade to be like.  Write it down and remember to continually review.  If you tell anyone about your dream(s), make sure it is someone you trust and will encourage you.  Do not tell anyone that will not be supportive and will be a naysayer.  Dream BIG as we start a new decade!



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Tuesday, December 24, 2019

Terri's Tuesday Tip of the Week - December 24th


There is no growth without tension. – Andy Stanley



You can’t grow without something being torn down and built back up. – Andy Stanley



2019 has been a very challenging time for the author based on the experiences she encountered.  She is not complaining, but there are many questions she has about why things happened and she knows the likelihood of ever discovering “why” is very unlikely.



The author enjoys her new job, but it has been challenging because she is an organized individual and she is now working in a somewhat chaotic environment.  Additionally, the author works long hours getting to work very early and often times staying late. 



As the author was thinking about her 2020 goals, her new job, the limited time she has for working on personal goals, she started getting frustrated.  After visiting the Wright Brothers National Memorial, she was challenged to think outside the box and do something different in 2020. 



Most of the readers have probably heard the statement “think outside the box”.  The author has heard it for years and even wrote about it.  However, she was challenged by the placard she read at the visitor center in regards to the Wright brothers and dreams, which helped her in creating her 2020 goals.



Listening to a leadership podcast by Andy Stanley, she heard him ask “When did you learn the most?”  Stanley’s perspective is that we learn the most when we go through a set of circumstances or season of life when we are challenged.  The challenge is difficult and most leaders know those difficulties provide them greater insight, better job skills and greater clarity on the other side of the challenge.  



The author knows this was her situation in 2019.  Through all of the challenges, she developed, grew and learned how to handle situations.  Reading books is helpful, but she knows that having to face life’s challenges taught her more than reading any book.  We learn more in our own experiences then reading about how someone lived through similar experiences. 



You are not going to grow as a leader without new challenges and embracing new opportunities. – Andy Stanley



When writing 2020 goals, focus on thinking outside the box, learning to embrace challenges and taking on new opportunities.  In those experiences, we learn and grow the most. 



CHALLENGE: What new challenges and opportunities are you going to take on in 2020?



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Listener Questions Answered – Andy Stanley Leadership Podcast - https://podbay.fm/podcast/290055666/e/1459483201


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Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Terri's Tuesday Tip of the Week - December 17th


The Wright brothers flew through the smoke screen of impossibility. -  Dorothea Brande



If birds can glide for long periods of time, then… why can't I? – Orville Wright



116 years ago today Orville and Wilbur Wright changed the world by gliding through the air like a bird in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. 



As the author was talking with friends about where to go for a road trip over Thanksgiving weekend, she had no idea the impact one person’s suggestion would have on her.  The Wright Brothers National Memorial is located in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina about five hours from the author’s apartment.  When the author arrived at the national memorial, she saw an open field with a couple buildings in the middle of it, a boulder, a marble statue in the distance and a building that looked to be the visitor’s center.


Entering the visitor’s center, the author was taken through four years of Wright brother history as they experienced the ups and downs of dreaming to fly.  The author was educated on the Wright brothers’ life story, interesting facts about air flight and saw a replica of the plane that was used by the Wright brothers to make four flights on December 17, 1903 with the last flight traveling 852 feet and lasting 59 seconds.  One dream and one flight changed the world.  



The most impactful part of the visitor center for the author was a placard she saw: 








The Wright brothers accomplished their dream because they thought outside the box, were resilient and believed they could.



At the memorial, the additional features seen by the author were:

·       Buildings reconstructed to show what camp life was like in 1903. 

·       Large boulder was the location where the Wright brothers stood as they attempted the four flights. 

·       Marble statue in the distance was the memorial Congress dedicated in 1932 to this historical event. 



Next week, the author will discuss why this impacted her so much and how she wrote her 2020 goals like Wilbur and Orville Wright would have wanted her to.



CHALLENGE: Like the Wright brothers, how are you looking to change the world?  What goals are you establishing in 2020 to help you accomplish the dream?



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Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Terri's Tuesday Tip of the Week - December 10th


There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work, there are no limits. - Michael Phelps



Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. - Helen Keller



Recently, the author was listening to Daily Hope, the daily podcast of Rick Warren, and he told the story of a submarine that sunk in the Newport News harbor in Virginia on its return voyage at the end of World War II.  The United States Coast Guard sent divers down to the sunken submarine to discover what happened and when the divers arrived, they heard a sailor inside tapping in Morse Code “Is there hope?”



They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for. - Tom Bodett



Dream achievement is not easy and requires hard work, persistence, determination and patience.  There are many dreams the author has been working on/waiting on for more than 10 years.  Often times, frustration, despair, doubt and disappointment begin to set in for the author when she thinks about the fact that she has no control over accomplishing a dream and starts to lose hope.  During the waiting times, the author has learned it is important to keep pushing forward, focus on what she can do, help other people, be grateful for what she has and remain strong in hope that her dreams will come to fruition. 



CHALLENGE: As you prepare for 2020, what dreams have you been waiting a long time on?  What happened in 2019 that moved you closer to accomplishing those dreams?  Take those events as hope and encouragement to press toward making even more progress on your dreams in 2020.



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Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Terri's Tuesday Tip of the Week - December 3rd


You've got to believe that God is in control of your life. It may be a tough time but you've got to believe that God has a reason for it and he's going to make everything good. - Joel Osteen



Stop beating yourself up. You are a work in progress, which means you get there a little at a time, not all at once. – marcandangel (http://www.marcandangel.com/2017/09/04/40-quotes-for-coping-with-things-you-cant-control/)



Throughout 2019, the author has written about different lessons learned based on experiences she encountered including an apartment fire and 25 months of unemployment.  Lessons she learned include:   

  • Embrace Every Situation
  • What is Really Essential in Life
  • Stay Calm   
  • Live Life to the Fullest
  • Gratitude
  • Resilience
  • Patience/Character Development  

As the author wrote on November 12, 2019, life is a journey and we must embrace each situation as we encounter it.  Often times, the situations we encounter are not our choice and we do not have control over them.  Our choice is how we react to the situation and to have the mindset that we will outlast the situation/difficulty to overcome it.  

             

What we encounter may immediately look like a horrible situation, but it can turn out for our good and we are changing and growing through the situation. 



The circumstances we ask God to CHANGE are often the circumstances God is using to CHANGE US. - Mark Batterson





CHALLENGE: As 2019 is coming to an end, start working on your year-end review to determine what goals you accomplished, which goals you did not accomplish & why and what lessons you learned.  Start developing 2020 goals.   



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