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Finances, Leadership, Personal Development, Relationships, Self Improvement, Success

The Power of Perspective

Success can bring many things: power, privilege, fame, wealth. How we use those options reveals our character. Wealthy people can use their resources to benefit others or only themselves. Famous people can use their notoriety to model good character or to selfishly serve themselves. Leaders can make decisions that affect others positively or negatively. It is up to them.

At the heart of the matter is whether people desire to use their power to put others in their place or to put themselves in others’ place.  George Washington Carver made a great observation: “How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these.” Our treatment of others results from our perspective of them!

Put yourself in someone else’s place before leading him or her.

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Opportunity, Help Others Seize It!

 

Do for others what they cannot do for themselves.

Ambassador and poet Henry Van Dyke observed, “There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher.” What a great perspective! Doing for others what they cannot do for themselves is really a matter of attitude. I believe that whatever I have been given is to be shared with others. And because I have an abundance mind-set, I never worry about running out myself. The more I give away, the more I seem to get to give away!

No matter how much or how little you think you have, you have the ability to do for others what they cannot do for themselves. Exactly how you do that will depend on your unique gifts, resources, and history.

Few things are of greater value to a prepared person than an opportunity. Why? Because opportunities increase our potential. Demosthenes, the great orator of ancient Greece, said, “Small opportunities are often a source of success. Help people win by giving them opportunities, and you will win with them.”

Provide others with small opportunities to succeed, and then acknowledge and reward their success. 

Leadership, Personal Development, Relationships, Self Improvement, Success

Focus On Today

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“A confused mind does nothing.” – Anonymous

Focus: fo’-cus / verb

  1. adapt to the prevailing level of light and become able to see clearly;
  2. pay particular attention to.

Just as you should keep your focus off yesterday, you should not have it on tomorrow. If you are always thinking about tomorrow, then you will never get anything done today.Your focus needs to remain in the one area where you have some control – today. What is ironic is that if you focus on today, you get a better tomorrow!

There are certain things you can do everyday to help you in this area.

  • Read daily to grow in your personal life.
  • Listen to others daily to broaden your perspective.
  • Think daily to apply what you have learned.
  • Write daily so you can remember what you have learned.
  • Share daily what you have learned with others.
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To help you focus and have the right mind-set, read this “Just for Today” list every morning:

JUST FOR TODAY….

  • I will choose and display the right attitudes.
  • I will determine and act on important priorities.
  • I will know and follow healthy guidelines.
  • I will communicate with and care for my family.
  • I will practice and develop good thinking.
  • I will make and keep proper commitments.
  • I will earn and properly manage finances.
  • I will deepen and live out my faith.
  • I will initiate and invest in solid relationships.
  • I will plan for and model generosity.
  • I will embrace and practice good values.
  • I will seek and experience improvements.
  • I will act on these decisions and practice disciplines, and then one day….I will see the compounding results of a day lived well! – John Maxwell “Today Matters”

Try doing this everyday. Remember, you cannot change yesterday. You cannot count on tomorrow. But you can choose what you do today! Give today your focus and reap the benefits tomorrow!

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Opportunity is here!

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Devotions, Leadership, Personal Development, Relationships

Live Tomorrow Over Again

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If you could do tomorrow over again, would you?

Seth Godin says that most of us live programmed lives. Tomorrow is set, finished, done, and you haven’t even started it yet. And we accept that as part of the deal in setting goals and reaching them.

But what about the tomorrow thirty days from now? Or a year? If you could do those over, would you? How? Thought provoking, isn’t it? Hmmm….

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CRMS – Who We Are

Debbie and I have spent the last 26 years, of our 31 years of marriage, serving families. We have ministered to families in a variety of ways including spiritual counsel, finances and family budget planPicture1ning, parental coaching, child development, insurance consultation, and most recently we added to our services identity theft, legal services, and small business benefits  As you can see, we really do care about serving families!

Therefore, we decided to bring all of these services under one name called Cannon Risk Management Solutions.  Our mission at CRMS is to protect your family, finances, and your future!  We offer a variety of solutions to help you minimize your risk and exposure, thus protecting your family, finances, and your future!

We would love to serve you and your family.  Contact us today for a free consultation and let us evaluate how we can best serve you. You have worked hard to provide for your family, finances, and your future; now, let us help you protect it all! Click here to contact us today and let’s get started minimizing your risk!

Devotions, Relationships

Are You Living In Fear?

imageDo not fear . . . ; you are of more value than many sparrows. —Luke 12:7

Jesus often told His followers: “Do not be afraid.” He said that to Simon when He called him to follow Him (Luke 5:10). When Jairus, a synagogue leader whose daughter was dying, came to Him, Jesus reassured him with those same words of care (8:50).

Luke 12 records Jesus telling His disciples not to be afraid when He taught them how God cared for them much more than for the sparrows (v.7). And after His resurrection, Jesus told the women who came to the tomb, “Rejoice! . . . Do not be afraid” (Matt. 28:9-10).

Fear is a universal feeling. We have concerns about loved ones, our needs, and the unknown future. How can we learn to have faith?

The Lord has given us a foundation on which to build our confidence in Him: “He Himself has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’ So we may boldly say: ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not fear’ ” (Heb. 13:5-6).

The love of God frees us from the prison of fear.

Life Insurance, Relationships

Have You Protected What Matter Most?

WHY DO I NEED LIFE INSURANCE?

If someone will suffer financially when you die, chances are you need life insurance. Life insurance provides cash to your family after your death. This cash (known as the death benefit) replaces your income and can help your family meet many important financial needs like funeral costs, daily living expenses and college funding. What’s more, there is no federal income tax on life insurance benefits.

Most Americans need life insurance. To figure out if you need life insurance, you need to think through the worst-case scenario. If you died tomorrow, how would your loved ones fare financially? CLICK FOR INSTANT QUOTE!

Would they have the money to pay for your final expenses (e.g., funeral costs, medical bills, taxes, debts, lawyers’ fees, etc.?) Would they be able to meet ongoing living expenses like the rent or mortgage, food, clothing, transportation costs, healthcare, etc? What about long-range financial goals? Without your contribution to the household, would your surviving spouse be able to save enough money to put the kids through college or retire comfortably?

The truth is, it’s always a struggle when you lose someone you love. But your emotional struggles don’t need to be compounded by financial difficulties. Life insurance helps make sure that the people you care about will be provided for financially, even if you’re not there to care for them yourself. CLICK FOR INSTANT QUOTE!

To help you understand how life insurance might apply to your particular situation, I’ve outlined a number of different scenarios. So whether you’re young or old, married or single, have children or don’t, take a moment to consider how life insurance might fit into your financial plans. Click here to review your scenario.

Devotions, Relationships

Make 2015 A Very Special Year!

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Now that Christmas is over, our thoughts quickly turn to the year ahead. The truth is January can be one of the most depressing months of the year. Credit card bills come in from all that Christmas overspending, and winter, if not already here, is rapidly approaching, which means that we have very few days over the next couple of months that will permit us to pursue all those outdoor activities that we enjoy.

Winter doesn’t have to be a dark, dreary time in our lives. In fact, the Apostle Paul in one of the last letters he ever wrote laid out some pretty good advice to his close friend, Timothy – advice that we should take, too.

Paul was in prison in Rome and he knew that the sands of time were running out on his life. Think about it. What would you say to a close friend with your last words? Any of us in similar circumstances would likely reserve what precious time we had left to deal with the most important priorities in our life. Continue reading “Make 2015 A Very Special Year!” →